An Idaho inmate who led police on a two-day manhunt was described by a former prosecutor as a “bright individual” who came out of his first prison sentence with neo-Nazi tattoos on his face and body. “I was actually disappointed that he had fallen into that group, but I wasn’t shocked,” said Stan Holloway, a … Read more
JACKSON, Miss. — A judge sentenced two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies from a self-described “Goon Squad” to federal prison Thursday for the torture and abuse of two Black men in a racist attack. Brett Morris McAlpin, 53, was ordered to serve 327 months, which is more than 27 years. And Joshua Hartfield, 32, the final … Read more
It wouldn’t be March without a little madness. The NCAA basketball tournament got underway Thursday and like every year, the upsets followed. Perennial powerhouse Kentucky went down to Oakland in Pittsburgh, Pa., 80-76. The Wildcats went in with a 3 seed but couldn’t get past No. 14 Oakland University, which hails from Oakland County, Michigan. … Read more
Pye had lost a previous appeal on the grounds that Georgia, at the time a death warrant was signed for him, had not fulfilled certain requirements to restart executions created as a result of the Covid pandemic. Those requirements included the return of normal visitations at state prisons. Pye’s lawyers argued that after the state … Read more
An American woman who previously posed as heiress to a fortune faces extradition to Northern Ireland to face charges in connection with alleged schemes in which she is accused of duping investors out of over $150,000. She was previously convicted in a scam in Los Angeles that was detailed on the “Queen of Con” podcast. … Read more
Police are searching for an escaped inmate and another person after corrections officers in Boise, Idaho, were shot early Wednesday in what officials described as a planned escape. The incident began at 2:15 a.m. local time when state Corrections Department officers were attempting to transfer inmate Skylar Meade back to the corrections facility, according to … Read more
UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly is set to vote Thursday on what would be the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the powerful new technology benefits all nations, respects human rights and is “safe, secure and trustworthy.” The United States, which sponsored the resolution, has said it hopes the world body will … Read more
An American Delta Airlines pilot has been sentenced to 10 months in jail in Scotland after reporting for work intoxicated when he was scheduled to fly to New York last year. Lawrence Barbiers Russell Jr, 63, was supposed to captain a flight from Edinburgh, Scotland, to New York City on June, 16, 2023, but he … Read more
ZEARING, Iowa — Four members of a rural Iowa family are accused of abducting and abusing an 18-year-old relative who had been handcuffed to a bed and beaten so badly that he had brain bleeding and multiple broken ribs, and who was so malnourished that he weighed just 70 pounds when he showed up at … Read more
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $977 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing. No winning ticket matched all six numbers for the $893 million jackpot Tuesday. The numbers drawn were: 24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold ball 7. The prize money has been building for 29 consecutive drawings since the last … Read more