A Tennessee elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged with assault after allegedly dragging a 9-year-old nonverbal student across a classroom rug, causing visible injuries to the child. Meg Day, 49, was booked into McNairy County jail on Thursday following an investigation into the March 19 incident at Selmer Elementary School in Selmer, Tennessee,...
Two additional suspects have been charged in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a tote along a Pennsylvania river, expanding the scope of an investigation that has already resulted in murder charges against the child’s foster parents. Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, the victim’s grandmother, and Sandra Lynn Umensetter,...
The death of 17-year-old Magnus White, a promising U.S. National Team cyclist, has catalyzed a significant legislative push in Colorado aimed at reforming how authorities investigate fatal traffic accidents. White died in 2023 when a vehicle driven by Yeva Smilianska struck him during a training ride outside Boulder, Colorado, as he prepared for upcoming world...
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by FBI Director Kash Patel against a national security commentator, ruling that the disputed statements constituted rhetorical hyperbole rather than actionable defamation. U.S. District Judge George Hanks Jr. of the Southern District of Texas issued a 10-page decision on Tuesday dismissing the case. The ruling came...
A 64-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to 364 days of probation following a fatal golf cart accident that claimed the life of his 58-year-old wife last year. Angelo Theodosiou will also have his driver’s license suspended for six months after pleading no contest to driving under the influence charges. The incident occurred on November...
A Maryland man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife more than two decades ago, as she was preparing for their young son’s birthday celebration. Dwight Rust Jr., 48, was arrested Tuesday following a grand jury indictment for the death of Michelle Rust, who was 24 years old...
A rural Colorado town of 30 residents faces an unprecedented crisis after its entire government resigned in January, leaving no one to maintain critical water infrastructure or hold elections for new leadership. The town of Hartman, located 10 miles from the Kansas border and approximately 200 miles from Denver, saw its last government meeting dissolve...
A new bipartisan initiative in the United States Senate aims to expand food assistance options by allowing recipients of federal nutrition benefits to purchase hot rotisserie chicken. The proposed Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, introduced Wednesday, would create an exception to current regulations that prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds for hot prepared...
A 43-year-old father has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting another parent in a school parking lot, just minutes before students were scheduled to exit the building for afternoon pickup. Noureddine Dib was found guilty by a Multnomah County jury following 12 hours of deliberation on Tuesday. The conviction stems from an incident in...
A federal appeals court has upheld three concurrent life sentences for the man responsible for an attempted pipe bomb attack in a crowded Manhattan transit hub in December 2017, while overturning one conviction on technical grounds. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Akayed Ullah, now 34, will continue serving life in...