WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lands in Australian capital Canberra after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lands in Australian capital Canberra after US legal battle ends.
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The TelegraphWoman arrested after prison officer filmed allegedly having sex with inmate
A woman has been arrested after footage was widely circulated that appeared to show a prison officer having sex with an inmate.
- The Independent
A pair of siblings were stabbed and the sister’s dying words were that the killer was a man from Detroit. Thirty-four years later, he’s been arrested.
Pamela Sumpter, was raped and stabbed, and her brother John Sumpter was stabbed to death, at their Georgia home on July 15, 1990
- LA Times
She died a convicted killer. On Friday, her kids saw a judge declare her innocent
Connie Dahl's sons were 3 and 8 when there mother was taken away in handcuffs, accused of a brutal murder. On Friday, a California judge declared her innocent — 39 years after the killing.
- BBC
Florida man in critical condition after shark attack
A law enforcement officer was able to apply a tourniquet to staunch the severe bleeding.
- The Independent
Uvalde school police chief pictured in orange jumpsuit as he’s charged over mass shooting which left 21 dead
Uvalde police officers had wanted to enter the classrooms once they had protective shields but Pete Arredondo’s decision ‘overrode’ that action
- The Hill
Ex-Trump official lauds Supreme Court ruling on Jan. 6 riot cases: ‘Absolutely right’
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (R) said that the Supreme Court was “absolutely right” in blocking the Justice Department (DOJ) from charging Jan. 6 rioters with obstruction. Whitaker, who served as former President Trump’s Acting AG for three months in 2018 after Jeff Sessions vacated the role at the president’s request, said he viewed…
- The Daily Beast
Supreme Court Tells Bannon He’s Gotta Show Up to Jail on Monday
MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon will have to report to jail on Monday after the nation’s highest court declined to indulge his pleas for a last-minute reprieve.Bannon, 70, was sentenced to four months in jail in 2022 for contempt of Congress after he blew off a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Capitol riot. He has spent two years since then trying every avenue of appeal, arguing that he was only following the advice of his lawyer, who told him then-President Donald Trump had evoked
- The Telegraph
New York police shoot and kill 13-year-old boy carrying replica handgun
New York police have shot dead a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a replica handgun only capable of firing pellets.
- People
A Mother Served Her 19-Year-Old Son an Eviction Notice. Now He's Accused of Strangling Her to Death
Conner Kobold is charged with the murder of his mother, Shanelle Burns
- PA Media: UK News
Man who stopped female driver sentenced for impersonating police officer
Wiltshire Police described the incident as ‘concerning’.
- The Independent
His wife has been missing for a week. Now he’s charged with using her credit cards to buy cleaning supplies
Zachariah Rasch, 42, bought $6,000 worth of items with Crystal Rasch’s credit cards, including gloves, stain remover and carpet cleaners
- PA Media: UK News
Third person arrested after orange paint powder sprayed at Stonehenge
Wiltshire Police said the man had now been released on bail.
- People
Man Kills Grandfather Before Sending Disturbing Text to Roommate and Fatally Shooting Himself in State Park
Andrew Vahey, 24, and his grandfather, Joseph Deponceau, 80, were arguing over the family house and "parking on the grass" in the weeks before the tragedy, say police
- Deadline
Man Who Posed As Hollywood Agent Charged With Three Sexual Assaults
Los Angeles police have charged a photographer with sexually assaulting three young men aspiring to be models. The police are searching for witnesses to the alleged crimes and for more potential victims. Police claim William Isaac Thomas Jr., 49, presented himself as an industry expert to young men. After being hired as their agent, he …
- Associated Press
Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison July 1 for a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The appeal was originally directed to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees such requests from Washington.
- Evening Standard
Jay Slater's family 'heartbroken' as search for missing teenager in Tenerife called off by police
Civil Guard say the almost two-week search for the missing British teenager has been brought to an end, but their investigation remains open
- Associated Press
The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange's 12-year saga
About a year and a half ago, a lawyer for Julian Assange presented federal prosecutors in Virginia with a longshot request: Dismiss the case against the WikiLeaks founder. It was a bold ask given that Assange had published hundreds of thousands of secret documents and was arguably the highest-profile detainee in the world facing a U.S. government extradition request. There was another flight to catch to take him home to Australia.
- The Guardian
XL bully dog shot dead by police in Eccles after woman attacked and injured
Greater Manchester police say dog was ‘destroyed at the scene as the last possible option’ and two men arrested
- The Guardian
Woman arrested after video apparently shows UK prison officer having sex with inmate
Met police began investigating on Friday after being made aware of video allegedly filmed at HMP Wandsworth
- Associated Press
How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated
Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers are the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers at Robb Elementary. For some Uvalde families, who have spent the last two years demanding police accountability, the indictments brought a mix of relief and frustration. Several wonder why more officers have not been charged for waiting to go into the classroom, where some victims lay dying or begging for assistance, to help bring a quicker end to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.