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The estranged wife of a NASA astronaut pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement over what was alleged to be the first crime to be committed in space. Summer Worden now faces up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine in relation to the false reports she made about Anne McClain, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas. "In July 2019, Summer […]

EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The stepmother of a Florida cheerleader who died mysteriously on a cruise ship has filed an emergency motion to postpone a hearing in a proceeding with her ex-husband, claiming she cannot testify because it could be incriminating to herself or one of their minor children in the criminal investigation into her stepdaughter's death.In an emergency motion filed in Brevard County, Shauntel Kepner, formerly Shauntel Hudson, […]

Anti-Islam activists and pro-Muslim counter-protesters clashed on Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, prompting a heavy police presence.Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the country, has recently become a target for activists who accuse it of operating under "Sharia law," according to MLive.The clash began when Jake Lang, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arrived on Michigan Avenue and attempted to burn a Quran, the […]

A Turkish national accused of violently resisting arrest and attempting to seize an officer’s taser in a confrontation in Western New York has been taken into custody, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In a statement released Tuesday, ICE said the suspect, identified as Saim Irgi, 39, allegedly fought with officers and shouted the Arabic phrase "Allahu akbar" – "God is great" – during the struggle before being subdued […]

A New Jersey man accused of vandalizing U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s Newark office last week has been arrested and charged after a statewide manhunt that ended with his capture over the weekend, federal prosecutors said.Keith Michael Lisa, 51, of Barnegat, was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility and depredation of federal property, Habba announced Tuesday. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge José Almonte in Newark […]

A loose signal wire caused the blackout that sent the cargo ship Dali crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday, blaming the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) for failing to assess the bridge’s ability to withstand a ship strike.The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge occurred early on March 26, 2024, when the container ship Dali lost power and struck a support […]

Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman acquitted earlier this year of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a group of current and former law enforcement officials and their relatives conspired to frame her and protect "the party or parties responsible" for the crime.The complaint, filed Monday, accuses several members of the Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police Department and private citizens of orchestrating a cover-up […]

Ten days after a Florida 18-year-old died under mysterious circumstances on a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of America, authorities still don't have a cause and manner of death.Anna Kepner, a varsity cheerleader who wanted to join the Navy after graduating from high school and eventually become a K-9 police officer, was found dead on Nov. 7, according to authorities.The vessel returned to port in Miami a day later, […]

Authorities in Colorado announced the "shocking discovery" of 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills in an auctioned-off storage unit — the largest drug bust of its kind in state history.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said the record-breaking seizure happened on Nov. 11 in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch after the winning bidder opened up the unit, "found multiple items that appeared to be illegal narcotics" and "immediately notified" deputies."This played […]