California Man to Reunite With Family 25 Years After He ‘Vanished With No Trace’

White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years for fatally shooting Black neighbor

Susan Lorincz was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Ajike Owens, her Black neighbor, through her front door last year.

Florida woman sentenced to 25 years for fatally shooting neighbor through door

A white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked door was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for the "completely unnecessary" gunfire.

Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in neighbor shooting death

Susan Lorincz, who was found guilty of felony manslaughter with a firearm, was sentenced on 25 years in prison for fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens.

Family unable to grieve after 'hospital nightmare'

A 90-year-old woman's family say they were not told about a cancer diagnosis until finding records.

Family dog to be destroyed after girl, 10, killed

Police say the attack was "out of character" as the girl and dog had a "close, loving relationship".

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the BBC it is an "extremely important issue" after 15-year-old Holly Newton's murder by her ex-boyfriend.

Search for Jigsaw Murder families after bones find

Edinburgh University wants the two women's descendants to help decide what happens to their remains.

Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.

Man jailed for three years over Snapchat sextortion

Christopher Morrow pleaded guilty to trying to blackmail 16 women into sending him sexual videos.

Guardiola agrees one-year extension at Man City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola agrees a one-year contract extension to take his stay at the club to 10 seasons.

Amorim before Utd debut: I can be 'Smiling One'

Rúben Amorim has said he is happy to be the "Smiling One" as he prepares for his debut as Manchester United manager.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Mountain Fire in Southern California 0% contained after growing incredibly fast

The Mountain Fire is 0% contained and has scorched about 14,000 acres in Southern California since erupting Wednesday with hundreds of firefighters battling the blaze in areas near Los Angeles. CBS ...

California Gov. Newsom calls for special legislative session after Trump win

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving civil rights and enabling potential litigation ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

After California Mountain Fire, Residents Return to Find Homes Reduced to Rubble

The Mountain fire has torn through more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures in Ventura County. “It’s just devastating,” one resident said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Missing gold panner rescued after two nights in California forest

Panner went to get water for friend and got lost, police say, and helicopter crew spotted his campfire on cliff days later. An amateur gold panner’s dream of finding treasure during an expedition ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Chaos at California hospital after patient climbs into ceiling and gets stuck

Firefighters rescue man after he was firmly wedged into the ceiling of emergency room and could not free himself. A patient believed to be under the influence of drugs caused chaos at a California ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says

Dong Yuyu was detained in 2022 after meeting Japanese diplomats named agents of ‘espionage organisation’. A veteran Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced by a Beijing court to seven ...

World - The Guardian - 16 hours ago

Officials say a California man who owed couple $80K killed them and burned their bodies in the desert

A Los Angeles-area man who officials say killed a couple and burned their bodies and vehicles has been charged with murder, kidnapping, arson and burglary.

California man jailed for life over hate-crime murder of teenage ex-classmate

Samuel Woodward, 27, sentenced to life without parole over stabbing of Blaze Bernstein, who was gay and Jewish. A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Man dies after motorcycle crash

A man has died after a collision on the Derrylin Road, police have said.

California couple of 63 years loses nearly everything in Mountain Fire except their wedding album

California couple of 63 years loses nearly everything in Mountain Fire except their wedding album.

Groundwater pumping is making California's San Joaquin Valley sink about an inch per year: Study

California's San Joaquin Valley may be sinking nearly an inch per year due to the over-pumping of groundwater supplies, with resource extraction outpacing natural recharge, a new study has found. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Psychedelic Traces Found on Mug From Ancient Egypt

Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers said.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Amorim told he couldn't delay Man Utd move till summer

Ruben Amorim says he wanted to take the Manchester United job at the end of the season but accepted a mid-season appointment after being told it was "now or never".

Fernandes shows why he will be key for Amorim's Man United

Bruno Fernandes has been central to Man United's mini-turnaround under Ruud van Nistelrooy, and he'll be key to Rúben Amorim's hopes of success.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Man goes on trial for rape, murder of India doctor, claims he was framed

A volunteer member of the Kolkata Police force has gone on trial for the rape and murder of a female doctor at a hospital in India, claiming he was framed.

A Man Was Missing for Months. Investigators Say He Faked His Death.

The authorities spent weeks searching a Wisconsin lake for the man’s body before discovering that he had moved money into a foreign bank account and had been communicating with a woman in Uzbekistan.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Deaf man said he tried to communicate with officers before violent arrest

Tyron McAlpin was violently arrested by two Phoenix police officers in August said he tried to alert the officers that he was deaf.

Man Who Faked Kayaking Death Says in Video He’s ‘Safe’

Ryan Borgwardt, who is believed to be in Eastern Europe and has been communicating with the authorities, has not committed to returning to the U.S., officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 21

AP Top 25: Indiana falls to No. 10 after loss at Ohio State

The Hoosiers fell five spots after the 38-15 loss.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Democrat Derek Tran ousts Michelle Steel in CA House battle

The battle for the Orange County district turned harshly personal in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

Trump says he will quickly impose tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico

Politics - Politico - 4 days ago

Jury awards $98 million to family of Dallas man shot in his home by ex-police officer

A jury ordered former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger to pay $98 million after it found that she used excessive force in the fatal shooting of Botham Jean in his home six years ago.

Jury Awards $98.65 Million to Family of Man Killed by Former Dallas Police Officer

A jury in federal court concluded that a white police officer used excessive force and violated the constitutional rights of Botham Shem Jean, a Black man, in 2018.