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The IndependentMysterious 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
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A New York man served 22 years for two murders he didn’t commit. He says prison saved his life
Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1995 for two murders he didn’t commit. A former drug dealer, Buari was exonerated and released in 2017 after another man confessed to the killings. But he feels like his redemption story is just beginning.
- 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.
- The Independent
Mob torches police outpost after 9-year-old girl ‘raped and murdered’ in India
The comes just weeks after 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata, sparking widespread protests across the nation
- 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
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
- 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
- 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.
- INSIDER
A couple took 31 trips to Orlando and vacationed at Walt Disney World using government funds, prosecutors say
An Army contractor got his girlfriend hired for a "no-show job." They then took vacations together using government funds, federal prosecutors say.
- 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
- The Telegraph
Russian ‘merchant of death’ freed by Biden now ‘selling weapons to Houthis’
Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who was sent back to Russia in a prisoner swap agreed by Joe Biden, is now reportedly supplying weapons to the Houthis.
- 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
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- HuffPost
A Mysterious Buried Rug Sparked A Slew Of Theories Online. Then Police Started Digging.
Katie Santry went viral in the span of a week as social media users came up with sinister theories about why a strange rug was found in her Ohio backyard.
- Sky News
Alejandro Arcos: Mexican mayor 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.
- The Telegraph
Girl who stabbed two teachers and pupil ‘took knife to school almost every day’
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at a school in Wales admitted that she had carried a knife to school almost every day since primary school.
- Associated Press
In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been killed less than 1 week after he took office
The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects. Chilpancingo is the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.