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Florida woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for abusing Husky with rubber mallet: 'Dog lived in fear'

A Florida woman was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Friday after she was caught on camera abusing a Husky. Elizabeth Jaimes admitted to beating the dog with a rubber mallet. She was recorded on a hidden camera beating Kimberly Johns’ husky, named Maya. Prosecutors said Jaimes moved into a home in Tampa with her boyfriend, his …

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Colorado teen pleads guilty to rock attack on car that killed female driver

A Colorado teen has pleaded guilty for his role in a deadly rock-throwing spree with his pals that killed a 20-year-old woman in Denver last year. Zachary Kwak, 19, was one of three teens who threw landscaping rocks at several cars in April 2023 – with one rock smashing through the windshield window of a car being driven by Alexa …

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Florida man bit chunk out of deputy's head during assault at music festival: sheriff's office

A Florida man was arrested earlier this week after biting a chunk out of a deputy’s head at an EDM music festival on Sunday. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook one of its deputies was on foot patrol at the Sol Fest 2024 music and arts festival in Ponce De Leon, Florida, on Sunday night when he was …

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9 Nigerian students kidnapped at gunpoint in region's latest school abduction

At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year. The assailants invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Kogi state, which neighbors the nation’s capital, Abuja, and whisked …

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Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal on contempt conviction as he fights to stay out of prison

Former White House official Steve Bannon‘s appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction was denied Friday, meaning he will still have to serve jail time for ignoring a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. In a 20-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a three-body panel, …

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Arrest made in 2001 murder of Georgia law student found dead in burning home

More than two decades after a University of Georgia law student was found dead in her burning home, authorities have arrested a man and charged him with murder in her slaying. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Athens-Clarke County police on Thursday announced the arrest of Edrick Lamont Faust, 48, in the January 2001 killing of Tara Louise Baker. Firefighters …

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Houston police identify man wanted for killing attorney at McDonald's

The Houston Police Department identified the man wanted in connection with the killing of a local attorney at a McDonald’s over the weekend. Anthony Martin Landry, 57, is wanted for murder in the shooting death of 46-year-old Jeffrey Limmer, the department said. Officers responded to the McDonald’s at 8147 Katy Freeway at about 6 p.m. on May 4 after receiving …

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Utah judge sets $100K bond for rapper NBA YoungBoy

A judge in Utah has set a $100,000 bond for rapper NBA YoungBoy, who faces dozens of charges involving a fraudulent prescription operation he allegedly orchestrated. The 24-year-old rap artist, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, appeared Thursday before Judge Spencer D. Walsh in a Cache County, Utah, court for the bond hearing, KUTV-TV reported. Gaulden was arrested April 16 …

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New Mexico man shoots stepmom as she tried to give him hug during graduation ceremony: police

A New Mexico man shot his stepmother Wednesday as she was attempting to give him a hug during a high school graduation ceremony, authorities said. The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said it received a call around 5 p.m. about shots fired at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Authorities said the woman was attending the Southwest Secondary Learning Center graduation for her …

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Bodycam footage shows moment deputy fatally shoots Air Force airman at his home

Police in Florida have released bodycam footage showing the moment a deputy fatally shot an Air Force airman as he answered the door to his apartment last week. Roger Fortson, 23, a Black senior airman, is seen in the video answering the door while holding a handgun by his side before — the deputy opened fire multiple times at close …

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