A man and his 17-year-old son were charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant, authorities said. Freddie Lee Trone, 40, who has yet to be arrested, and his son, who was taken into custody Tuesday, were each charged with …
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San Francisco — A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city. During a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, the woman’s DNA …
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A Manhattan judge indicated Monday he won’t allow attorneys for the Trump Organization to accuse Manhattan prosecutors of targeting the company out of animus for former President Donald Trump. New York County Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said at an at-times testy hearing, six weeks before the company’s Oct. 24 …
Read More »Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia home was the target of a second swatting call early Thursday morning, authorities said. Swatting is designed to unnecessarily lure a large, armed police presence to a home. The Rome Police Department said in an incident report that at around 2:53 a.m., police received …
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A Texas jury awarded the parents of one of the victims of the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School over $4 million in the damages trial of “Infowars” host Alex Jones. The conspiracy theorist and far-right broadcaster had earlier been found liable for defamation in a default judgment issued …
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The odds of claiming this week’s bonanza Mega Millions prize are less than one in 300 million — but one “lucky” convenience store outside Los Angeles is already counting its winnings as Friday’s 11 p.m. EDT drawing approached. A sign above the counter of the otherwise unassuming shop in California’s …
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A former CIA software engineer was convicted on Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made …
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The iconic blue-and-white checkered dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” was set to go to auction this week – but a judge has blocked that plan. Catholic University of American in Washington, D.C. was attempting to sell the dress via Bonhams, an auction house, …
Read More »New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday that her office will be launching an investigation into the social media channels used by the Buffalo shooting suspect to “plan, promote, and stream” his attack. Payton Gendron, 18, allegedly detailed his shooting plan and racist ideals on several social media platforms, including …
Read More »Meet Viktor: “Umbrella Academy” star Elliot Page has announced that his character will come out of as transgender in the show’s upcoming third season. The actor shared the news on Tuesday with a photo still from the upcoming production. “Meet Viktor Hargreeves,” the actor wrote Tuesday. “Welcome to the family, …
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