5 d. ago Gérard Depardieu faces Rome trial after alleged incident with paparazzo

Italian photographer Rino Barillari accuses French actor of punching and injuring him last May at a bar in the capitalGérard Depardieu is facing a trial in Rome after allegedly punching a legendary paparazzo outside a bar in the Italian capital.The French actor, who earlier this month was found guilty by a Paris court of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, is charged with causing personal injury to the Italian photographer Rino Barillari. The case is due to begin at a court in Rome on 17 June. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago A New Orleans man with a history of violent allegations killed his neighbor – now a family seeks justice for their son

Leroy Stelly Jr shot Richie Smith dead in 2023 but was never charged. Now Smith’s mother and father have unearthed Stelly’s brutal past and are asking police for justiceOver a roughly 14-year period beginning in 2009, Leroy Stelly Jr faced accusations of pepper-spraying two women whom he encountered on a sidewalk and insulted as “bitches”, slapping his future wife at a bar, and threatening to shoot a construction worker while pretending to be a cop.He also called emergency operators and declared that he was “going to put a fucking .45”-caliber bullet in the head of someone who had banged on his door. He allegedly punched a guest he had over on Christmas Eve. He reportedly challenged people at a healthcare clinic with which he shares a fence “to meet [him] out on the street”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nursery worker 'seen hurting 23 babies' in alleged attacks caught 'on CCTV'

Roksana Lecka, 22, was employed as a nursery worker when she allegedly pinched, punched and pulled the hair of the babies.

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2 w. ago Nursery worker 'seen hurting 23 babies' in alleged attacks 'on CCTV'

Roksana Lecka, 22, was employed as a nursery worker at the £1,900-per-month Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south London, when she allegedly pinched, punched and pulled the hair of the babies

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3 w. ago Olympic medallist Fred Kerley arrested again after allegedly hitting ex

The US sprinter will not take part in Grand Slam Track this weekend

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3 w. ago US sprinter Fred Kerley arrested for allegedly punching former girlfriend

Olympic medallist not running at Grand Slam TrackThe 29-year-old charged with ‘battery-touch or strike’Fred Kerley, twice an Olympic 100m medallist, has been arrested for allegedly punching the hurdler and his former girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, and the American sprinter will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend.The alleged incident occurred on Thursday at a hotel where Johnson, who is listed as a competitor in the Miami event, had an appointment with her conditioning coach when she told police she ran into Kerley. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fred Kerley arrested for alleged hotel incident involving ex

Fred Kerley won bronze in the 100m at the Paris Games, having claimed silver in the Tokyo Olympics, but the American has now been arrested for allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend

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3 w. ago Trump officials increasingly recruit local police for immigration enforcement despite ‘red flags’

Agreements with agencies in 38 states resurrect aggressive tactics shelved more than a decade ago amid alarms about civil rights abusesThe first few months of 2025 have been tumultuous for Sheriff Bill Rogers, the chief law officer of Columbus county in North Carolina. In February, his department settled a lawsuit accusing Columbus jail deputies of neglecting the care of a county inmate who was almost beaten to death in 2023. Then in March, a group of Roger’s deputies were accused of assault during the arrest of a 57-year-old who claimed he was punched in the back of the head and left bloody after allegedly running a stop sign.Those episodes follow years of scandal. Continue reading...

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