Dr. Mildred Muhammad was marked for death by her ex-husband, a former Army soldier who would later be identified as the “D.C. Sniper.” For much of their 12-year marriage, the mother of three endured emotional and psychological abuse in silence. Even after the couple split in 1999, John Allen Muhammad …
Read More »‘He knew how to swim’: Family rejects ‘accident’ as Houston bayou death mystery deepens
The mysterious Houston bayou death of Kenneth Cutting Jr. will require more investigation than the medical findings alone can provide, according to experts who reviewed the autopsy report. “I agree with their assessment,” Dr. Priya Banerjee, a board-certified forensic pathologist, said of the autopsy performed by Dr. Edward Kilbane, of …
Read More »Hollywood piano teacher allegedly flees country after sexual abuse conviction involving teen
It’s the encore no one asked for. A Hollywood piano teacher convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old California client allegedly fled the country rather than face justice earlier this month, according to a new report. The 69-year-old maestro John Kaleel allegedly skipped town on Oct. 8, shortly after jurors returned …
Read More »ESPN star Stephen A. Smith makes Trump warning after FBI's illegal gambling probe nets NBA figures
ESPN star Stephen A. Smith offered a warning about President Donald Trump after dozens of people, including three NBA figures, were arrested in a widespread FBI illegal gambling probe. Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and retired NBA player Damon Jones were among those arrested in …
Read More »NYC socialist mayoral candidate Mamdani's 911 plan called 'worst idea' by former NYPD
New York City’s socialist mayoral candidate and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani said he wants to overhaul how police in the city respond to 911 calls, giving dispatchers more discretion before police are sent to respond to calls for help. During a mayoral debate last night hosted by Spectrum News New …
Read More »Michigan babysitter accused of sexually abusing children in her care faces 47 charges, police say
A 63-year-old Michigan babysitter is accused of sexually abusing children in her care, police say. Gaila Bennett of Midland, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit, was arraigned Monday on 47 counts of criminal sexual misconduct after a family alleged their children were abused while in her care between 2013 and …
Read More »Families outraged after high school student in violent sex assault cases avoids prison as youthful offender
Parents and community members in Payne County, Oklahoma, are expressing outrage after a student accused of multiple violent sexual assaults was reclassified in court from being tried as an adult to a “youthful offender.” Now 18, Jesse Butler recently entered a no contest plea to 11 felony charges, including attempted …
Read More »Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden reacts to FBI probe involving Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups: 'Very sad day'
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was excited about the start of the Portland Trail Blazers’ new season, but just one day after the team’s opener, it is mired in controversy after an FBI probe. Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard Damon Jones …
Read More »Virginia Giuffre’s memoir reveals how Epstein, Maxwell ‘broke down’ girls step by step in psychological war
When Virginia Roberts Giuffre first stepped into Jeffrey Epstein’s pastel-pink Palm Beach mansion at 16, she believed she was getting a chance to train as a massage therapist. What followed, she writes in “Nobody’s Girl,” was not a fairy-tale education but an education in psychological manipulation and “a school where …
Read More »Security at California Coast Guard base opens fire on U-Haul truck posing 'direct threat'
U.S. Coast Guard personnel opened fire Thursday night on a U-Haul truck after its driver ignored commands to stop at the entrance of a California base, the agency said. Dramatic video shows the box truck with its headlights on reversing toward security personnel stationed around a vehicle outside Coast Guard …
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