A woman who accused Usher of giving her herpes has reportedly dropped her $20 million lawsuit against the singer. According to People, Laura Helm filed the multi-million dollar suit in July, claiming she had unprotected sex with Usher, 39, and contracted the virus. Helm’s attorney, Lisa West, stopped representing her and Helm was left to hire …
An Illinois man is behind bars after police allege he hid the body of his girlfriend, found shot in the head and concealed her in a barn. The Daily Journal reports that authorities found 24-year-old Kaitlyn Kearns, of Mokena, in a pole barn in a rural area of Kankakee County. She’d been missing since Monday, last …
An Australian diplomat fell from a five story building on early Wednesday morning in New York City after playing a botched game of “trust fall.” NBC New York reports that Julien Simpson, 30, fell from the terrace from a Manhattan building close to Clinton and East Houston streets. According to authorities, he was with numerous other people …
By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A man acquitted of a 1979 murder by reason of insanity who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital over the weekend was arrested in California on Wednesday. Randall Saito left the Hawaii State Hospital on Sunday, took a taxi to a chartered plane bound …
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By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The search for a dangerous man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital moved to California after authorities said Tuesday he boarded a flight to the state from Maui two days earlier. Randall Saito, who was acquitted of a 1979 murder by reason of …
Court and police records suggest that authorities are looking into the possibility that a fourth person was present in the apartment where Victoria Martens was mercilessly, brutally raped and murdered
The father of a terminally ill daughter planned a private concert allowing him to have one final dance with his 1-year-old, and video of the emotional encounter has spread widely online. As the Plymouth Herald reported, Kevin McGuire and his wife, Marcia, of Hartlepool, England, organized the event to create some final memories with their …
A California woman was reportedly caught and arrested after leading police on a chase that put the lives of numerous pedestrians and motorists at risk. According to KABC, police say they began pursuing a stolen U-Haul truck around 9:50 a.m. After ramming a police vehicle and sideswiping several other vehicles during the pursuit, the suspect …
By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s longtime neighbor pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he assaulted the Kentucky Republican while he was mowing his lawn. Rene Boucher only spoke to reply “yes sir” to a judge during a brief arraignment. He showed no emotion and kept his …
A man who police believe held up at least two banks agreed to be interviewed by a TV reporter filming a story about busy traffic. Ashley Thompson, who works for CBS46 in Atlanta, did not recognize the man as being wanted by officers. She said the alleged bank robber even gave her his real name. …
Michigan police plan to carry out new search warrants against the teens accused of throwing a large rock off of a bridge, killing a man as he drove by. Michigan Live reports that teenagers, ranging in ages from 15 to 17, are accused of tossing large rocks from the Dodge Road overpass Oct. 18, onto Interstate 75, …
