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The upcoming fraud trial of former Rep. George Santos (R-New York) is set to proceed with heightened security and scrutiny. A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that jurors’ identities will remain confidential during the trial, which is scheduled to commence on Sept. 9. Given the high-profile nature of the case, this measure is aimed at protecting jurors from external pressures.

Disgraced Former Rep. George Santos’ Fraud Trial Set To Begin As Side Hustle Selling Drag Videos On Cameo Takes Off

CBS New York

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Disgraced former Congressman George Santos appeared for a pre-trial hearing in federal court on Long Island on Tuesday.Santos faces nearly two dozen charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and lying to the U.S. House of Representatives. He pleaded not guilty and is free on a $500,000 bond.His trial was scheduled to start on Sept. 9 but has been pushed back to Sept. 16. It is expected to last four weeks and will include three dozen prosecution witnesses.If convicted, Santos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.Feds want campaign lies submitted as evidenceThe prosecution asked...

George Santos back in court on Long Island for pre-trial hearing

New York City, NY

Nassau County, NY

The New York Times

For months since his expulsion from Congress, George Santos has blithely stoked political intrigue on social media and sold customized videos of himself on Cameo. Now, he is arguing that all that publicity could taint his criminal trial next month.

George Santos May Be Gone From Congress, but His Trial Still Looms

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning has already caused controversy for a number of different reasons. And now the Duchess of Sussex has come under fire for her alleged behavior backstage!
According to reports, roy...

Meghan Markle Was Reportedly 'Screaming' Backstage After CBS Interview Over Unexpected Question Asked: 'She Had A Meltdown'

Investigators now believe that the Steam account in the name of the man who shot at former President Donald Trump over the weekend is fake, a US official briefed on the matter told CNN.

Investigators now believe account on gaming site in would-be assassin’s name is fake

Hamilton, OH

After two decades of eluding capture, Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, who has been one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives over the past 20 years, has been arrested in Mexico. Astonishingly, Riano, 72, was found working as a local police officer. The Ohio murder. In December...

‘America’s most wanted’ fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Texas State

Brownsville, TX

The Mirror US

Ruben Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 killing of Escolastica Harrison, which prosecutors said was part of an attempt to steal $600,000 she'd hidden in her Texas home because of a mistrust of banks

Texas man Ruben Gutierrez to be executed for killing retired teacher, 85, as he pleads for DNA test

CBS News

A trial began Monday for a Kenyan cult leader charged with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers. Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, was arrested last April after about 440 bodies were found in the remote Shakahola Forest. Mackenzie allegedly told his followers to stop eating in order to "meet Jesus."

Kenya cult leader on trial for deaths of more than 400 followers

El Paso, TX

Latin Times

Top cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appeared on Thursday before a U.S. court in El Paso, Texas, after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking charges last week following his bombshell arrest in late July. Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, appeared in a wheelchair and a navy sweatshirt that...

Top cartel leader 'El Mayo' appears in U.S. court in a wheelchair after pleading not guilty

Montana State

Red Lodge, MT

A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground in Montana just north of Yellowstone National Park over the weekend, state wildlife officials said.The girl was attacked at about 10 p.m. Sunday at a campground south of Red Lodge and taken to the hospital in Billings. Fish, Wildlife and Parks didn't have any information on her condition on Tuesday, game warden Randy Hutzenbiler said.The campground was evacuated and traps were placed in the area. A bear believed to have been involved was captured and euthanized on Monday afternoon, Hutzenbiler said. "FWP believes it...

Bear attacks and injures 3-year-old in tent at Montana campground

A pair of polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote government radar site in the Canadian Arctic, the facility's operator said, marking at least the second fatal polar bear attack since last year.The attack took place Thursday at the outpost on Brevoort Island, in Canada's far northeastern Nunavut territory, said Nasittuq Corporation, the logistics company contracted to operate the site."An attack by two polar bears has resulted in the loss of one of our valued employees," the company said Friday. "Nasittuq employees responded to the scene and one of the animals was put down."The site is one...

Polar bears kill worker at remote radar site in Canadian Arctic

Houston, TX

Washington — The daughter of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month, announced late Monday that she intends to run to fill the Houston-area seat for the remainder of her mother's term."I want to finish for my mom," Erica Lee Carter said in a statement. Lee Carter said she's received encouragement from members of the community to run to complete her mother's term, which ends on Jan. 3, 2025. Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat who previously revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died on July 19 at 74. She represented the district for nearly three decades. "The...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter seeks to finish mother's term

Lexington, KY

A former University of Kentucky student pleaded guilty Monday to assault and other charges for a racist attack on a Black student that was captured on video.Sophia Rosing, 23, pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.Rosing, who is white, attacked a Black student in 2022 while she was working in a campus residence hall. Rosing was arrested the night of the assault and later expelled from school and banned from campus by the university president.Rosing had been previously indicted by a grand jury on six counts, including assault and...

Ex-University of Kentucky student pleads guilty in racist attack

A man who drove his car off a steep 20-foot embankment at the edge of a parking lot in Death Valley National Park died of heat exposure later that day, the National Park Service said Monday. It was the second heat-related death this year in the park known for scorching summer temperatures.According to the park service, bystanders saw Peter Hayes Robino, 57, of Duarte, in Los Angeles County, stumble when he got back to the Natural Bridge Trailhead after a one-mile roundtrip on August 1.The bystanders offered to help Robino but he turned them down. They said his responses didn't make sense.Robino...

Man drives off embankment, dies of heat exposure in Death Valley National Park

Trump campaign claims it was hacked in foreign attack; As Paris Olympic Games conclude, Team USA finishes with highest overall medal count.

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Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted over fifteen people on felony charges in Coffee County. Seven individuals face drug offenses, while others were indicted for assault, stalking, theft, and more. Several were indicted for drug possession, including two defendants facing trafficking charges after arrests earlier this year: Kenchisa Teraki Carter and Zarionna Hollaway.

Coffee County Grand Jury Indicts Two on Drug Trafficking Charges and More

Wyoming State

WyoFile

The Wyoming Democratic Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to apologize for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion hire. “It took only three days for Harriet Hageman to disgrace herself on national television by launching a reprehensible and racist attack on Vice President Kamala Harris,” the WDP wrote in a statement .

Wyoming Dems demand Hageman apologize for calling Harris a ‘DEI hire’

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

Former Rep. George Santos was back in court in New York Tuesday for a hearing before his trial gets underway in September. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports on the latest questions regarding jury selection.

George Santos back in court for hearing on jurors

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