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The TelegraphMexican mayor ‘decapitated by drug gangs’ six days into job
The mayor of a Mexican city plagued by gang violence has been murdered less than a week after taking office.
- The Independent
Mysterious buried rug found by TikToker prompted police search — here’s what they found
‘This has been the most absurd, insane experience of my life,’ said Santry
- Bloomberg
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran is jailed, won't appeal in landmark case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
- People
What Led a High School 'Miss Irresistible' to Kill 4 of Her Friends? Examining the Infamous Clear Lake Murders
The 2003 quadruple murder went unsolved for years before a tip led investigators to the killers
- BBC
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job
Alejandro Arcos is the second politician to be killed in a week in the city of Chilpachingo.
- People
Inside the Twisted Case of a Stepdad Who Poisoned College Student to Death, Then Tried to Frame Her Friend
AJ Hadsell's stepfather continues to maintain his innocence while serving life in prison for her murder
- People
Doctor Accused of Injecting Mother's Partner with Flesh Eating Bacteria Under Guise of COVID Shot
Thomas Kwan is accused of injecting Patrick O’Hara with the fake jab on Jan. 22, according to multiple reports
- Associated Press
Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister began a one-year prison term Monday for receiving illegal gifts after saying he would not appeal his sentence in the rare criminal case involving a government minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran said it was important to him that prosecutors reduced two corruption charges to charges of receiving illegal gifts at the start of the trial last month. Iswaran had pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing justice and four of accepting gifts from two businessmen with whom he had official business.
- The Daily Beast
Diddy’s Mother Compares the Case Against Him to ‘Public Lynching’
Janice Combs, the mother of Bad Boy Records founder and accused sex trafficker Sean “Diddy” Combs, spoke out for the first time since her son’s arrest in September—comparing the former record executive’s arrest for federal sex trafficking charges to a “public lynching.”In a statement shared with Local 10 News in Miami, Combs said her son was being “judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies.”“My son is not the monster they have painted him to be,” Combs said in a statement
- Associated Press
Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and he fought alongside them until being captured two months later. Prosecutors had called for a sentence of seven years in a maximum-security prison.
- The Independent
What are the latest allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as he’s arrested in New York?
Shocking video footage shows the music mogul attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie, as two more women come forward with allegations, reports Andrea Cavallier
- People
Why Did a Man Who Livestreamed Himself Shooting a Homeless Person Get 3 Years in Jail?
Hoyt Webb, 36, of Idaho, said he was filming "the homeless epidemic" when he shot an unarmed homeless man in June, authorities say
- The Telegraph
I stabbed school steps because I was bored, girl who attacked two teachers and pupil tells court
A 14-year-old girl accused of trying to murder two teachers and a pupil can be seen stabbing school steps in CCTV played to a jury.
- PA Media: UK News
Two people found dead at property believed to be man, 74, and woman, 72 – police
Formal identification has not yet taken place, police said.
- Associated Press
Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
Oklahoma has set execution dates nine times for death row inmate Richard Glossip. Now, in another twist, Oklahoma's Republican attorney general has joined with Glossip in seeking to overturn his murder conviction and death sentence in a 1997 murder-for-hire scheme.
- The Independent
Panera settles lawsuit with family of woman who died after drinking Charged Lemonade
Roommate says student went into cardiac arrest hours after drinking beverage
- Associated Press
Wounded Southern California police officer shoots and kills man during 'unprovoked' knife attack
A Southern California officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called an “unprovoked attack.” A man in his 30s approached the male officer outside the front doors of the Santa Monica Police Department around 5:20 p.m. Saturday, officials said. Police and the Santa Monica Fire Department provided emergency medical aid but the man died at the scene, the statement said.
- Sky News
American, 72, jailed for nearly seven years in Russia for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
An American pensioner has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard, 72, was accused of signing a $1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defence unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. It is unclear when or how he arrived in Moscow.
- Sky News
Mexican mayor Alejandro Arcos murdered days after taking office
The mayor of a Mexican city has been murdered just days after taking office, officials have said. Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a southwestern city which is the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located. The area has long been plagued by drug violence and criminal gangs.
- CNN
Russian court sentences US citizen to six years in prison for fighting for Ukraine, state media reports
A Moscow court sentenced American citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, to six years and 10 months in prison on Monday for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, according to Russian state media TASS.