The head of one of the largest operators of homeless shelters in New York City was fired on Monday as Bronx prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into allegations of a long pattern of sexual abuse and financial misconduct that had gone largely unchecked by his organization and the city. The executive, Victor Rivera, had helped […]
LANSING, Mich. — Dozens of heavily armed militiamen crowded into the Michigan Statehouse last April to protest a stay-at-home order by the Democratic governor to slow the pandemic. Chanting and stomping their feet, they halted legislative business, tried to force their way onto the floor and brandished rifles from the gallery over lawmakers below. Initially, […]
The Manhattan district attorney’s attempt to prosecute former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman was dealt a final blow when New York’s highest court said quietly last week it would not review lower court rulings on the case. The court’s decision brings to an end the district attorney’s quest to ensure that the campaign chairman, […]
A teacher has been accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student in her classroom – after moving surveillance cameras so she couldn’t be caught. History teacher Hayley Hallmark has been charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour with one of her former students between August 2018 and August 2020. The alleged abuse took place in Hallmark’s […]
A lawyer appearing before a judge in a virtual court case popped up on screen as a cartoon cat – after failing to realise a feline filter was switched on. The Texas lawman was forced to face the nightmare many have feared during the COVID-19 pandemic and the age of non-stop Zoom calls, when it […]
The pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew into clouds last year in an apparent violation of federal standards, US safety investigators have said. Ara Zobayan had been flying under visual flight rules on 26 January last year, which meant he needed to be able to see where he was going. But Robert Sumwalt, chairman of […]
Paris Hilton has testified about abuse she says she suffered as a teenager at a boarding school, including being forced into solitary confinement naked, made to take mystery pills, and subjected to beatings. She has previously spoken to Sky News about her treatment during her childhood, and has also released a documentary about it called […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A slain FBI agent was remembered for his intelligence, keen wit and for an investigation that took down the largest know child pornography websites during a memorial service. Agents Daniel Alfin, 36, and Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and were gunned down Tuesday while serving a search warrant at the Broward County […]
BEVERLY HILLS, UNITED STATES (AFP) – Cyanide-filled fake teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week. Many retro espionage devices in the sale by US-based Julien’s Auctions – known for Hollywood and pop culture memorabilia – would not be out […]
A new study has determined that the more contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in Britain is doubling in prevalence roughly every 10 days in the United States. Representative Ron Wright of Texas died after battling Covid-19. N.B.A. stars are speaking out against plans for an All-Star Game in Atlanta next month. Get the […]