A Washington, DC, councilmember has been arrested and is accused of accepting $150K in bribes, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington, DC, councilmember has been arrested and is accused of accepting $150K in bribes, FBI says.
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The GuardianInside Japan’s biggest prison: home to yakuza… and hundreds of old men
More than one in five prisoners in Fuchū jail is 65 or over – and younger inmates get care qualifications to look after them
- People
Where Is Susan Smith Now? A Look At Her Life in Prison 30 Years After Drowning Her Sons
Susan Smith was served a life sentence after the 1994 murder of her sons. Now, she's eligible for parole in November 2024
- Sky News
Man jailed 21 years on from raping 14-year-old girl in alley - after victim came forward to Rotherham sex abuse probe
A man has been jailed after raping a 14-year-old girl in an alleyway in Rotherham 21 years ago. Waleed Ali, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison after jurors found him guilty of raping a girl under 16 at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Ali, of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire, was arrested and interviewed in September 2021 after a woman told Operation Stovewood officers she had been attacked when she was 14 years old and had not reported it before.
- BBC
'I tried to say no repeatedly': More men accuse ex-Abercrombie boss over sex events
New witnesses tell the BBC fresh details about the sophisticated operation they say exploited them for sex.
- The Daily Beast
Man Accused in Trump Assassination Bid Was ‘A Little Cuckoo,’ Neighbor Says
A neighbor of Ryan Routh, the reported person of interest detained by authorities in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, told a local news station in North Carolina that the man was “a little cuckoo” and owned a lot of guns—but still expressed disbelief that he would do anything violent.“I mean I didn’t think he would go that far. I knew he was a little cuckoo, but assassinating the president? I mean he’s going to be going away for a long time,” an anonymous former neig
- The Independent
Ryan Routh: What we know about Trump shooting suspect caught with an AK-47 and a GoPro
Ryan Wesley Routh has been identified as the suspect captured in a black Nissan SUV on the I-95 after Secret Service agents foiled what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in two months
- Associated Press
87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. With half of East Timor’s population gathered at a seaside park, Francis couldn’t help but oblige them with a final good night and languid loops in his popemobile, long after the sun had set and the field was lit by cellphone screens. “How many children you have!” Francis marveled to the crowd of 600,000, which amounted to the biggest-ever turnout for a papal event as a proportion of the population.
- The Independent
Former employee of Trump shooting suspect recalls police standoff and penchant for ‘stupid’ behavior
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I don’t know what he was thinking,’ Tina Cooper tells The Independent of her former employer Ryan Wesley Routh, who is accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. She’d worked for Routh in 2002 when he’d been arrested after a three-hour long police standoff
- The Daily Beast
Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?
The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was identified by authorities as Ryan Wesley Routh Sunday night. The 58-year-old allegedly carried an AK-47-style rifle with a scope onto the grounds near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He also had two backpacks filled with ceramic tile and a GoPro camera hanging on a nearby fence.Secret Service agents allegedly confronted and shot at Routh after n
- The Independent
Divers hunting for clues on how Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank make discovery
The video equipment recovered could show if the crews left doors open on the Bayesian superyacht, which might have allowed the vessel to flood
- CNN
A father was killed in a Missouri bar brawl. His twin daughters’ podcast helped lead to an arrest 35 years later
On October 13, 1989, Jimmie Wade Martin went for a drink at his neighborhood bar in Bonne Terre, Missouri. His bloodied body was later found nearby, but no assailant was ever convicted. So years later, his twin daughters began investigating the case themselves.
- BBC
Kidnapped and trafficked twice - a sex worker's life in Sierra Leone
BBC Africa Eye focuses on the horrors of the lives of sex workers in the West African state.
- AFP News
Hong Kong man faces jail over 'seditious' T-shirt
A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty Monday to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts Hong Kong's new national security law.On Monday, he pleaded guilty to one count of "doing acts with seditious intent", leading to the city's first conviction under the new tougher law.
- Associated Press
Typhoon floods roads with water and broken tree branches in Shanghai
The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful winds and torrential rain. One elderly man was injured by a falling tree on Shanghai's Chongming Island, according to state media.
- The Telegraph
Crown Princess of Norway’s son arrested for allegedly violating restraining order against ex-girlfriend
The Crown Princess of Norway’s eldest son has been arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order imposed after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend.
- BBC
Police reviewing 'brutal' arrest caught on CCTV
A man says he was "beaten up by police" after giving a homeless person some change.
- BBC
Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years
Bebinca has forced thousands to evacuate and grounded all flights in the city's two main airports.
- The Daily Beast
How Ukraine Turned Putin’s Own Trick Against Him
KHARKIV, Ukraine—Stuck in a crowded prison cell in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, 45-year-old Viktor faces a choice. He can stay where he is, serving out his sentence in the knowledge that a Russian bomb could hit the jail any day, or he can swap his cell for the dangers of the front lines, as a volunteer defending his country.“Better to go fight with weapons, than sit here,” he tells the Daily Beast.In a tactic borrowed from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, Ukraine has started releasing prisoners for
- France 24
Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in more than 70 years as Bebinca makes landfall
Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 70 years, made landfall on Monday, state media reported. Flights were canceled, highways closed, and coastal residents evacuated as the city grappled with strong winds and heavy rain. A red alert remains in place, with Bebinca surpassing the impact of 1949’s Typhoon Gloria, city authorities confirmed. The strongest storm to hit Shanghai in over 70 years made landfall on Monday, state media reported, with flights cancelled and highways close
- People
Dad of Calif. Girl Who Died in Hot Car with Allegedly Drunk Mom Inside Lost 2 Kids to DUI Driver in 2012 (Exclusive)
Prosecutors say Sandra Hernandez-Cazares was ‘severely intoxicated’ when she parked the car near her apartment and mother and daughter lost consciousness in the extreme summer heat