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Woman attacked on church steps sustained skull fracture, remains hospitalized, relative says: 'Long recovery'

A 68-year-old woman who was attacked and robbed as she walked into church over the weekend sustained a skull fracture and remains in critical condition, a family member said on Tuesday. The suspect, who is still on the loose, followed the woman up the steps of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in the Jamaica section of Queens, N.Y., before jumping …

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Utah squatter takes plea deal in teen farmer's murder; leads detectives to 'skeletal remains'

When Dylan Rounds went missing just shy of two years ago, the 19-year-old farmer from Idaho had just planted the first crop on his own Utah land. Local investigators and the FBI found skeletal remains, presumed to be his, in a remote area of Lucin, Utah, a 200-mile drive from Salt Lake City, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office announced. …

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5 times squatters were busted after taking over homes: what to know

Legal loopholes are leaving landlords and homeowners nationwide without recourse when squatters take up residence at their properties.Oftentimes, police tell exasperated homeowners their hands are tied when they discover an unwelcome resident living rent-free on their properties. But in these five cases, squatters got their comeuppance and, in some instances, landed themselves new beds behind bars. BLUE STATE SQUATTERS PUT …

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Virginia school assistant principal faces charges after 6-year-old shot teacher

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old student shot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner now faces criminal charges. A special grand jury in Newport News finds that Ebony Parker showed “reckless disregard” for the well-being of Richneck Elementary School students on Jan. 6, 2023, according to a criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday. The charging document alleges that …

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Lebanese national sanctioned over alleged Hamas links found dead near Beirut

A Lebanese man sanctioned by the U.S. for his alleged links with the Palestinian group Hamas was found dead Wednesday after he went missing for a week, Lebanese state media and judicial officials said. Mohammad Srour, 57, was sanctioned by the U.S. in August 2019 for giving “financial, material, technological support, financial or other services” to Hamas and for his …

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Florida woman accused of posing as 14-year-old, molesting teen boys she met on social media

A Florida woman who allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old girl on social media and had sexual encounters with multiple teenage boys she met online was ordered to be held in custody without bond. Alyssa Zinger, now 23, was first arrested in November, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Back then, the Tampa woman was charged with two counts of felony …

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Super Bowl champ Terrell Suggs arrested after allegedly displaying gun in Starbucks drive-thru dispute

Two-time Super Bowl champion Terrell Suggs was arrested in Arizona Tuesday after police say he displayed a gun during a dispute at a Starbucks drive-thru last month. Suggs, 41, was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County jail on two counts, including assault and offenses against public order after a March 10 incident at a Starbucks in Scottsdale, online jail …

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Arizona woman pleads guilty to poisoning Air Force husband's coffee with bleach

AnArizona womanhas pleaded guilty to poisoning her Air Force husband by pouring bleach into his coffee – after her spouse caught her in the act via hidden cameras he had set up in their home. Melody Felicano Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of poisoning food or drink for the brazen acts where she put trace amounts of …

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Georgia Lyft passenger accused of raping, kidnapping driver: police

A man was arrested for allegedly raping and kidnapping a female Lyft driver in Georgia and stealing her car after she picked him up, police announced Tuesday. Alpharetta Police said the ride-share driver picked up the passenger, Demarcus Johnson, on March 11 before he stole her vehicle, kidnapped her and raped her. Detectives determined that Johnson gave the victim a …

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Unlicensed North Dakota daycare operator sentenced to 19 years in baby's death

A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of murder and child abuse and a …

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