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Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Man in His Own Apartment After Mistaking It for Hers Is Released from Prison Original
Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, fatally shot Botham Jean in his apartment in September 2018 She said she mistook his unit — which was directly above hers —for her own and that she believed Jean was an intruder when she shot him She was convicted of murder in October 2019 and sentenced to 10 years in prison Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting her neighbor, Botham Jean, in his apartment in 2018, has been released from...
Trump Says He Could Pardon Himself and Doesn’t Want His Staff ‘to Go Through Years of Nonsense’ Original
In a recent interview, President Donald Trump did not rule out pardoning himself before he leaves office when asked whether he would do so “I don’t think about it because I did nothing wrong,” Trump told Newsmax, adding that he could have pardoned himself before he left office at the end of his first term Trump also said he didn’t want people working for him to “go through years of nonsense, hire lawyers and everything else, all for nothing” President Donald Trump said he could pardon himself...
College Student Was Allegedly Raped While Unconscious from Fentanyl, Say Prosecutors. She Never Woke Up
The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, N.Y. Credit : CNMages/Alamy Stock Photo Two New York City men are accused of agreeing to supply the fentanyl that killed a college student and nearly killed another, with one of the men also allegedly raping the student while she was unconscious Moises Freire, 19, and Brian Peralta Cabrera, 18, are both charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury; Freire is also charged...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Transferred To New Prison Following Reports of Cognac, Massages Behind Bars Original
Sean “Diddy” Combs was transferred Friday, Oct. 16, from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Over the weekend, Combs was taken to a hospital following what a source described to PEOPLE as a prison fight with a convicted drug lord, an account the Federal Bureau of Prisons has disputed.
University of Maryland’s Club Tennis Team Suspended Indefinitely for Sending ‘Abhorrent’ Racist Imagery to Other Teams Original
The entrance to the University of Maryland. Credit : Al Drago/Getty The University of Maryland’s club tennis team issued a public apology for distributing racist imagery in material sent to other tennis clubs after Howard University’s tennis club called for “true accountability” The tennis club at Howard, a historically Black university, said the material they received included “a recognizable symbol associated with the Ku Klux Klan” University of Maryland President Darryll J.
Trump Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Firing Squad Execution Won’t Be Livestreamed Following Bipartisan Backlash
President Donald Trump; Fort Hood. Credit : Aaron Schwartz/Getty; Joe Raedle/Getty President Donald Trump said Thursday, Oct.
Trump Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Firing Squad Execution Won’t Be Livestreamed Following Bipartisan Backlash
President Donald Trump says the Fort Hood shooter’s execution won’t be livestreamed following bipartisan backlash and criticism from shooting survivors Janelle Griffith Thu, 15 October 2026 at 3:27 pm UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump; Fort Hood Credit: Aaron Schwartz/Getty; Joe Raedle/Getty President Donald Trump said Thursday, Oct.
Trump Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Firing Squad Execution Won’t Be Livestreamed Following Bipartisan Backlash
NEED TO KNOW President Donald Trump said Thursday, Oct.
Trump Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Firing Squad Execution Won’t Be Livestreamed Following Bipartisan Backlash
NEED TO KNOW President Donald Trump said Thursday, Oct.
Trump Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Firing Squad Execution Won’t Be Livestreamed Following Bipartisan Backlash
NEED TO KNOW President Donald Trump said Thursday, Oct.
7-Month-Old Infant Airlifted After Surviving Fall from Second-Story Window at Home Original
A 7-month-old child was airlifted to a Boston medical facility for treatment after falling from a second-floor window of a home in Westford, Mass., on Wednesday The infant was conscious and alert during the flight to the hospital, authorities said Police are investigating what led to the incident A 7-month-old baby was airlifted this week to a Boston medical facility for treatment after falling from the second floor of a home in Westford, Mass., authorities said.
7-Month-Old Infant Airlifted After Surviving Fall from Second-Story Window at Home
The baby was conscious and alert during the flight to the hospital, Massachusetts authorities said Janelle Griffith Wed, 14 October 2026 at 5:56 pm UTC 1 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
A recently released analysis of Nolan Wells’ cellphone includes private messages from 29 group chats of which he was a part A 292-page report of that work shows some of the 18-year-old’s friends reacting to news and speculation about his mysterious death after a Fourth of July party At 11:59 a.m. on July 5, a user wrote in one of the chats: “There is def some sus s--- going on” Since the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island off the coast of...
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
NEED TO KNOW A recently released analysis of Nolan Wells' cellphone includes private messages from 29 group chats of which he was a part A 292-page report of that work shows some of the 18-year-old's friends reacting to news and speculation about his mysterious death after a Fourth of July party At 11:59 a.m. on July 5, a user wrote in one of the chats: "There is def some sus s--- going on" Since the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island off the...
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
NEED TO KNOW A recently released analysis of Nolan Wells' cellphone includes private messages from 29 group chats of which he was a part A 292-page report of that work shows some of the 18-year-old's friends reacting to news and speculation about his mysterious death after a Fourth of July party At 11:59 a.m. on July 5, a user wrote in one of the chats: "There is def some sus s--- going on" Since the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island off the...
