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Year: 2026

Prosecutors say ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor used medicine man reputation to prey on Indigenous women and girls

Prosecutors say Nathan Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls and sexually assault them, while his defense attorney said during opening statements at his trial Tuesday that the former actor…

Timothy Busfield released from jail pending child sex abuse trial

A judge ordered actor Timothy Busfield released from jail pending trial on child sex abuse charges during a detention hearing Tuesday. State district court judge David Murphy’s order comes amid allegations that Busfield inappropriately touched a minor while directing on…

McDonald’s worker arrested over alleged scam using device to double charge credit card customers

A McDonald’s worker has been arrested in Texas over a scam in which he allegedly used a special device to double-charge customers using credit cards at the restaurant. Giovanni Primo Blount, 19, was arrested on Sunday and accused of carrying…

Florida charter boat captain arrested after selling $10,000 worth of cocaine to undercover cops in drugs sting, officials say

A Florida charter boat captain was arrested this week after selling $10,000 worth of cocaine to undercover cops who were carrying out a drug sting, authorities said. Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, of Marathon, was arrested Monday after reportedly selling drugs…

Miami woman accused of drugging men she met at bars to rob their places while they were passed out

A Florida woman has been accused of drugging men at bars to later rob them so many times that a detective remembered her, according to a report. Sarah Tavano, 39, faces 10 criminal charges across four cases in Miami-Dade County,…

Six families sue TikTok after their kids die trying viral ‘choking challenge’

Six families have sued TikTok after their children died while allegedly attempting a viral choking challenge on the social media platform. The case centers on a Delaware family and five others from the United Kingdom, all of whom were late…

Prosecution rests in Uvalde officer’s trial after nine days of graphic testimony and photo evidence

Prosecutors have rested in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack. After over a week of…

Luxury, power, and allegations of abuse: Inside the Alexander brothers alleged sex-trafficking case

Once fixtures of New York’s ultra-luxury real estate scene, the Alexander brothers built careers selling some of the most expensive homes in the country – and cultivating a jet-set lifestyle to match. But now Tal Alexander, 38, his brothers, Oren…

Mom accused of shooting 11-month-old son in the face because she did not want to lose custody

A Wyoming mother is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting her 11-month-old son in the face because she did not want to lose custody. The killing of Basil Emeric Daly marked a tragic end to a dispute between his parents…

Four people arrested for using ‘variety of weapons’ to beat a man to death on the patio of a pizza restaurant 20 years ago

Four men have been arrested in connection with a killing at a California pizza joint more than 20 years ago, police announced. Ryan Cunningham, 22, was killed on March 20, 2004, while sitting on the patio of La Bella’s Pizza…