35 h. ago Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

Nearly six years after a man fatally shot 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the gunman's criminal case is set to come to a close

Events

45 h. ago 'Intimacy toys' spark blaze as bloke in robe tells cops 'I started the fire'

Harry Torres told firefighters, 'I started the fire' and 'I lit the two toys on fire' after they rushed to the scene to battle the blaze that caused an 87-year-old woman to flee her home

Events

63 h. ago He attacked her and kept breaching restraining orders. All he got was a fine

'He pleads guilty knowing he will get a lesser sentence and it will be over and done with. When he gets a fine, it empowers him to continue'

Events

2 d. ago Former Texas teacher accused of sexual relationship with middle school student

Kara Hernandez faces charges of indecency with a child involving sexual contact and an improper relationship with a student

Society

3 d. ago Glam teacher accused of sexually abusing student pleads not guilty after telling cops 'I'm good looking'

The Chicago teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student, but has pled not guilty and claimed he was in fact the one stalking her

Society

3 d. ago Glam teacher accused of sexually abusing student tells cops 'I'm good looking'

The Chicago teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student, but has pled not guilty and claimed he was in fact the one stalking her

Society

3 d. ago Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

An Afghan teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in a plot to carry out an Election Day attack in Oklahoma

Politics

3 d. ago Harvard Medical School morgue manager to plead guilty to stealing heads, brains and bones before SELLING them

Cedric Lodge, 56, managed the Ivy League's morgue for 27 years until he was arrested in 2023 for transporting goods across state lines.

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3 d. ago Female British teacher, 53, accused of 'sexually assaulting young child' shouldn't be extradited to Turkey as she is depressed, court told

Rebecca Richardson appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday as she fights extradition to Turkey over allegations she sexually assaulted a young child.

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3 d. ago Louisiana mom learns her fate after daughter, 3, was beaten to death by two boys while she was at the CASINO

Dineshia Yates, 27, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and cruelty to juveniles after her daughter, Blessing Buckles, was killed by other children while unattended.

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3 d. ago Former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School to plead guilty to stealing and selling body parts

Cedric Lodge was accused of stealing and selling human heads, brains, skin and bones from cadavers as part of a ‘nationwide network’

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3 d. ago Louisiana girl, 3, was beaten to death by other CHILDREN mom asked to babysit while she went gambling

Dineshia Yates, 27, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and cruelty to juveniles after her daughter, Blessing Buckles, was killed by other children while unattended.

Events

3 d. ago Scot accused of 'sexual advances' towards woman 'hired for massages and weeding'

The court heard that the woman was left "scared and nervous" after Kevin Booth's alleged behaviour during massage sessions.

Events

3 d. ago Wife of Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin pleads guilty to plotting his murder

Goodwin’s estranged wife was arrested in March for hiring a hitman to murder the TV star

Events

4 d. ago Female Brit teacher, 54, in court accused of sexually assaulting a child in Turkey

British teacher Rebecca Richardson, 54, was accused of sexually assaulting a child in Istanbul in 2019, but a UK court was today told she should not be extradited to the country

Events

4 d. ago Texas Democrat pleads guilty to posting fake racist comments in order to garner sympathy

Taral Patel says he is ‘deeply remorseful’ for the trollish attacks during his Fort Bend County commissioner run

Politics

5 d. ago Teen girls kicked one victim in the head and demanded another kiss their feet

The 13 and 14 year-old girls pleaded guilty to charges of assault and blackmail at Cardiff Youth Court

Events

5 d. ago Teacher 'who had sex with student' caught as boy exposes pics of them 'kissing'

A female teacher has been accused and charged with having a 'sexual and romantic relationship' with a student – the couple allegedly had sex several days after planning a date to the cinema

Society

5 d. ago Sydney author loses bid to conceal identity amid charges erotica novel contains child abuse material

Woman has pleaded not guilty to all charges as News Corp lawyer argues ‘horse has bolted’ when it comes to suppressing her identityGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn erotica author charged with child abuse offences over content in an unreleased book has had a bid to conceal her identity rejected, despite her lawyer arguing “all she has done is written a fictional novel”.Sydney woman Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, 33, who works as a marketing executive at a charity and writes under the pen names Lauren Ashley and Tori Woods, has pleaded not guilty to the three charges: one count of producing, one count of possessing, and another of disseminating child abuse material.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Culture

5 d. ago Nick Carter denies latest sexual assault accusation as woman claims STD led to cervical cancer

The Backstreet Boy has previously been accused of sexual assault by three other women

Events