Judge approves $600 million class-action settlement in last year's fiery Ohio derailment, both sides say
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Judge approves $600 million class-action settlement in last year's fiery Ohio derailment, both sides say.
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Malay Mail‘Please forgive me!’: Grief-stricken father pens emotional farewell to Kuen Cheng student in fatal fall
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The father of a 13-year-old student who fell to her death at Kuen Cheng High School here has broke...
- Malay Mail
Muhyiddin’s passport plea denied: Judge says he can holiday in Malaysia instead of Uzbekistan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has turned down former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s r...
- Malay Mail
Will he walk free or defend himself? Najib’s fate in the balance as High Court set to rule on RM2.2b 1MDB trial on Oct 30
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will know on October 30 if he has to continue facing...
- People
Wife Was Caught on Dashcam Injecting Husband with Poison, Which Killed Him in Minutes: ‘Get Off of Me!'
Amanda Hovanec, 37, pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance that resulted in the death of her husband Timothy in April 2022
- Malay Mail
Suspect in missing Felcra retiree Sabari’s case linked to gambling addiction, reportedly spent stolen RM16,000 at casino
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Authorities have confirmed that a suspect in the case of missing retired Felcra officer Sabari Bah...
- Malay Mail
‘He knew how to act like anyone’: ‘Catch Me If You Can’-style conman arrested after six years on the run, pleads not guilty to fraud charges
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — A man accused of impersonating various professionals in a scheme similar to the character from the...
- The Daily Beast
Calvin Klein’s Ex-Boy Toy Slammed for Being Tenant From Hell
Calvin Klein’s ex-boy toy Nick Gruber has been accused of being a drug-slinging roommate from hell by a California man battling Parkinson’s Disease—and now a judge ruled the man must pay Gruber for the trouble.Santa Rosa resident Richard Jones told ABC 7 News that he and his husband, Alfonso Monreal, took Gruber in as a tenant in 2021. However, things quickly turned sour, according to Jones.“I don’t want this to happen to anybody else,” said a teary-eyed Jones in an interview with ABC 7 News hos
- Associated Press
Cambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media
A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident. A Cambodia prison official and an opposition activist group said Thursday that Nuon Toeun, 36, who had worked in Malaysia for several years, was arrested last week by Malaysian authorities following a request from the Cambodian government.
- Evening Standard
London gang sentenced after teen stabbed in horror sword attack on Southeastern train
Gang stabbed teenager with 17 inch sword on board train at Hither Green station in front of horrified commuters
- The Daily Beast
Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
- The Independent
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs now faces 120 new sex-assault accusers — with the youngest being just 9 years old at the time
Most of the complaints will be filed in New York, Los Angeles, or in Miami, one of the attorneys said
- The Independent
Teenagers turned in by parents after string of flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores in LA
The suspects were spotted by family membes in surveillance video released by LAPD after not attempting to hide faces during robberies
- The Independent
Arizona mom decapitated by son when she should have been celebrating at own surprise birthday party, cops say
Alejandro David Gonzalez allegedly confessing to killing his mom while on drugs – just 24 hours after he was released from prison
- The Telegraph
Matthew Perry death: Doctor pleads guilty to ketamine charge
A doctor charged over the death of Matthew Perry, the Friends actor, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine.
- AFP News
Singapore ex-minister jailed in rare graft trial
A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.Iswaran's trial has been deemed by observers to be one of the most politically significant in the city-state's history.
- Malay Mail
Singapore’s Hotel Properties Limited halts trading as Malaysian tycoon Ong Beng Seng set to face court today linked to Iswaran scandal
SINGAPORE, Oct 4 — Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), the property and hotel developer co-founded by Ong Beng Seng, has req...
- CNN
5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site
US authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills.
- The Independent
‘I’m committing a mass shooting’: Inside the upbringing that helped mold Georgia school shooting suspect
Colt Gray, 14, is accused of killing four people in a rampage at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, last month in which he shot 11 people and killed four
- HuffPost
Arrest Made In ‘Georgetown Cuddler’ Case Years After Series Of Rapes Near Campuses
More than 10 years after the attacks on young women in their homes near campus, authorities said they identified a suspect using DNA evidence and genetic genealogy.
- Associated Press
Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to one count of obstructing justice and four of accepting gifts from people with whom he had official business. Justice Vincent Hoong, in his ruling, said holders of high office "must be expected to avoid any perception that they are susceptible to influence by pecuniary benefits.”