CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man was charged Friday with kidnapping in the disappearance of a visiting Chinese scholar who authorities believe to be dead after last being seen three weeks ago. Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, disappeared on June 9, just weeks after arriving at the …
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts prosecutors on Friday appealed a court ruling that erased former NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction in the 2013 killing of a semi-professional football player. Hernandez’s conviction in the fatal shooting of Odin Lloyd was voided after the former New England Patriots player killed himself in prison. Under a long-held Massachusetts …
Big cases, retirement rumors as Supreme Court nears finish
P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press DENVER (AP) A recent insurance study links increased car crash claims to legalized recreational marijuana. The Highway Loss Data Institute, a leading insurance research group, said in study results released Thursday that collision claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon went up 2.7 percent in the years since legal recreational marijuana …
North Korea held Otto Warmbier for a year and a half and he was in a a state of “unresponsive wakefulness” of unknown cause
Prosecutor promises new trial: “She’s entitled to a verdict”
When a Randy Stair blocked the exits at Weis Supermarket in northeast Pennsylvania and opened fire on employees, he robbed a 7-year-old girl of her father and a wife of her husband. Brian Hayes, 47, was killed along with coworkers Terry Sterling, 63, and Victoria Brong, 26. Stair, 24, then killed himself. “There is a …
An eyewitness to the terrifying, politically-charged shooting of GOP members of Congress captured dramatic video of the gunman firing off round after thunderous round at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning. The New York Post obtained video taken by an eyewitness, Noah Nathan, who was walking his dog near the baseball field where the …
A retired police officer and his wife have pleaded guilty to felony animal abuse charges after hoarding more than 170 dogs. Retired San Diego police officer Mark Vattimo, 72, and Christine Calvert, 62, of Poway, California, will likely be facing three years probation at their sentencing hearing on July 11, according to ABC affiliate KGTV …
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press Two Georgia inmates described as “dangerous beyond description” remained on the run Wednesday after their guards on a prison bus were disarmed and killed. Reward money for information leading to their arrests continued to grow. Authorities said Donnie Russell Rowe, serving life without parole, and Ricky Dubose, who has prominent tattoos …
After the jury adjourned Tuesday night, Cosby left the courthouse on his spokesman’s arm, waving and giving a thumbs-up to well-wishers as he got in his SUV
In one bizarre episode, McDermott allegedly wore a wig, yoga pants and lipstick while exposing himself to a victim and then urinated on her leg, court records show.
