Texas high school teacher, 35, accused of having sex with male student
A Texas high school teacher accused of having sex with a male student turned herself in to police this week — one year after she was indicted and a warrant...
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San Francisco gives new mayor expedited powers to tackle drug use, homelessness
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie notched an early victory in his crusade against the city’s twin crises of homelessness and fentanyl addiction, getting sign-off from the powerful Board of...
Chinese Drug Lord ‘White Wolf’ Under Investigation in Taiwan, Thanks to Peter Schweizer’s ‘Blood Money’
Citing revelations in Peter Schweizer’s most recent book, Taiwan’s top prosecutor ordered an investigation into Zhang An Le, known as “White Wolf,” on suspicion of assisting Mexican drug cartels to...
Lawmakers target looters in wake of arrests in Los Angeles-area burn zones
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are proposing tougher penalties on looting and other opportunistic crimes during disasters after over two dozen individuals were arrested in evacuation zones after the recent deadly wildfires in...
Alabama officer’s minor traffic stop leads to discovery of cocaine being trafficked by illegal aliens
A police force in a small Alabama town uncovered illegal aliens trafficking a large amount of cocaine after an officer stopped their car for a minor violation. Calera Police Chief...
Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns
Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children and targeting them with violence and sexual assault, Amnesty International said in a report detailing the effects of the long-running civil unrest ravaging the...
Louisiana resuming executions after 15 years, approves nitrogen gas method
Louisiana will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, forging ahead on plans set in motion last spring to carry out death sentences using nitrogen hypoxia. The office of Louisiana Gov....
Jarring video captures hit-and-run suspect abandoning victim in busy road, police say
The Los Angeles Police Department has released alarming security camera video that appears to show a driver running over a man, getting out of his car to approach the victim...
‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial
Novelist Salman Rushdie has described the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him in a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye. The...
Kanye West called himself ‘Hitler’ and was abusive to ex-employee, lawsuit alleges
Kanye West told a Jewish employee that he was a “Nazi,” compared himself to Adolf Hitler and fired her the day after she complained about his behavior, according to a...
