The suspect in United Healthcare CEO’s killing has entered a New York courtroom for state murder arraignment
NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in United Healthcare CEO’s killing has entered a New York courtroom for state murder arraignment.
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The IndependentAmerican killed fellow Goldsmiths student ‘after she urged him to take an STI test after sex’, court told
Joshua Michals is accused of leaving partner and fellow student Zhe Wang to die in a ‘pool of blood’
- The Independent
A 13-year-old student in New Jersey fathered a child with his teacher, 34, authorities allege
Laura Caron, 34, a former college basketball star, was arrested Wednesday and charged with abusing a student from the age of 11 years old while they lived with her at her home in Cape May, NJ
- The Telegraph
Transgender girl stabbed by Snapchat gang, court hears
A transgender girl was repeatedly stabbed by a group of masked youths after lying about her gender and then performing a sex act on a boy, a court has heard.
- The Independent
South Korean president sits silently through 10 hours of questioning
Yoon Suk Yeol ‘simply refused to speak’
- Reuters
Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups
Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty. Despite Taiwan's reputation as Asia's most liberal democracy, the death penalty remains broadly popular according to opinion polls, though in recent years it has only rarely been carried out and violent crime is relatively low. In September, Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition brought by 37 people who were then on death row.
- The Independent
Children’s author and husband admit to abusing their adopted children: Malnourished kids were spanked until they bled
One of the children was diagnosed with pneumonia during a hospital visit and was found with bruises and open wounds
- Associated Press
South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning
South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound earlier in the day. Yoon defiantly insisted that the country’s anti-corruption agency, which led the raid with police, didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions, but said he complied to prevent violence.
- The Independent
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed multiple times after intruder climbs shaft to enter Mumbai home
His wife, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, and sons Taimur, 7, and Jeh, 3, were also present in the house but were unhurt
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Eight facing jail over people smuggling after woman discovered in car glove box
Border Force officers found a Vietnamese woman hidden in a cramped compartment concealed behind the dashboard of a car in June 2022.
- CBC
2 women sentenced for roles in violent 2019 death of La Ronge mother
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details.Sheena Marie Billette was a "daughter, sister, niece, spouse, community member, and friend," and "most importantly, she was the mother of four children, now ages 15, 11, 7 and 6," a Saskatchewan judge says.On Dec. 23, 2019, the 28-year-old became known by another descriptor: Jane Doe, after her badly beaten and unidentifiable body was found in a ditch outside the northern Saskatchewan community of La Ronge.Last month, two women were sentenced for t
- Evening Standard
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound
- The Independent
Heartbreaking moment girl, 11, is reduced to tears as she’s handcuffed after being wrongly accused of car theft
Sheriff’s deputies detain unlucky schoolgirl in Syracuse, New York, after her clothing matches description of suspected joyrider
- People
Video Shows Suspected Thief on All Fours Sneaking into Car at Gas Station, Stealing It in Front of Driver
The suspect was able to flee the scene in the stolen vehicle
- Associated Press
Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a creepy campaign to get a former official to return to his homeland. Zhu Yong, a Chinese retiree who faces likely deportation from the U.S. after his prison term, expressed regret while suggesting he didn't initially think through the implications of what he was doing. The target, a former Chinese city official named Xu Jin, was subjected to subtle and overt pressure to go back to China, where he and his wife have been accused of bribery, according to testimony.
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An Army doctor who sexually abused JBLM soldiers is sentenced to more than 13 years in prison
A military doctor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of male soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Wednesday to just over 13 years in prison, was ordered to forfeit all pay and allowances and was dismissed from the U.S. Army. Maj. Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist at the base’s Madigan Army Medical Center, pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to 36 specifications, or counts, of abusive sexual contact and five of indecent viewing, said Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson with the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. “The sentence imposed by the court holds Maj. Stockin accountable for every person he victimized through his crimes," Maj. Allyson Montgomery, prosecutor, Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, said in a statement.
- People
Bollywood Star Saif Ali Khan Has Emergency Surgery After Being Stabbed in the Spine During Home Invasion: Reports
The actor was reportedly attacked at at his apartment in Mumbai, India on Thursday, Jan. 16
- Deadline
‘The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’s Jen Shah Has New Prison Release Date Following A Reduced Sentence
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum Jen Shah has a new prison release date after another sentencing reduction. According to the database of the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmates, Shah is expected to be free before Thanksgiving 2026. The reality TV personality is currently serving time at Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas …
- The Telegraph
South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested
Thousands of police put down their guns and marched into South Korea’s presidential compound on Wednesday to arrest the impeached head of state Yoon Suk Yeol.
- Associated Press
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine's tunnels. The tactic was apparently meant to force them out but instead caused dozens to die of starvation or dehydration, according to groups representing the miners.
- The Independent
Family of prominent Hong Kong activist who fled to UK taken for questioning by police
Chung Kim Wah is wanted for violating Chinese city’s national security law