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An 86-year-old woman has filed a new lawsuit accusing the late Cesar Chavez of raping her at a United Farm Workers compound in 1973. The plaintiff, who now lives in San Bernardino County, filed suit against nonprofit groups affiliated with…

Adolfo Corona, 66, faces a five-count federal indictment over allegations he sexually assaulted two court employees and fabricated an alibi to obstruct the investigation. The former Fresno County Superior Court judge is accused of leading a 33-year-old court employee into…

A fleet of 2,977 drones transformed the Lower Manhattan skyline into a luminous memorial Wednesday night, each light representing a single life lost in the September 11 terror attacks. The New York Foundation for the Arts sponsored the display, which…

A juror in Lindsay Clancy’s deadlocked murder trial has revealed what changed her mind after initially believing the mother was guilty. Juror No. 5, who spoke anonymously to WBZ-TV, defended the lone holdout juror who blocked a verdict after six…

Caltrans is planning modifications to a newly installed fence in Fort Bragg after residents and business owners revolted over blocked ocean views along a scenic stretch of Highway 1. The $9.5 million sidewalk project, intended to improve pedestrian access and…

Hawaii has claimed the top spot in WalletHub’s annual Happiest States in America ranking, with New Jersey surging to an unexpected second place. The personal finance company released its 2024 report this week, weighing 30 indicators ranging from depression rates…

Alexandra Minaya, 35, has spoken out about the helplessness she felt as a 10-year-old trapped at P.S. 19 while the Twin Towers fell. Minaya, now a Brooklyn mother working in emergency healthcare services, was on the school’s outdoor playground in…

Gary Siders Sr. Has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in the Ohio child-endangerment case that drew national attention after 16 children were found in squalor. The 73-year-old grandfather was released from jail after a court-ordered evaluation determined he…

Corie Walsh’s husband has broken his silence to voice support for the Illinois mother charged with murdering their two-year-old son. Barrett Walsh, 2, was found not breathing in the basement of the family’s home on September 1, according to court…

Air Force Capt. Hanna Born is running 2,977 miles to honor every person killed in the September 11 attacks. Born, 27, was among the youngest survivors of that day, rescued from the Pentagon’s day care center when she was not…

Four people were found shot inside a North Carolina home Thursday morning as police officers rushed to provide lifesaving aid. Gastonia Police took over the 2600 block of Forbes Road after a call came in about a shooting at 8:43…

Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney says she is on round-the-clock suicide watch after her triple murder trial ended in a mistrial last Friday. Kevin Reddington, 75, said that the 36-year-old Duxbury, Massachusetts, mother is “not very good” following the deadlocked jury.…

Julianna Zyra has begged her missing husband to “please, come home” after he vanished from their upstate New York home. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday morning at the couple’s residence on Forrest Pointe Drive in East Greenbush, a…

Julie Hanway Molina was arrested Thursday morning when FBI agents surrounded her Aliso Viejo home and ordered her to surrender. Molina, 56, emerged from her two-story suburban house minutes later wearing a look of shock as officers in flak jackets…

Nick Dargie, 25, predicts a retrial of Lindsay Clancy would end in acquittal by reason of insanity. The former juror, one of three men on the 12-member panel, spoke in an interview broadcast Thursday morning on “GMA” with Aaron Katersky.…

Sneha Philip’s family continues to press for answers a quarter century after the physician vanished. Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, 31, was an internal medicine resident living in Lower Manhattan with her husband, Dr. Ron Lieberman, in a apartment less than…