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
“Just stick to what you know happened,” one person wrote Janelle Griffith Tue, 13 October 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC 9 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
NEED TO KNOW • A recently released analysis of Nolan Wells’ cellphone includes private messages from 29 group chats of which he was a part • A 292-page report of that work shows some of the 18-year-old’s friends reacting to news and speculation about his mysterious death after a Fourth of July party • At 11:59 a.m. on July 5, a user wrote in one of the chats: “There is def some sus s--- going on” Since the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island off...
Phone Records Reveal How Nolan Wells’ Friends Privately Talked About His Mysterious Death and What to Tell Police
Liberal View 16 hours ago Jimmy Kimmel Responds After Trump Calls Him a 'Loser' for Joking About His Rally Size Rolling Stone - Emily Zemler • 16h Donald Trump has been vocal about a lot of things this week, including losing out on the Nobel Peace Prize again and his dislike of Jimmy Kimmel.
Pregnant Mom Was Stabbed in Children’s Bedroom, Then Run Over in Garage by Husband, Deputies Say Original
Joseph Clark is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Noelle, at their Arizona home on Friday, Oct. 9.
Pregnant Mom Was Stabbed in Children’s Bedroom, Then Run Over in Garage by Husband, Deputies Say
Joseph Clark is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Noelle, at their Arizona home on Friday, Oct. 9.
Cornell Jane Doe’s Family Faced Guns Drawn by Police in ‘Swatting’ Incident, Lawyer Says Original
A former Cornell University student who claims that she was sexually assaulted by several men at a fraternity party was the victim of a swatting call Tuesday, according to her attorney He said police officers responded to the young woman’s parents’ home with their guns drawn, leaving his client frightened None of the men were criminally charged.
Sheryl Sandberg Pens Letter About Giving Parents ‘Permission’ to Find Love Again 11 Years After Her First Husband’s Sudden Death
Sheryl Sandberg, 57, lost her husband Dave Goldberg in May 2015 to a cardiac arrhythmia In the 11 years since, she has openly discussed trying to find joy after loss and has also spoken to hundreds of other widows, many of whom, she says, have told her they are afraid to date because they don’t want to upset their adult children She recently joined Anderson Cooper to discuss how she keeps Goldberg’s memory alive and why she hopes other widows will get “permission” to find love again Several...
Inside the Cornell Rape Case Scandal: 7 Fraternity Members, No Criminal Charges and Mounting Outrage Original
The Chi Phi Fraternity house; A rally for Jane Doe in Ithaca on Oct. 4.
Bar Named in Cornell Jane Doe Lawsuit Denies Serving Her When She Was Underage, Says She Later Worked There Original
The Cornell University campus. Credit : Spencer Platt/Getty Moonies Bar & Nightclub in Ithaca denies serving alcohol to an underage woman on Oct.
‘Shocking Failure’: Scandal Over Rape Case at Cornell University
The Cornell police email alert arrived at 6:22 p.m. Sophia Riley Sim, a Cornell University freshman from Irvine, Calif., was having dinner with friends at a dining hall on the Ithaca, N.Y., campus that Friday evening in November 2024 as she read the message: “The victim reported being sexually assaulted by several males and coerced into consuming ketamine and other drugs” at a location on the same block as the university’s Chi Phi fraternity house.
Cornell University Students Say Alleged Gang Rape Case Has Cast a Cloud Over Campus Original
Student assembly at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. on Oct. 1, 2026.
Cornell Accuser Said ‘I Can Say with 100% Confidence I Was Raped’ in Police Interview DA Never Saw: Report Original
A former Cornell University student who alleges she was sexually assaulted by seven men at the Chi Phi fraternity house on the Ithaca campus in October 2024 told campus police in an interview weeks later “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,” according to a transcript of the interview obtained by CBS News Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, whose office did not file charges in the case, said in a statement Monday that the woman did not allege that she had been drugged...
Nolan Wells’s Family Says Troubling Questions Remain After No Charges in Their Son’s Death
A grand jury said in a report released Sept. 21 that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, which it determined was “consistent” with drowning. The 18-year-old’s parents question that conclusion, pointing to unexplained head bruising that jurors determined was nonfatal. Wells’s body was found July 6 on Horn Island off Mississippi’s coast, two days after he traveled there to celebrate the holiday.
Cornell DA Says Alleged Victim Made 20-Plus Corrections to Her Statement, Defends Reliance on Her Account (Exclusive) Original
Cornell University. Credit : Getty The former Cornell student who accused seven fraternity members of sexual assault was “thorough” in her statement to police in 2024, the investigating DA says “She was very careful with that statement,” DA Matthew Van Houten says.
3 Men Named in Cornell Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Have Responded to Allegations. Here’s What They Say
Cornell University. Credit : Getty On Sept. 16, a woman filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven members of Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity after being given alcohol and drugs On Sept.
Cornell DA Says Alleged Victim Made 20-Plus Corrections to Her Statement, Defends Reliance on Her Account (Exclusive)
NEED TO KNOW • The former Cornell student who accused seven fraternity members of sexual assault was “thorough” in her statement to police in 2024, the investigating DA says • “She was very careful with that statement,” DA Matthew Van Houten says.
