A 74-year-old Maryland hunter was arrested in Delaware after allegedly mistaking a 39-year-old woman for a deer and fatally shooting her as she crossed a field with children. He faces manslaughter and other felony charges.
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An ICE officer in Austin, Texas, shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man, according to his lawyer, who says the man is now in federal custody with a bullet lodged near his spine. CBS News reports there is video from the scene.
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A five-year-old boy was killed and his two younger siblings were critically injured after their mother allegedly stabbed them in a car in Valley Heights, NSW, before turning the knife on herself. Police described the scene as barbaric, and the mother remains hospitalised as investigators await her recovery.
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A California family that donated $4.4 million to Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and other California politicians has alleged past links to suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang and Chinese officials. The report ties those donations to ongoing concerns about foreign influence in American politics.
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Cal State San Marcos reported four rapes in the first three weeks of the fall semester, occurring at three campus locations and involving people who knew one another, according to university officials. The university issued campus safety alerts under the Clery Act and said the incidents are not believed to be connected.
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A columnist and former minister argues that Lucy Letby is innocent and urges readers to watch a documentary that challenges the prosecution’s expert evidence. She claims the case against Letby was weak, that a key medical witness was discredited, and that hospital staff may have scapegoated her. She calls on the CCRC to refer the case for appeal, warning that refusal would be an outrage.
A former "American Idol" contestant broke down in court Monday as images and information about his ex-wife's execution-style killing were presented during his murder trial. The report is a brief crime/celebrity news item with no political or ideological angle.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney is asking the judge in her murder trial to question a holdout juror and review his phone records. The report also notes an unseen portion of a 60 Minutes interview with Patrick Clancy.
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A Hollywood actress pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact for helping her convicted-fraudster boyfriend flee California to Mexico. Prosecutors are seeking 18 months in prison, while the boyfriend was sentenced in absentia to 15 years and remains a fugitive. Court filings describe burner phones, paid transport, and luxury spending before the escape.
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Comedian Carrot Top was hospitalized after overdosing on prescription medication in an apparent suicide attempt, and his representative says he is improving. The report also covers an alleged $500,000 extortion attempt by a former opening act, who denies the claims.
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A police officer was shot outside a synagogue in Ontario, Canada, on Yom Kippur, according to the report. The piece says a gunman opened fire and describes it as the latest in a string of synagogue attacks in Canada this year.
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A 14-year-old boy was shot in the back and killed in Queens on Monday afternoon in what police sources said may have been a botched scooter robbery. No arrests had been made by Monday night, and residents described the area as dangerous and violence-plagued.