16 h. ago Bodycam footage shows moment cops rescue man who was held captive in home for 20 years

The victim, who weighed just 68lbs upon his release, had been locked inside an eight-by-nine-foot room by his stepmother Kimberly Sullivan since he was a child, prosecutors say

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16 h. ago French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him

Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed itAn 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees.The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Teen who shot family plotted to kill 30 school children to become most notorious mass killer

Shooter Nicholas Prosper, then 18, spent a year plotting a school attack which was disrupted by ‘chance and circumstance alone’, Luton Crown Court heard

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40 h. ago Man raped severely disabled woman who couldn't walk or speak he was caring for

Isaiah Fields, 23, sexually assaulted a severely disabled woman with Rett Syndrome who has the cognitive ability of an infant.

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65 h. ago A Missouri cop shot and killed a woman and her infant child. Prosecutors have decided not to charge him.

A 34-year-old and her three-month-old daughter were fatally shot last year

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67 h. ago Pastor found dead in church cemetery after being arrested for rape of a minor

Waymon Sykes Jordan Sr, a pastor in North Carolina, was found dead just days after he was arrested for the rape of a minor, with sources suggesting he shot and killed himself

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3 d. ago Woman killed in feared 'mistaken identify murder' as four appear in court

Mum Joanne Penney's death has been described by loved ones as an unimaginable loss after the 40-year-old was shot in the chest and killed in South Wales last week

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4 d. ago Wife of British diving instructor who was shot dead on their Bahamas yacht says she's still fighting for justice 10 years on

The wife of a British diving instructor who was gunned down on their Bahamas yacht is still fighting for justice a decade later, as the alleged killer's trial is put on hold once again. 

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4 d. ago South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since the state resumed the death penalty in September

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7 d. ago Smoke grenade mistakenly used by police at hotel stabbings scene, inquiry told

Asylum seeker Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh was shot and killed by police responding to the incident in June 2020.

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8 d. ago Inquiry hearing into death of asylum seeker shot by police after hotel stabbings

Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, was shot and killed by police on June 26 2020.

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8 d. ago First photo of 'bubbly' mum shot and killed in Wales as police give huge update

South Wales Police have confirmed the identity of the woman who was shot and killed on Sunday night as 40-year-old Joanne Penney, with a 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder

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8 d. ago First image of mum shot and killed in Talbot Green as police issue major update

Joanne Penney, 40, was found at a property in Green Park as detectives issue a witness appeal

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1 week ago Horror in Syria as 'naked women are paraded and shot dead': More than 1,000 killed in just two days as country is gripped by deadly violence between new rulers and Assad loyalists

The violent clashes, which erupted Thursday, are some of the deadliest since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago, and marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government.

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1 week ago Horror in Syria as 'naked women are paraded and shot dead': More than 600 are killed in deadly violence between new rulers and Assad loyalists

The violent clashes, which erupted Thursday, are some of the deadliest since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago, and marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government.

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1 week ago Judge deciding whether to let charges drop against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is about to get key advice

A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to submit written arguments

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1 week ago Loose Women blasted for treating Gypsy Rose Blanchard 'like a celebrity' on the show

The 33-year-old shot to fame after being found guilty in 2016 of killing her mother Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard

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1 week ago Valentine's Day pub shooting update: Inquest hears chilling new detail about  victim who 'was killed by partner before he jumped to his death off bridge'

Lisa Smith died in the car park of The Three Horseshoes on Main Road in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks, on February 14.

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2 w. ago Indian woman, 33, quietly executed in Abu Dhabi for infant’s murder

Family and Indian embassy officials learn of her execution as father pleads for updates on daughter's well-being

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2 w. ago Two leaders of group suspected of smuggling 20,000 immigrants arrested in LA

Vast human smuggling ring was responsible for deaths of seven, including a four-year-old child, prosecutors sayTwo alleged leaders of a criminal organization suspected of smuggling 20,000 people without permanent legal residency into the US from Guatemala have been arrested in Los Angeles, federal prosecutors said on Monday.Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, known as “Turko”, and his lieutenant, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, were taken into custody Friday and have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to smuggling migrants across the border over five years, the US attorney’s office said. A federal judge ordered the men, who themselves are in the country illegally, jailed without bond until their trial in April. Continue reading...

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