3 Men Named in Cornell Fraternity Rape Lawsuit Have Responded to Allegations. Here’s What They Say
NEED TO KNOW • On Sept. 16, a woman filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven members of Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity after being given alcohol and drugs • On Sept.
DA Plans to Speak to Cornell Gang Rape Accuser as Early as Wednesday (Exclusive)
Cornell University. Credit : Shutterstock Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten tells PEOPLE he intends to meet with the Jane Doe accusing seven Cornell University students of gang rape Van Houten said he had reopened the investigation in light of a lawsuit the woman filed Sept.
DA Plans to Speak to Cornell Gang Rape Accuser as Early as Wednesday (Exclusive)
NEED TO KNOW • Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten tells PEOPLE he intends to meet with the Jane Doe accusing seven Cornell University students of gang rape • Van Houten said he had reopened the investigation in light of a lawsuit the woman filed Sept.
Cornell Rape Case DA Says ‘Something Untoward Did Happen’ at Frat House, Calls It ‘Morally Disgusting’ (Exclusive) Original
A woman, identified in her lawsuit as Jane Doe, alleges that she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house on Cornell’s Ithaca campus on the evening of Oct. 19, 2024, into the morning hours of Oct. 20, by seven fraternity members The lawsuit, filed Sept.
DA Says Cornell Gang-Rape Allegations Have Been ‘Sensationalized,’ Says There Were ‘No Gaps’ in Accuser’s Initial Statement (Exclusive) Original
Cornell University.
DA’s Office Addresses ‘Vulgar’ Screenshot from Alleged Cornell Gang Rape
NEED TO KNOW • On Sept. 16, a woman filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven Cornell University students at a fraternity house after being plied with alcohol and drugs • On Sept.
After Cornell Student Accuses 7 Frat Members of Gang Rape, 2 of the Men Respond
NEED TO KNOW Two members of the Chi Phi fraternity who are accused of sexually assaulting a student are speaking out On Sept.
Cornell University Denies Frat Members Accused of Gang Rape Were Punished Only with Essays
NEED TO KNOW A former Cornell University student filed a civil lawsuit against the university and seven fraternity members alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in October 2024 The woman's attorney alleged that the accused students were given the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays to the university, a claim Cornell denies Cornell denied that the essays were the "sole consequence" for the accused students in a Sept.
Cornell University Denies Frat Members Accused of Gang Rape Were Punished Only with Essays
None of the accused individuals were “offered the opportunity to write essays as a sole consequence of their involvement,” Cornell said in a Sept. 28 statement Janelle Griffith Mon, 28 September 2026 at 4:40 pm UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Cornell University Denies Frat Members Accused of Gang Rape Were Punished Only with Essays
None of the accused individuals were “offered the opportunity to write essays as a sole consequence of their involvement,” Cornell said in a Sept.
Cornell University Denies Frat Members Accused of Gang Rape Were Punished Only with Essays
NEED TO KNOW A former Cornell University student filed a civil lawsuit against the university and seven fraternity members alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in October 2024 The woman's attorney alleged that the accused students were given the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays to the university, a claim Cornell denies Cornell denied that the essays were the "sole consequence" for the accused students in a Sept.
What Nolan Wells’ Official Autopsy Reveals About His Mysterious Death After July 4 Party
NEED TO KNOW Nolan Wells' official autopsy has at last been released — by attorneys for the teenager's family, who say it only adds to their questions The teenager vanished and then was found dead after a large Fourth of July party off the coast of Mississippi The state's autopsy documented bruising on his head but could not determine a cause of death, which his family said was at odds with a grand jury's suspicion he drowned Months after his mysterious death, Nolan Wells' official autopsy...
Renee Good’s Mom Voted for Trump for His Immigration Policy, Then ICE Agent Killed Her Daughter. Now She Wants Change
NEED TO KNOW Renee Good, 37, a U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 while behind the wheel of her Honda Pilot in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge She and her partner had just dropped their 6-year-old child off at school when they stopped to observe law enforcement activity in Minneapolis, according to her partner Good's mother, Donna Ganger, testified Tuesday, Sept.
Nolan Wells’ Mom Tears Up Over Release of Grand Jury Report and Says District Attorney ‘Showed a Lack of Empathy’
NEED TO KNOW A Mississippi grand jury found there was insufficient evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island on July 6 after he took a boat there with friends on July 4 The Jackson County district attorney released a copy of the grand jury's report, which said the circumstances of Wells' death were "consistent with drowning" Wells' parents and their attorneys have publicly questioned how the grand jury could reach that conclusion given the...
Nolan Wells’ Mom Tears Up Over Release of Grand Jury Report and Says District Attorney ‘Showed a Lack of Empathy’
NEED TO KNOW • A Mississippi grand jury found there was insufficient evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Horn Island on July 6 after he took a boat there with friends on July 4 • The Jackson County district attorney released a copy of the grand jury’s report, which said the circumstances of Wells’ death were “consistent with drowning” • Wells’ parents and their attorneys have publicly questioned how the grand jury could reach that conclusion given...
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