A 51-year-old Florida woman charged with fatally shooting both of her ex-husbands on the same day could face the death penalty, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Susan Avalon has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in two separate counties following the December 17, 2025 deaths of Timothy Flecher, 55, and David Scott, 54. The Hillsborough County State’s...
A 30-year-old Ohio father has been charged with murder following the death of his 4-month-old daughter, who prosecutors allege died after being suffocated through dangerous swaddling practices used as punishment. Marcellaus Nekie Malone was arrested and indicted on multiple charges including murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence, and seven counts of child endangerment. The charges stem...
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,...
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District following the death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta, who died in February after what her family describes as a violent bullying incident at Reseda Charter High School in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges that...
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 federal judge in Seattle expressed skepticism Wednesday as sixteen states accused the U.S. Department of Education of attempting to circumvent a court order that blocked the cancellation of approximately $1 billion in school mental health grants. The controversy centers on funding allocated through the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program and the School-Based...
A federal judge in Arkansas has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its Social Media Safety Act, which was scheduled to take effect on April 21, 2026. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge filed by NetChoice, an internet trade association representing major technology companies. The blocked legislation sought to...
Three small businesses have initiated legal action against major credit card processors, alleging anticompetitive practices that force merchants to pay excessive transaction fees. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, targets the companies’ interchange fee structure, which the plaintiffs claim represents illegal price-fixing behavior. The lead plaintiff, Falafel Taco, operates a restaurant in Pleasantville,...
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday regarding whether Border Patrol agents in California’s Eastern District are likely to continue detaining individuals without reasonable suspicion of immigration violations. The case centers on a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court that restricts Border Patrol agents from stopping people without...