USNewsPulse

Breaking News and Viral News Daily Updates

Year: 2026

Family of Texas A&M student who fell 17 stories to her death file $1M lawsuit against groups who allegedly gave her alcohol

The family of a Texas A&M student who fell 17 stories from an apartment balcony has filed a $1 million lawsuit, alleging Brianna Marie Aguilera was illegally overserved alcohol at a football game just hours before her death – and…

High school gunman set to be freed as judge OKs resentencing

A high school gunman who killed two students and wounded 13 other people could be set free from prison after a judge ordered he be resentenced. Charles Williams was 15 years old when he opened fire with his father’s revolver…

New doc claims cult drove Andrea Yates to drown her five children as husband breaks his silence 25 years later

When Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the bathtub of her Houston home on June 20, 2001, she told investigators she was trying to save them from going to “hell.” The tragedy quickly became headline news across the country…

Notorious New York City ’Torso Killer’ confesses to another murder years later

Richard Cottingham, the notorious ‘Torso Killer’ infamous for murders across the New York City area, has confessed to another killing, New Jersey police announced on Tuesday. He admitted to the 1965 murder of Alys Eberhardt, who was 18 when found…

Police hunt for masked suspects who looted a Pennsylvania Lululemon in overnight smash and grab

Pennsylvania police are searching for at least two masked suspects believed to have looted a Lululemon store overnight. At least two masked men broke into a Lululemon in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police told NBC 10 Philadelphia. Ardmore,…

Philadelphia man whose murder conviction overturned now suspect in two new homicides, say police

A Philadelphia man whose previous murder conviction was overturned in 2021 is now the suspect in two more homicides, authorities have said. Arkel Garcia was arrested by police on Sunday after being involved in another violent incident in which he…

Videos recovered appear to show Brown and MIT shooter planned attack for at least six semesters

The individual responsible for the deaths of two Brown University students and an MIT professor meticulously planned his attacks for at least six semesters, newly released information from the U.S. Department of Justice has revealed. Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old…

Dating app meet-up ends in murder charge – but suspect said he was shooting in self-defense

What allegedly began as a meet-up arranged through an online dating app ended in a double shooting early Friday in Dallas, Texas – but the 26-year-old suspect claims he was acting in self-defense. Noah Trueba was arrested after investigators say…

Louisiana mom shot her 1-year-old daughter dead before telling husband ‘I just sent our baby to God’, police say

A Louisiana mother is accused of fatally shooting her one-year-old daughter on New Year’s night – then telling the child’s father she had “sent her to God,” according to police and court records. Kristin Bass, 28, was arrested after the…

Serial killer, 79, admits to murder of New Jersey teen over 60 years ago

A serial killer who once claimed to have killed about 100 women has confessed to another murder – the 1965 slaying of an 18-year-old New Jersey nursing student. Richard Cottingham, 79, also known as the “Torso Killer,” has admitted to…