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A Massachusetts judge has refused to dismiss murder charges against Lindsay Clancy, leaving the door open for prosecutors to retry the case. Judge William Sullivan, 71, rejected the defense team’s double jeopardy motion in a memorandum filed Monday, ruling…
Jemima Goldsmith has publicly accused Russell Brand of “violence, coercive control and abuse” following his sentencing to more than a decade in prison for rape and sexual assault. Goldsmith, 52, made the allegations Monday on X, hours after Brand, 51,…
The cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet that plunged into a Florida mobile home park has been recovered from the wreckage, officials announced. The National Transportation Safety Board revealed in an X post that the device was found at the…
Tommy Walsh, the builder-turned-TV presenter who became a household name on BBC hit Ground Force, has died at 69. His agent confirmed the death to the outlet on Monday, stating that Walsh ‘died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by…
Russell Brand, 51, is adjusting to severe restrictions at HMP Wandsworth after receiving a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault. The comedian and actor will remain at the south London facility for only “the next few weeks” before…
Ahsan Tahir has been taken into custody after allegedly gunning down his wife, veteran Pakistani TV anchor Rabia Ahsan, in the couple’s Rawalpindi home on Sunday. Rabia Ahsan, 41, was found dead in a bedroom pool of blood around 3…
Two couriers have been arrested and the FBI is warning Americans about a sweeping fraud scheme in which criminals pose as federal agents to loot retirees’ life savings. The bureau calls it a “sophisticated, multi-layer scam” that deploys fake FTC…
Meghan Markle has withdrawn from a keynote speech on child safety in Brussels. The Duchess of Sussex, 45, was scheduled to address the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament on Tuesday alongside Prince Harry, 42, but pulled out after…
California tenants are fighting back as landlords exploit a new state law to eliminate their parking spaces and build tiny rental units in their place. Tracey Ellis, 70, has called a rent-stabilized building near the Sunset Strip home since 2001.…
A 16-year-old California boy who took a bullet during the Spirit Halloween store mass shooting says the moment felt unreal, like something out of a film. The teen, whose name has not been released, was among six survivors when gunfire…
A woman was choked by shotgun-wielding intruders during a violent home invasion at a Hollywood Hills mansion valued at $3.5 million. The break-in occurred around 11:27 p.m. On November 8 along the 7700 block of Torreyson Drive, a winding hillside…
Dom Clements has spoken out about the unsettling discovery he made while delivering packages on his regular route. The UPS driver, who works in Mount Holly, N.J., said that he spotted a handwritten note taped to the front door of…
Beth Holloway has spoken out about the moment she confronted the man who killed her daughter. Beth Holloway, 62, sat down with NBC News last week to discuss the Netflix documentary “Taken: Natalee Holloway,” which revisits the 2005 disappearance of…
Nine current and former Stanford cheerleaders have publicly accused head coach Sarah Levine of fostering an abusive environment during her 18-year tenure leading the elite university’s squad. The group detailed their allegations in interviews with the Stanford Daily, with two…
Norman Wilbur heard his wife’s voice in the darkness and found her pinned beneath her own car. The 81-year-old woman had been trapped for roughly four hours in pounding rain outside the couple’s Hingham, Mass., home on Friday night, her…
A Frontier Airlines passenger was released after investigators verified his “bomb” remark came from a video game call, not a real threat. Ontario Police Department Public Information Officer Denyse Quezada said officers detained the man Sunday night at Ontario International…