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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Florida woman who stole, sold Biden's daughter's diary sentenced to 1 month in prison
A Florida woman who stole the diary of President Biden‘s daughter and then sold it to a conservative group was sentenced Tuesday to one month in prison. Aimee Harris appeared in a Manhattan federal courtroom where she was also ordered to three months of home confinement. “I do not believe I am above the law,” Harris told a judge after …
Read More »California man stands trial for fatal stabbing of college student in 2018
More than six years after University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein was killed, the Southern California man charged with stabbing him to death in an act of hate is expected to stand trial. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the murder case against now-26-year-old Samuel Woodward from Newport Beach, California. He has pleaded not guilty. Woodward is charged with …
Read More »Texas teacher, son arrested for allegedly recruiting troubled students for prostitution
A Klein, Texas high school cosmetology teacher and her son were arrested after allegedly recruiting students who were reportedly runaways, to work as prostitutes. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted to X that 42-year-old Kedria Grisby and her son, 22-year-old Roger Magee, were each charged with three counts of child sex trafficking and three counts of compelling prostitution. Grisby, a …
Read More »Ireland's Simon Harris elected as youngest ever prime minister after predecessor's abrupt resignation
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday and vowed to bring “new ideas, a new energy and a new empathy to public life.” Harris, 37, succeeds Fine Gael Party colleague Leo Varadkar,who announced his resignation nearly three weeks ago, and takes the reins of a government that is facing sharp criticism for its handling of the country’s housing …
Read More »Owner of NYC home that went up in flames says he can't get rid of squatters who 'have more rights' than him
The New York City man whose million-dollar home went up in flames late last year says he cannot get rid of squatters who “have more rights” than homeowners. Zafar Iqbal, 53, told the New York Post he has repeatedly tried to renovate the house but they “keep coming back.” He pays $6,000 a month for the Brooklyn property after paying …
Read More »Michigan school shooter's mom wants house arrest, backtracks on regrets as killer's parents face sentencings
The parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley are set to be sentenced on Tuesday after two juries found both parents guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the November 2021 massacre. Prosecutors are asking Oakland County Judge Cheryl Matthews to sentence James and Jennifer Crumbley to serve between 10 and 15 years each, but the Crumbleys’ defense attorneys …
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