Police: New Orleans attacker drove onto sidewalk, around police car in French Quarter, 'defeating' protections
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police: New Orleans attacker drove onto sidewalk, around police car in French Quarter, 'defeating' protections.
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Jade Janks was convicted of the 2020 murder of Thomas Merriman
- CNN
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death
Violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities, videos from the northwestern region of Shaanxi have shown.
- Malay Mail
Govt seeks court order to gag public discussion on Najib’s house arrest bid, but his lawyers object
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The government will file for a gag and prohibitive order in the High Court to prevent the public...
- Malay Mail
Man arrested for public nuisance after urinating on Outram Park MRT station’s escalator handrail
SINGAPORE, Jan 13 – A 41-year-old man was reportedly arrested for public nuisance after urinating on an escalator handra...
- People
Gisèle Pélicot's Daughter Believes Her Father Might Have Also Drugged and Sexually Abused Her: 'A Monster' Who 'Should Die in Prison'
Caroline Darian opened up about the suspected abuse, which her dad previously denied, in an emotional new interview
- Malay Mail
That’s bananas: High Court slashes man’s three-month sentence for stealing a single bunch
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The High Court in Muar today reduced the three-month prison sentence of a widower convicted of ba...
- Malay Mail
Ruff tech support: Meet Noble, Malaysia's only electronic devices specialist dog (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Move over, human detectives. There’s a new investigator in town, and he’s got four legs and a nos...
- The Independent
Nurse in critical condition after stabbing at hospital A&E
A 37-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody
- Associated Press
Italy releases Iranian citizen held on a US warrant over drone attack in Jordan
Italy on Sunday released an Iranian citizen wanted by the U.S. over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago, after the Italian justice minister asked a court to revoke his arrest. Mohammad Abedini has already returned to Iran, Iranian state TV said on Sunday afternoon. Abedini was arrested on a U.S. warrant on Dec. 16, three days before Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained while on a reporting trip to Iran.
- The Independent
Owner of Vietnam’s ‘foreigners only’ restaurant charged with facilitating prostitution
Owner admits to acting as intermediary between women staff and foreign clients
- The Telegraph
Nurse fighting for her life after being stabbed in hospital
A nurse is fighting for her life after being stabbed by a “member of the public” in a hospital.
- Evening Standard
Four councils back motion to classify ‘Asian grooming gangs’ as an Islamophobic term
Oxford, Newcastle, Manchester, and Calderdale councils are expected to back a report claiming the phrase perpetuates harmful stereotypes
- The Guardian
Yorkshire police officer killed at crash scene was ‘the very best of us’
Tributes paid to off-duty PC Rosie Prior, who died along with motorist Ryan Welford after being struck by lorry on A19
- People
Housekeeper Facing Charges for Allegedly Assaulting 83-Year-Old Employer Who Denied Her a $500 Christmas Bonus
Heather Nelson, 29, faces charges of robbery, forgery and aggravated battery following the Christmas Eve incident in Florida
- The Independent
Thomas Taylor: Three teenagers charged with murder after boy, 17, stabbed near bus station
Three teenagers charged as detectives make further arrests in connection with Thomas Taylor’s death
- The Independent
Five years ago, a missing Montana teen was found dead and officials ruled there was no foul play. Now, a man has been charged in her death
Sixteen-year-old Selena Not Afraid vanished on the way home from a New Year’s party in 2020. Now a man has been charged in her death, and Selena’s aunt tells Andrea Cavallier that she’s ready to hear the whole story of what happened that day.
- The Daily Beast
Men Arrested Near Kamala Harris’ L.A. Home Amid Anti-Looting Curfew
Two men have been arrested near Kamala Harris’ Los Angeles home as curfews were put in place to ward off looting amid the ongoing wildfires The men breached the curfew in the Palisades Fire evacuation area, right by the vice president’s home, according to police. Early Saturday at around 4:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the Brentwood neighborhood due to reports of a burglary, according to CBS News. The two men were then taken into custody for violating the curfew.
- The Guardian
New Orleans attack would’ve had ‘completely different outcome’ if steel barriers had been used, inventor says
Peter Whitford says Archer barriers, which the city had stored away, have record of stopping vehicle rammings
- People
1-Year-Old Baby and 10-Year-Old Boy Among 3 People Killed in Home Massacre: 'A Horrible Tragedy'
The victims were found "stabbed to death" by police at a residence in Louisiana on Jan. 9
- NY Daily News
Florida cop slams into motorist while watching porn
A now-former Florida police officer watching pornography on his cellphone slammed into another vehicle that had stopped for a school bus flashing its light. According to an internal investigation report obtained by the Smoking Gun on Friday, 28-year-old Lake County Deputy Sheriff Tristan Macomber rear-ended a 63-year-old woman’s Toyota Corolla, then claimed his brakes malfunctioned. When ...