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A mother told an Ontario courtroom her dying daughter’s final words were “I’m sorry, I drank it” as Kenneth Law’s sentencing hearing stretched across two days of victim impact statements. Law, 60, pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 counts of…
Dr. Idris Evans’ wife fought through critical stab wounds to get her children to safety after a near-naked intruder broke into their Pennsylvania home and killed the pediatric physician as the family slept. Evans, 46, and his wife were discovered…
Keely Hodgkinson has spoken out about why she chose to debut her controversial Nike catsuit. The Olympic 800-meter champion, 22, told press that style and comfort drove the decision to wear the skintight black design with an open back…
A Michigan nurse accused of beating a premature infant just days before her long-awaited discharge has been fired and ordered to wear an electronic monitor while awaiting trial. Kieran Ansley, 43, faces four counts of child abuse after allegedly assaulting…
Former AFL star Mark Hutchings has spoken out about the sudden death of his partner Hannah, just two days after she gave birth to their first child. View this post on Instagram Hutchings, 35, shared the news in a social…
Kat Timpf, 37, revealed she is pregnant with her second child during a live comedy show over the weekend, sharing footage Wednesday night on Instagram that captured the moment she lifted her shirt to expose her baby bump to the…
Dr. Reza Nabavi, the founder of the unlicensed sober-living house where Presley Gerber died, had his first bid to become a registered psychologist rejected because of multiple drug arrests involving methamphetamine and a teenage girl. Nabavi, 50, was taken into…
Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson has broken his silence on the masked teen mob that stormed a McDonald’s and beat a worker behind the counter. The mayor, 41, addressed the Sept. 18 attack in a Facebook post Tuesday, two days after…
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has demanded her lieutenant governor resign by Friday after an independent investigation found he sexually harassed women and abused his office. Sherrill, 53, issued the ultimatum Thursday evening following the release of a 61-page report…
Melania Trump has opened up about the strain White House life is placing on her family time with son Barron. The First Lady, 56, made the candid admission during an appearance on Fox Business’s The Big Money Show on Wednesday…
A pair of endangered sea turtles has thrown Huntington Beach’s Pacific Airshow into jeopardy as an online petition demanding cancellation or postponement gains nearly 1,400 signatures. The standoff involves two olive ridley turtles, confirmed by NOAA and the California Department…
Utah prosecutors have abandoned their bid to execute Douglas Stewart Carter after fresh DNA testing ruled him out as the source of blood and material found on weapons used in a 1985 murder. Carter, 71, has spent nearly four decades…
Milania Giudice is receiving professional care after a turbulent confrontation with her mother and sister at a Florida airport. The 20-year-old reality star’s manager, Maria DeSantis, confirmed the development in a statement issued after the Wednesday incident at Tampa International…
Joe Giudice is speaking out about his daughter Milania’s private struggles following her airport breakdown. The former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 54, said in an exclusive statement that Milania, 20, has been grappling with grief and the pressures…
A California man approached a police officer on a Saturday evening and allegedly confessed to murder, then guided investigators to two bodies hidden along a river corridor. Marcelino Castro, 28, flagged down a San Jose police patrol officer at approximately…
An Iowa teacher and a 10-year-old student from the same elementary school were found dead after a field trip to Lake Macbride State Park turned deadly this week. Hannah Jorgensen, 24, of Tiffin, and Ahmed Osman, 10, of Iowa City,…