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Eight additional suspects were charged Monday in connection with the torture of a 17-year-old boy found tied to a tree in bushland outside Townsville in July. A 17-year-old boy found with serious injuries in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Road Members…

After telling his Wendy’s bosses he was considering leaving for construction work, a 23-year-old employee received a scholarship from them instead — and now he is getting ready to attend Yale. Thalles Winner DeSouza started working at a Wendy’s in…

Two-thirds of Americans now support capital punishment for people convicted of murder, according to a new Pew Research survey released this week. The survey of 3,554 U.S. Adults was conducted from July 6 to 12. As the Trump administration and…

Activists from Oakland launched a “Cancel Piedmont” campaign calling for the wealthy enclave’s abolition over stark racial and economic divisions. Jesse Rosemoore, Oakland resident and organizer of the Cancel Piedmont campaign. Oakland resident Jesse Rosemoore, 44, began handing out “CANCEL…

Courtney Clenney, the woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2022, has reached a plea agreement that was set to be presented to a judge on Monday, August 10. Clenney, 30, faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with…

Brad Pitt has spoken about a brief period when he felt suicidal during a new interview with Esquire. The actor has been through a difficult stretch in the years since his split from Angelina Jolie. Pitt and Jolie were together…

The lone defendant charged over Tupac Shakur’s killing is due to go on trial nearly 30 years after the rapper was shot in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was charged in 2023 with murder with a deadly weapon with…

A forensic psychologist says the ransom notes tied to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance do not appear to be “legit” and has outlined why he believes the case may point to something else. Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC News journalist…

Alaska Airlines flight 305 from Miami to Seattle aborted its departure Sunday evening following reported threats from passengers. The Boeing 737-800 pushed back from gate E6 at approximately 6:29 p.m. Eastern time before returning to the gate roughly 18 minutes…

A memo leaked from commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the WNBA is set to review the issue of transgender athlete participation in the league during a meeting next week. The development follows comments from Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham that drew…

Greenland’s government has delivered a “strong warning” to the US after a Texas oil company linked to Donald Trump moved toward drilling in the territory without first receiving permission. The rebuke came only days before Trump posted an AI-generated image…

Sadie M. Flores, 25, of Mayfield, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with grooming a minor, a Class D felony under a Kentucky law that took effect just weeks ago on July 15. Graves County Middle School, where Flores was…

Jake Whisenant, the record-setting climber known for his rapid ascents of Yosemite’s El Capitan, has died at 30 after an accident in California’s Sierra Nevada, prompting an outpouring of tributes. Authorities confirmed that Whisenant, of Mammoth Lakes, died on August…

An assault at the Splash House electronic music festival in Palm Springs left nine people injured Sunday. Officers working the event responded to a report of an assault at around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, the Palm Springs Police Department reported. The…

Robert Carradine, the beloved “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Lizzie McGuire” actor, died on February 23, 2026, at age 71 after suffering injuries sustained during a suicide attempt at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Now his family has filed a wrongful…

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition after experiencing significant blood loss during a mental health crisis Tuesday evening when he livestreamed apparent acts of self-harm on TikTok from his Miami home. The 48-year-old, whose real…