A group of good Samaritans in Tennessee rescued a woman trapped inside her vehicle after it overturned during a crash near Nashville. Carolina Carlos was driving off Exit 221 on Interstate 40 in Hermitage, when she saw a car flipped on its side, news outlet WKRN reported, with a woman trapped inside. Carlos captured the moment on her cellphone as …
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Attorneys for convicted killer and disbarred personal injury lawyer Alex Murdaugh have appealed for a new trial after a judge rejected their first attempt. Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal denied Murdaugh’s motion for a retrial in January after defense lawyers made allegations of jury tampering against Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill. Murdaugh’s attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and …
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A 6-year-old old student who shot his first grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia last year exhibited signs of violence prior to the shooting and should not have been enrolled in school, according to a special grand jury report released Wednesday. Behavioral Problems: The child “exhibited many behavioral problems” prior to the Jan. 6, 2023 incident where he …
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An 85-year-old Idaho mother who shot and killed a home intruder committed a “justifiable homicide” that is “one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation I have heard of,” Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jolley stated in an incident review. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Derek Condon, entered the home Christine Jenneiahn shares with her disabled son around 2 a.m. …
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The June 12, 1994, killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman brought what’s dubbed the “Trial of the Century” that culminated with O.J. Simpson’s acquittal of the murders. The announcement Thursday that Simpson is dead has brought renewed attention to the closely watched trial and the fascinating cast of characters who played a role in the case. …
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O.J. Simpson, former NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer, passed away this week following his “battle with cancer,” his family announced Thursday. Simpson, who was 76, was most remembered for his football career and roles as a movie star, TV pitchman and sports commentator before being acquitted in the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson …
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A Florida man was arrested after he was caught on camera “violently beating” his pit bull puppy outside an apartment complex. In a press release, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said authorities were called to the Coast Village Apartments in Estero, Florida, on Tuesday evening around 5 p.m. to investigate an animal abuse case. The caller told authorities that he …
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President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. For years, Australia has called on the U.S. to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought U.S. extradition efforts from prison in the …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. The announcement came the same day as the RIPTA board of directors met behind closed doors to discuss Avedisian’s fate. ‘LIFELINE’ …
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Fifty-five U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets have been disciplined for sharing homework answers in violation of academy policy, Coast Guard officials announced. After a series of disciplinary hearings, six of the cadets failed the course and 48 got lowered grades, officials said Wednesday. US COAST GUARD VOWS REFORMS AFTER INTERNAL REVIEW EXPOSES WIDESPREAD SEXUAL ASSAULT CONCERNS The cadets were accused …
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