Trump addresses court by video at sentencing, calling it 'a very terrible experience' and saying there was no crime
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump addresses court by video at sentencing, calling it 'a very terrible experience' and saying there was no crime.
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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
- 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…
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- The Independent
340-pound woman sentenced to prison for killing her foster son by sitting on him for ‘acting up’
Jennifer Lee Wilson, 48, has been sentenced to six years in prison after the death of Dakota Levi Stevens
- People
Police Officer Charged with 'Incompetence' After Accidentally Shooting Driver with His Own Gun
Termination proceedings against Officer Mindy Cardwell have begun, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
- Evening Standard
Hunt for killer of Citi executive found beaten to death in Woolwich amid fears suspect has fled country
Marianne Kilonzi was named by police following the discovery of her body in flat in south-east London
- BBC
'They tied me to a bed' - China sees resurgence in medicating 'trouble-makers'
Student among dozens who challenged China’s authorities to have been sent to psychiatric units, BBC finds.
- 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.
- People
Police Burst into Utah Home to Find Man Stabbing His Parents to Death, Then They Fatally Shoot Him
Erik Bertelsen was shot twice by police who found him stabbing his parents to death inside their Utah home
- The Independent
Citibank executive ‘bludgeoned to death’ in London flat as police hunt killer
A suspect is in the Citibank executive’s murder is believed to have fled the country
- Associated Press
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.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Finds Crazy Excuse for Pardoning Violent Rioters
President Donald Trump on Tuesday found a way to defend pardoning thousands of convicted Jan. 6 rioters–some of whom violently attacked police officers–by arguing that they had already spent enough time behind bars. Trump took questions from reporters at the White House during a press conference, beginning with NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander, who first asked, “You would agree that it’s never acceptable to assault a police officer?“ That prompt elicited a ”sure" from Tru
- CNN
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
- The Independent
‘They beat us every day’: Freed Palestinian prisoners allege abuse in Israeli jails
ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew in Jerusalem and Aziza Nofal speak to some of those released in exchange for hostages – including a 17-year-old – who describe being deprived of food and being beaten. Allegations that Israel has repeatedly denied
- People
What Happened to Santino Cardella? Remains Found in Colo. Identified as Man Who Disappeared in 2022
Authorities are investigating Cardella's death as a homicide