A 17-year-old Texas girl is accused of stabbing her minutes-old child to death before wrapping her body in a bathrobe and dumping her in a neighbor’s storage shed. Erica Gomez, of El Paso, was arrested Friday and charged with capital murder. According to KFOX, court documents state that Gomez had given birth February 9 in the …
The Uber driver who transported Nikolas Cruz to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 said that the ride was unremarkable and that she believed he was going to be a music class. The driver, who did not wish to be identified, told CBS 4 that she picked up the 19-year-old from the Loxahatchee Road …
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades, according to data it released Tuesday. The New York City-based organization found 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents last year, up …
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An accused drug dealer provided the Oxycodone that killed a 19-year-old University of South Carolina student, according to charges recently filed in state and federal court. According to The State, Anthony “A.J.” Hunt, 22, was charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone in connection with the death of Rachel Bandman, 19. Bandman, a public relations major and a …
A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly throwing a dangerous acid into a female victim’s face after a reported disagreement between the two on Sunday. WJLA reports that on Monday, police arrested Bekre Abdela, 28, of Hyattsville, Maryland, and charged him with attempted murder. The arrest stems from a February 24 argument during which he …
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Police officers responded Wednesday to a Georgia high school after reports of shots fired and a teacher barricaded in a classroom, authorities said. Police in Dalton tweeted that the teacher was in custody and no children were ever in danger. A student apparently suffered an ankle injury running inside the school …
Prolific television and radio personality Ryan Seacrest continues to rebut accusations of repeatedly harassing his former E! News personal stylist Suzie Hardy, who worked for him from 2007-2013. The initial allegations were made in November of last year, when an attorney for Hardy contacted the TV network, its parent company NBCUniversal, and Seacrest himself with …
The rifle magazines Nikolas Cruz used in a deadly school shooting earlier this month reportedly had swastikas etched on them. A law enforcement source told CBS News that Cruz had etched swastikas on to the ammunition magazines of the AR-15 rifle he brought to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 14. CBS News also …
A New Mexico woman and man are behind bars after a young boy died and his two sisters were injured during an alleged drunk driving episode in Bloomfield on Saturday. Farmington Daily Times reports that Candace Jim (picture right), 40, is accused of driving drunk on Saturday morning at around 11:45 a.m., when she crossed her vehicle …
Three media outlets are suing the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) for surveillance camera footage that may help explain why several deputies did not enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the deadly gun massacre there, as multiple reports have claimed. The Miami Herald reports that it is being joined by the Sun-Sentinel and CNN …
Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a couple accused of dumping a living newborn baby in a trash can. As the New York Post reported, 31-year-old Carl Hall and 30-year-old Thelma Kirkland were arrested on Friday, two days after initially calling 911 to report a miscarriage. Emergency medical technicians reportedly responded to the suspects’ home in …
