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Utah cold case solved 40 years after 18-year-old woman’s murder thanks to DNA sample, police say

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Utah cold case solved 40 years after 18-year-old woman’s murder thanks to DNA sample, police say

A man who murdered an 18-year-old woman in Utah four decades ago has finally been identified, authorities said Thursday.Christine Gallegos was found dead on May 16, 1985, along Jefferson Street in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City Police Department said. She had been beaten, stabbed, sexually assaulted and shot to death near an area known then as Dirk’s Field.Detectives were unable to find any leads despite years of investigative efforts […]

todayMay 20, 2025

Tensions flare at school board meeting after trans athlete wins multiple track events

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Tensions flare at school board meeting after trans athlete wins multiple track events

Parents and residents clashed at a school board meeting in Chicago on Monday after a trans junior high school student won multiple events at a local track meet.The Naperville 203 Community School District Board meeting was at times contentious, with roughly 100 people in attendance, split between the main room and an overflow viewing area.Those in support of the trans athlete waved the blue, pink and white striped transgender flag, […]

todayMay 20, 2025

Man accused in North Carolina vacation town road rage shooting that left dad of 3 dead seeks release

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Man accused in North Carolina vacation town road rage shooting that left dad of 3 dead seeks release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A man accused of killing a father of three in a 2024 road-rage shooting in Lake Norman, North Carolina – a popular vacation town north of Charlotte – is seeking a reduced bond, according to court documents and local news.Terrell Eugene Giddens, 75, is accused of fatally shooting Jeffrey Michael Guida, 40, on Oct. 12, 2024, just before 5 p.m., while Guida was driving with his three […]

todayMay 20, 2025

Jail worker claims inmates threatened to ‘shank’ him during Orleans Parish escape: report

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Jail worker claims inmates threatened to ‘shank’ him during Orleans Parish escape: report

The Orleans Parish Jail maintenance worker arrested in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from that jail on Friday reportedly said he was threatened with violence by the escapees before helping them get loose. Sterling Williams, 33, an employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO), has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office, according to a Tuesday morning statement from […]

todayMay 20, 2025

Indiana executes man who killed police officer in 2000

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Indiana executes man who killed police officer in 2000

An Indiana man convicted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in 2000 was executed Tuesday by lethal injection in the state’s second execution in 15 years.Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on Indiana’s death row since 2002, when he was convicted of killing Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a chase on foot.Ritchie was executed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Indiana Department of […]

todayMay 20, 2025

Brooklyn Bridge sustains no structural damage after fatal Mexican navy ship crash

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Brooklyn Bridge sustains no structural damage after fatal Mexican navy ship crash

Officials said Monday that an inspection of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City determined the load-bearing elements of the structure did not sustain any significant damage when a Mexican navy sailing ship crashed into the landmark on Saturday night, killing two people on board.The New York City Department of Transportation announced the discovery in a post on X just before the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) held a […]

todayMay 19, 2025

Convicted cop killer will become 2nd execution in Indiana since 2009

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Convicted cop killer will become 2nd execution in Indiana since 2009

An Indiana man who was convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago is set to be the second person executed in the state since 2009. Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, May 20, before sunrise, "unless there’s last-minute court action," according to the Associated Press. Ritchie has been on death row for over 20 years for the 2000 fatal […]

todayMay 19, 2025

Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber documented plans in chilling online posts before attack

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Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber documented plans in chilling online posts before attack

Authorities have identified the perpetrator behind the weekend bombing at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, as a 26-year-old suspect motivated by a fringe ideology known as "pro-mortalism." "Pro-mortalism," a radical offshoot of anti-natalism, views human reproduction as inherently immoral and embraces death as a moral corrective.According to federal and local law enforcement, the suspect targeted the American Reproductive Centers facility specifically to destroy human embryos stored on-site.Surveillance footage and […]

todayMay 19, 2025

Teen engineering student dies after ‘intentional’ gunfire penetrates floor during party

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Teen engineering student dies after ‘intentional’ gunfire penetrates floor during party

A Michigan college student was killed in an "intentional" shooting when multiple gunshots were fired along the floor during a house party, police said.Connor Lotterman, 19, was struck in the head by a bullet recklessly fired by an unidentified 20-year-old suspect on May 9 at approximately 11:11 p.m., Ottowa County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital."The shooting was quite intentional," Ottowa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jake Sparks told WOOD-TV. […]

todayMay 19, 2025