Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman.
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The IndependentFormer classmate arrested nearly 50 years after teen was found dead on the second floor of her Hawaii school
Detectives had failed to identify a suspect in the murder case for decades
- HuffPost
Elon Musk’s Ex Grimes Speaks Out Following His Controversial Salute
The Canadian pop artist broke her silence on Musk’s one-armed gesture, making her stance clear.
- People
Pregnant Woman Set to Give Birth Was Beheaded Weeks Before Due Date, Ex Sentenced for Murder
Liese Dodd's killer was sentenced to 60 years in prison last week
- People
Georgia Fire Chief Shot Dead After Stopping to Help Couple Who Hit Deer with Their Car: Police
The incident occurred in Alabama on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to police
- Associated Press
1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan, and police were looking for a suspect who fled, authorities said. Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. The stabbing occurred near a bus terminal outside Nagano station.
- The Hill
Jan. 6 rioter declines Trump pardon: ‘We were wrong that day’
Pamela Hemphill, who served prison time for actions she took on Jan. 6, 2021, said she will not accept President Trump’s pardon and that his supporters were “wrong” for storming the Capitol four years ago. “Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol Police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation,” Hemphill told…
- INSIDER
I moved to China from the US to be a teacher. My $4,000 monthly salary went much further, but there were tradeoffs.
Tatiana Smith spent five years teaching in China. Although the cost of living was more affordable, she felt that China was as capitalistic as the US.
- People
Sisters Who Vanished After Night Walk Near River Sent Eerie Final Text Before Disappearing: Police
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, 32 — who are reportedly part of a set of triplets — sent a text to their landlady at the same time they were last seen two weeks ago on Jan. 7
- Sky News
Two 14-year-old boys charged with raping girl in New Forest park
Two teenage boys have been charged with rape, in Hampshire. The incident is alleged to have taken place at Fordingbridge recreation ground on the evening of 17 January. Hampshire Police said that both boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were from Fordingbridge and aged 14.
- Fortune
Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each
Ulbricht's conviction has been wiped out but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.
- The Telegraph
Six-year-old girl and father found dead after she failed to turn up for school
The bodies of a six-year-old girl and her father were discovered after she failed to turn up for school, police have revealed.
- CBC
Whitehorse man sentenced to one year in jail for possessing child pornography
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.A Whitehorse man has been sentenced to one year in jail for possessing child pornography.Kole Smeeton pleaded guilty to the charge last May, and was sentenced by Justice Karen Wenckebach on Jan. 8. After Smeeton serves one year, which is the minimum sentence for the charge, he will be under probation for two years under a number of conditions.He is ordered not t
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Recent major drug bust in Malaysia underscores the need for continued vigilance
The recent drug bust in Malaysia represents both a victory for Bukit Aman's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department and a reminder of the persistent challenges posed by international drug syndicates, writes criminologist Datuk P. Sundramoorthy.
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Former Arkansas officer arrested, charged with assault in beating of handcuffed inmate
A former Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car last year has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Former Jonesboro Police Officer Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of felony charges of aggravated assault, filing a false report, and misdemeanor third-degree battery. Harris was released from a county detention center on $15,000 bond.
- France 24
Hundreds to wed as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
In Thailand, the same-sex marriage law took effect Thursday, allowing Thai actors Apiwat "Porsch" Apiwatsayree and Sappanyoo "Arm" Panatkool to wed. The couple, dressed in matching beige suits, received their pink-bordered certificates in Bangkok, making Thailand the largest Asian nation to recognise equal marriage rights, including for transgender individuals, and extending adoption and inheritance rights to all married couples. A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the k
- People
Brooklyn Man Who Died After Beating by Muggers in Back Seat of Taxi Remembered as 'A Father Every Girl Could Dream of'
"I don’t know how to live without him. He’s my life. He taught me everything I know," Taylor Shelonchik said of her father, Michael Shelonchik, who was fatally beaten on Jan. 21
- Associated Press
Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US
A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official's door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison. Zheng Congying was one of three men convicted at the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China's government harasses and intimidates dissidents and critics on foreign soil. A federal court jury in Brooklyn found Zheng and co-defendants Michael McMahon and Zhu Yong guilty of playing various roles in seeking out Xu Jin, a former official in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and pressing him to return to his homeland.
- The Guardian
‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can at last get married
Thailand’s marriage equality laws come into force on Thursday, with hundreds of couples set to tie the knot in mass weddings in Bangkok
- The Independent
Convicted killer claims longtime girlfriend helped him ‘hunt’ murdered Brittanee Drexel in 2009
The 17-year-old was kidnapped, raped, and murdered while visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on spring break trip in 2009
- BBC
Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack
The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.