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Two Black former students have come forward with serious allegations against North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, New Jersey, claiming the school fostered a culture of extreme racism that led one student to withdraw to escape the hostility. Allegations of racism and bullying. According to a lawsuit filed in...

2 Black former students sue New Jersey school for alleged racism and bullying

Area Mama was a popular gay crossdresser in Nigeria. (Photo courtesy Area Mama’s Facebook page) Police in Nigeria have confirmed the death of popular gay crossdresser in the country’s capital. Authorities on Aug. 8 found Area Mama’s body along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja. Several LGBTQ activists...

Popular gay crossdresser murdered in Nigeria

Ohio State

A 72-year-old Ohio man has been taken into custody two decades after he was charged in a 2004 shooting death, and allegedly fled the country -- even after his story was profiled on America's Most Wanted. An Ohio man whose story was told on TV's America's Most Wanted in 2005...

Ohio Murder Suspect on Run for 20 Years Found Working as Police Officer in His Hometown

California State

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The group stole tens of millions of dollars from homes in up to 80 cities across the U.S., federal officials say.

FBI arrests 6 ‘burglary tourists’ in suspected crime ring

Lee County, MS

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Verona, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. On August 20, 2024, a coordinated operation between the Lee County Sheriff’s Department and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit led to the seizure of a substantial quantity of illegal drugs in Verona, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Department.

Lee County Deputies Seize Large Drug Cache in Verona Raid

Indiana State

The Independent

 An Indiana man was allegedly poisoned by his wife and stepdaughter for around two months before dying on the duo’s fifth try, police have claimed.Harold “Peanut” Allen, 52, died on 22 December 2022 after drinking a root beer laced with ethylene glycol, an unscented, clear but sweet-tasting liquid commonly found in antifreeze. Although his obituary says he “passed away suddenly,” investigations have revealed his death was long-awaited by his wife, Marsha Allen, 52, and her daughter, Ashley Jones, 30, according to officials.Prosecutors say that on 14 September 2022, Jones allegedly ordered from eBay pong pong seeds - just one...

Husband died when his root beer was poisoned on fifth try from mom-daughter duo, prosecutors say

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

Police urge the public to stop circulating the video and remain calm as they investigate.

Video of alleged gang-rape sparks uproar in Tanzania

Booneville, MS

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Judy Gale Dunlap, 58, of Booneville, has been indicted by the Prentiss County Grand Jury on charges of contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a child, according to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department.

Booneville Woman Indicted for Child Neglect

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Fox News

Police in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, are searching for answers after a suspected murder-suicide outside a Taco Bell. The altercation reportedly occurred in the drive-thru.

Ohio man shoots 25-year-old woman outside Taco Bell in suspected murder-suicide, did not know victim: police

Fort Smith, AR

Melissa Witt was planning to surprise her mom at an Arkansas bowling alley in December 1994 – but the college student never made it inside the building. A trail of blood snaked through the parking lot and was found in Witt’s car. There were signs of a struggle, according to investigators, but the teenager had vanished.

A teenager was snatched from the parking lot of a bowling alley. 30 years later, her killer is still unknown

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Park City, UT

Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and later writing a children’s book about grief, has been ordered to stand trial on murder and other charges, Utah District Court Judge Richard Mrazik ruled Tuesday.

Judge rules Kouri Richins, Utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her husband, will stand trial

Denver, CO

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A Denver City Council committee will consider Tuesday changing the term “feminine hygiene products” to the more inclusive “menstrual hygiene products” in city sales tax documents.

Denver considers name change for feminine hygiene products

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Los Angeles, CA

A California mother of eight was fatally shot earlier this month while confronting a group of people she believed sold marijuana vape pens to her child, KTVU reported.

California mom of 8 fatally shot while protecting kids from drug dealers in harrowing footage

Blendon Township, OH

An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb and a...

Police officer accused of shooting pregnant Black woman dead as she sat in car is indicted

A rapist who groomed and exploited two vulnerable teenage girls has been jailed for 21 years. Nadeem Hussain, 46, plied his victims, who were 16 and 17 at the time, with heroin and crack cocaine to enable his sexual offending, police said. Hussain, formerly of Regent Street in Wakefield, denied...

Rapist who groomed teenagers jailed for 21 years

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

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Former teacher’s lawsuit over ‘Gender Queer’ police investigation goes on

Great Barrington — The civil rights lawsuit filed by a former teacher over an investigation of her having a copy of the book “Gender Queer” in...

Former teacher’s lawsuit over ‘Gender Queer’ police investigation goes on

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