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A masked assailant sexually assaulted a 37-year-old delivery worker in Staten Island after striking her with a handgun during her route Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The attack occurred around 6 p.m. At the intersection of Dongan Hills Avenue and Jefferson…
Sacramento police were barred by California’s sanctuary laws from notifying ICE about a violent stalker months before he allegedly murdered a waitress, federal prosecutors say. Aarti Thakur, 38, was killed in Sacramento on Tuesday by Rohit Rohit, 22, a DoorDash…
Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 66, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a decades-long DNA testing scandal that compromised more than 1,000 criminal cases. Woods…
KJ Biermann’s attorney is pushing back against prosecutors’ characterization of the 15-year-old’s prior juvenile record. Jason Sheffield, the lawyer for Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., issued a statement Friday after a Fulton County Superior Court bond hearing revealed previously unreported allegations…
The alleged victim in KJ Biermann’s sexual assault case told a Georgia judge she is terrified the teen will target her if released from custody. The 15-year-old girl, described in court as the girlfriend’s “best friend” of the accused, submitted…
Brittany Ritter’s aunt confirmed the worst in a raw Facebook post. “Brittany has been found,” Sherry Straub-Guess wrote on the platform. “It is not the outcome we had hoped for but she is now forever home.” The 37-year-old mother of…
Madeline Amy Sweeney’s final phone call from American Airlines Flight 11 has gained renewed attention as the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches. Sweeney, 35, was working as a flight attendant when five hijackers seized control of the…
Diesel prices in California have maxed out digital displays at Bay Area pumps, forcing stations to show $9.999 per gallon. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, confirmed that three stations in the region hit the numerical ceiling…
Ken Summers, 76, says strangers and even friends have told him to “get over” the September 11 attacks that left him with third-degree burns and a lifetime of pain. The Long Island grandfather, who survived the fireball that tore through…
Donald Trump is facing fresh scrutiny after appearing to doze off during a September 11 memorial ceremony. The 80-year-old president attended the Pentagon commemoration in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday rather than the main Ground Zero gathering in New York, where…
A 26-year-old Staten Island woman turned herself in to police roughly half an hour after allegedly slashing a stranger during a morning rush-hour confrontation at a busy Brooklyn subway station. Jahlayah Blondel, 26, of Staten Island, surrendered around 10:10 a.m.…
San Diego police are investigating a wave of antisemitic and racist graffiti that defaced homes, vehicles and fences across the San Carlos neighborhood overnight Thursday. Orlando Chavez, a local resident, discovered his hauling truck had been targeted with a swastika…
Hellayna King’s aunt has spoken out about the agonizing wait for help after the 4-year-old was run over by a tractor on her family’s Kentucky farm. LaDonna Lovings told WKYT that emergency crews took roughly 45 minutes to reach the…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and fellow “Squad” member Ayanna Pressley are facing online pushback after demanding federal probes into 10 hangings of Black Americans this year. The two Democratic lawmakers, 36 and 51, fired off a letter Tuesday to Attorney General…
Dave Regan has denied allegations that he threatened women and tried to force an endorsement for California’s billionaire tax measure. The SEIU United Health Workers West president, who helped architect the proposed tax on California’s wealthiest residents, is now under…
A DHS spokesperson has publicly blamed the Biden administration’s border policies for a Sacramento woman’s death after her accused killer, an Indian national released on his own recognizance, shot himself during a police standoff. Rohit Rohit, 22, entered U.S. Custody…