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New Jersey mom convicted of murdering 5-year-old son in 1991 to be freed after state's top court overturns jury verdict
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 03:09
Michelle Lodzinski was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but she'll be walking free much earlier.
Mayor-elect Adams taps City Hall 'fraud' watchdogs, defends potential selection of scandal-scarred ex-cop
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 01:02
Mayor-elect Eric Adams on Tuesday tapped a couple of veteran municipal government watchdogs to help him root out "waste, fraud and abuse" in City Hall -- before defending his potential appointment of a former NYPD cop on...
Denver shooting spree suspect Lyndon McLeod harbored extremist views: report
New York Post - 29 Dec 2021 04:43
Colorado police identified Lyndon James McLeod as the shooter who allegedly went on a "shooting rampage" in the Denver area Monday night.
The Reality of ESP in Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations
OpEdNews - 29 Dec 2021 17:41
The recent tests at the Ascension Church and the Las Virgenes Water District were successful and confirmed that Search and Rescue (SAR) operations can be more effective if someone close to the lost person interacts with ...
6 Hong Kong pro-democracy journalists arrested under national security law
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 04:27
The journalists with Stand News were charged with sedition.
Abraar Karan: Omicron variant makes transmission during brief interactions 'far more likely'
Boston - 29 Dec 2021 19:56
"You cannot wait to start using better masks." The post Abraar Karan: Omicron variant makes transmission during brief interactions ‘far more likely’ appeared first on Boston.com.
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82
Chicago Tribune - 29 Dec 2021 03:46
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada's longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82.
'Delta Karen' Patricia Cornwall once allegedly threatened to kill mom, stepdad
New York Post - 29 Dec 2021 15:45
Patricia Cornwall's stepdad, Robert Spoeri, filed the restraining order against her in July 2020 after she made the alleged threats while living with them in their Los Angeles home.
20-year-old Georgia man charged with killing his mom and stepdad
New York Post - 29 Dec 2021 05:57
A 20-year-old Georgia man was arrested for allegedly shooting dead his mother and stepfather at the family's home early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack
CNN - 29 Dec 2021 05:45
Two Save the Children staff, missing in eastern Myanmar after a deadly attack on civilians allegedly carried out by government soldiers, have been confirmed dead, the non-profit organization said on Tuesday.
Police identify victims and arrest suspect who allegedly slammed into six kids on Florida sidewalk, killing two
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 05:18
Police arrest suspect who allegedly mowed down six kids on a sidewalk while swerving around a bus, killing two and sending the others to the hospital.
Visitation held for Chicago police officer who died of COVID as family, FOP seek on-duty death designation
Chicago Tribune - 29 Dec 2021 03:06
Police officer Jose "Joey" Huerta died of complications from COVID-19. His family and the police union are now trying to have his death designated as on-duty so his family can receive additional benefits.
20-somethings to sit trial for stealing $129M worth of 18th-century jewelry
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 21:43
The 2019 theft has been deemed the biggest heist in modern German history.
They were so careful, for so long. They got covid anyway.
Boston - 29 Dec 2021 18:17
"We've been so careful, and not everyone in the country takes it seriously, so there's that anger." The post They were so careful, for so long. They got COVID anyway. appeared first on Boston.com.
Poway synagogue gunman sentenced to life plus 30 years for deadly shooting
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 15:52
The then-19-year-old college student who opened fire in a San Diego synagogue in 2019, killing one and wounding three, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to life in prison, plus 30 years.
CDC drastically drops estimate of Omicron cases in US
New York Post - 29 Dec 2021 15:33
The CDC also significantly lowered its estimate for the week before Christmas, saying that the variant accounted for just 22.5 percent of all infections as of Dec. 18.
Pandemic Gives New Hope to One of the World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries
Wall Street Journal - 29 Dec 2021 15:30
Covid-19 pushed many to return to Eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, that had seen punishing declines in population. But the challenge is to keep them from leaving again.
CDC director explains new Covid isolation period rules
CNN - 29 Dec 2021 15:25
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky joins New Day to discuss the CDC's decision to shorten the Covid-19 isolation period.
Denver gunman who killed five self-published gruesome novels filled with murder
NY Daily News - 29 Dec 2021 15:24
Lyndon McLeod brought his violent novels to life Monday night when he allegedly gunned down five people, targeting tattoo shops around Denver.
Hong Kong pro-democracy website closes after police raid on its office
The Week - 29 Dec 2021 14:45
Hong Kong pro-democracy website closes after police raid on its office
Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia
ABC News - 29 Dec 2021 14:12
A court in Moscow has granted a request to shut down another prominent human rights organization amid a sweeping crackdown on Russia’s rights groups, independent media and opposition supporters
The Bill for My Homelessness Was $54,000
The New York Times - 29 Dec 2021 12:00
Debt is a hidden burden for Americans experiencing homelessness.