A new federal indictment accuses a former St. Louis-area police officer of sexually assaulting 19 men while they were restrained and in his custody, marking 11 additional victims. Marcellis Blackwell of St. Louis assaulted the men from Nov. 8, 2022, to June 5, 2023, according to the 36-count superseding indictment returned by a grand jury … Read more
Travis Kelce is shaking off any hate surrounding his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end gushed about his relationship with the singer in a new interview, reflecting on public interest in the couple and how he’s learned to shut out the noise, something Swift has “dealt with it forever,” he … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Prosecutors say a gun that a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy said a man was waving at him when he fatally shot him in the back in 2020 was found in the man’s kitchen with the safety on. In his opening statement Wednesday in the murder case against Jason Meade, special prosecutor Gary Shroyer shared … Read more
A pink orchid has “Wheel of Fortune” fans seeing red. The Jan. 30 episode of the popular game show ended in controversy after viewers claim Megan, the contestant who made it to the bonus round, lost, even though they claim she guessed the correct answer, which was “Pink Orchid.” Here’s the setup: The category was “Living Thing,” … Read more
The West Coast braced for severe weather Thursday and this weekend as more than 22 million people were under flood alerts and authorities prepared for back-to-back Pacific storms. Some 32 million people are also under high wind alerts, meaning widespread power outages are possible due to the “atmospheric river” effect, caused by airborne currents of … Read more
Four people in Washington state have tested positive this month for a rare fungal infection that can be deadly. It’s the state’s first known outbreak of the fungus, called Candida auris, according to Seattle and King County health officials, though one locally acquired case was detected there in July. The cluster comes as Candida auris … Read more
One man was killed and another, a man who served in the Trump administration, was critically injured Monday in Washington, D.C., in an hourslong crime and carjacking spree. Mike Gill, who worked at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under former President Donald Trump, was shot and injured in the violence that began shortly before … Read more
LEVITTOWN, Pa. — The man accused of killing his father and displaying his decapitated head in a macabre YouTube video has long been obsessed with conspiracy theories, say those who knew him. Justin Mohn, 32, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and other counts after his father, Michael Mohn, was found beheaded in their … Read more
Director Joel Souza was wounded in the incident. Baldwin waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty, an attorney for the actor said. Baldwin has maintained that he did not pull the trigger on the gun before it fired. He also has said that the gun had been declared “cold,” with no live ammunition, … Read more
LAS VEGAS — The Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark for more than six decades, is shutting its doors in the spring to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium that will be home to the relocating Oakland Athletics. Bally’s Corp. made the announcement Monday, saying the closure on April 2 — days before the … Read more