Tag Archives: Crime

American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say

The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …

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Teen sues AI tool maker over fake nude images

A teenager in New Jersey has filed a major lawsuit against the company behind an artificial intelligence (AI) “clothes removal” tool that allegedly created a fake nude image of her. The case has drawn national attention because it shows how AI can invade privacy in harmful ways. The lawsuit was …

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Body found during search for missing Vermont college student Lia Smith near Middlebury campus

A body has been found during the search for a missing Vermont college student who was last seen on campus about a week ago. Lia Smith, 21, was last seen on Middlebury College’s campus on the night of Oct. 17 and was reported missing that Sunday, the school announced. Smith, …

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11 stabbed at Salem, Oregon, mission that aids homeless people

Eleven people were stabbed Sunday evening at a Salem, Oregon, mission that aids homeless people, and a male suspect was in custody, police said. All the victims were brought to a local hospital with “varying types of injuries,” police said. It happened at the Union Gospel Mission, which helps “men, …

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West Virginia pharmacist convicted in poisoning death of her husband is sentenced to life in prison

A West Virginia pharmacist who was convicted of poisoning her husband to death with insulin has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Natalie Cochran was sentenced Friday after jurors last week found her guilty of first-degree murder in Raleigh County Circuit Court, CBS affiliate WDTV reported. Cochran’s husband, Michael …

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A mother and baby were shot dead inside a car in Connecticut. A suspect has been arrested over 1,600 miles away.

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested Saturday in Puerto Rico, officials said. The U.S. Marshals Service said they found Lance “Macho” Morales at a residence in the barrio of Fajardo. Police believe the 23-year-old Waterbury, …

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Birmingham shooting leaves 2 women dead, 3 people injured

Two people are dead and three others are wounded following a shooting early Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. At least five people were hit in the shooting, which was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, and two women later died at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, according to …

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5 shot in Seattle during community event: “We know that there’s dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired”

A shooting in a Seattle parking lot Friday night wounded five people, including two who were in critical condition, the city’s police chief said. The Seattle Police Department responded to a reported shooting around 9 p.m. in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South. The shooting started in the parking …

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1 person shot during Fourth of July fireworks at Camden, N.J. waterfront

Someone was shot near the waterfront in Camden, N.J. during the finale of Fourth of July fireworks, police said Tuesday night.  CBS News Philadelphia’s Tom Ignudo reports that the shooting sent a wave of panic through the people who were there to see the fireworks. The injury suffered by the …

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3 San Antonio police officers charged with murder after fatal shooting

Three San Antonio police officers have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who was experiencing what the city’s police chief said was a “mental health crisis.” Sgt. Alfred Flores and Officers Eleazar Alejandro and Nathaniel Villalobos were suspended without pay and later arrested on murder …

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