An ex-hospital worker in Missouri was charged this month with the murder of a patient who died two decades ago under her care. Jennifer Anne Hall, 41, is accused of using a deadly dose of a muscle relaxant and morphine to kill 75-year-old Fern Franco at Hedrick Medical Center in 2002, according to Livingston County … Read more
A Connecticut teenager has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of Fairfield Prep student James McGrath, police said Wednesday. The teen, identified by Shelton police as a 16-year-old from Milford, was taken into custody early Wednesday on charges of murder and three counts of first-degree assault. The juvenile suspect, who is scheduled to appear in … Read more
CNN — Federal officials have opened a hate crime investigation in the shooting of three people at a Korean-owned hair salon in Dallas – one of three recent attacks on Asian-run businesses in the area. The Dallas FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the US Attorney’s Office for … Read more
BUFFALO, NY (AP) — A gunman in military-style clothing opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities called a “hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism,” killing 10 people and wounding three others before being taken in custody Saturday afternoon, law enforcement officials said. The gunman was identified … Read more
A California cop was arrested after he was caught masturbating by a family who called police for help with a domestic disturbance, officials said Thursday. San Jose Officer Matthew Dominguez, 32, allegedly “touched himself” in front of two female family members in the home on April 21 — then exposed himself to the mother, according … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s national security, in an action widely condemned as a further sign of Beijing’s erosion of rights in the city. The arrests further expand … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police said Monday that they hadn’t arrested anyone over a weekend fire and vandalism at the office of a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group. The fire at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, which the FBI is helping investigate, came after two Catholic churches in Colorado, including one known for … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — A woman was rescued Sunday from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing, state media said. Separately, police arrested nine people including the building owner on suspicion of causing a major liability accident, the official Xinhua News Agency said. … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in South Florida, federal authorities said. Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard were taken into custody by US Drug Enforcement Administration agents at Miami-Opa-locka Executive Airport and … Read more
A Massachusetts state lawmaker was arrested Tuesday and charged with drunken driving with a blood-alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit, a report said. State Rep. David LeBoeuf was pulled over by state police on Interstate 93 in Quincy at about 10:30 pm after two people called 911 to report an erratic driver on … Read more