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Month: January 2026

Suspect arrested on kidnapping and sexual battery charges after woman found dead on Florida beach at Christmas

Police in Florida have arrested a man in connection with the body of a woman found battered and strangled on Hollywood Beach. Hollywood Police and U.S. Marshals announced this week that they arrested Brandon Ward McCray, 28. McCray has been…

Elderly veteran in a coma after alleged attack by DoorDash driver with prior conviction for road rage

A 75-year-old veteran remains in a coma after a violent confrontation with a DoorDash driver who was previously convicted of road rage. Lloyd Poole has been hospitalized since December 28 after allegedly being punched by Ryan Turner, 40, in Wixom,…

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declares he was ‘captured’ as he makes appearance in US court

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty, in a Manhattan federal courthouse Monday, to four charges related to allegations that the ousted president and top officials in his administration steered a massive cocaine trafficking operation….

Final decision made in woman’s ‘painful wedgie’ lawsuit against Disney

A ‘viral’ civil lawsuit filed by a woman who said she was seriously injured by a ‘wedgie’ caused by a Disney World water slide has been voluntarily dismissed, according to court records. Plaintiff Emma McGuiness sued Walt Disney Parks and…

NC teacher is killed by intruder during home invasion as she frantically called 911, cops say

A beloved North Carolina teacher was killed this weekend while pleading for help from an emergency dispatcher during a home invasion. Zoe Welsh, 57, was found critically injured by police officers, minutes after she called 911 around 6:30 a.m. Saturday…

Suspect arrested after ‘damaging’ JD Vance’s Ohio home

A suspect was arrested after allegedly damaging Vice President JD Vance’s home in Ohio early Monday morning. U.S. Secret Service called for Cincinnati police at 12:15 a.m. after seeing someone “running eastbound” from Vance’s East Walnut Hills home, a dispatcher…

Police searching for boyfriend of woman found dead in Maryland apartment amid fears he has fled the country

Police have launched an international manhunt for a Maryland man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and fleeing to India from the United States, authorities said. An arrest warrant was issued for Arjun Sharma, 26, charging him with first and second-degree…

TV meteorologist says colleague told her she only had her job because of her breasts, lawsuit claims

A former TV meteorologist is suing her former employer after allegedly being told, “You only got your job because of your [breasts].” Bree Smith has accused the current weather forecaster, Henry Rothenberg, of “sexist verbal abuse” after he made the…

Well-known realtor Judy Boone shot in her home in ‘not random’ attack, officials say

The owner of a Virginia real estate firm was injured in a shooting at her home on New Year’s Eve in what her family described as a botched burglary attempt. Judy Boone, 72, owner of Judy Boone Realty in Norfolk,…

Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting

A former Uvalde schools officer, Adrian Gonzales, is due to stand trial on Monday, facing 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment. He was among the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where…