iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — As the criminal trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of serial sex offense Jeffrey Epstein, entered its second week, a woman identified by the pseudonym “Kate” testified that Maxwell recruited and groomed her for sexual activity with Epstein when she was a young […]
iStock/PeopleImages (NEW YORK) — In a report shared with the family of Emmett Till, the Justice Department said that it had concluded that the investigation into the 14-year-old’s murder and decided the case should be closed without a new federal prosecution. While the department and the FBI called Till’s murder […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Monday, University of Utah freshman guard Lazar Stefanovic was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week per an announcement from the league office. This is the first such honor for a Ute since center Branden Carlson earned this recognition in February 2020. The native of Belgrade, Serbia posted 7.5 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Monday, Snow College men’s basketball slumped to No. 17 in this week’s NJCAA rankings after going 1-1 to commence Scenic West play. The Badgers (8-2) bested Colorado Northwestern 101-63 Thursday and fell to No. 14 Southern Idaho 84-74 Saturday at Twin Falls, Idaho. Snow had been ranked No. 11 […]
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — For years, thousands of sexual assault kits sat on the shelves in Wisconsin crime labs, leaving victims and investigators desperately waiting for crucial data, according to state officials. But new legislation that went into effect Monday aims to clear up this backlog and provide victims with […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — A suburban New York man threatened to attack the 2021 New York City Pride March with “firepower” that would “make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting look like a cakewalk,” federal prosecutors said Monday. Robert Fehring, 74, of Bayport, New York, allegedly sent at least 60 […]
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s siblings have written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, appealing for “immediate improvements” to her treatment by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service and urging Garland “in the interest of justice and common humanity to change the shocking daily regime […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Medina Spirit, the winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, died of a heart attack following a workout at California’s Santa Anita Park, the horse’s trainer announced Monday. The 3-year-old colt collapsed on the track after completing a routine morning workout and died “suddenly,” the on-site veterinary […]
iStock/MattGush (NEW YORK) — A Minnesota snowstorm turned highways and roads into a slippery destruction derby in which at least 261 vehicle crashes were reported in an 18-hour period, authorities said. The traffic mayhem occurred as the first significant snowstorm of the season dumped about an inch of fresh powder […]
iStock/imagedepotpro (NEW YORK) — Portions of Hawaii are bracing for potentially catastrophic rainfall this week, just days after some islands were hit with an early winter snowstorm. Major flash flooding, river flooding and landslides are all possible on multiple islands, with a flood watch in effect across the state through […]
