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Oregon man charged with the murders of four women is now accused of killing a fifth
The victims’ bodies were found in the Portland area over multiple months in early 2023, sparking concern at the time that a serial killer might be targeting young women.
Artist suing FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural before World Cup
The artist Wyland is suing FIFA and others for $25 million, saying they illegally painted over his Dallas mural of life-sized swimming whales to promote the city’s upcoming World Cup matches.
Man found with zip ties and duct tape charged with assaulting 5 women at UCLA
A man was charged Wednesday with assaulting five women in less than an hour at the University of California Los Angeles last month, officials said
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching Mardi Gras bargoers
NEW ORLEANS — Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras
FAA investigates close call between Jet Blue plane and aircraft near Fort Lauderdale Airport
The JetBlue plane received an onboard alert warning about another nearby aircraft that was “not in communications with air traffic control,” according to the FAA.
California standoff suspect dead, hostages freed
A man who took several people hostage at a California bank building is dead and all hostages have been freed, police said Wednesday following a roughly 15-hour standoff
Pa. firefighter intentionally sets 3 fires in 30-hour span, officials say
A Montgomery County volunteer firefighter intentionally set three fires within 30 hours — including one near the home of his former boss who fired him — and then responded to the scene of two of the fires with his fire company, investigators said
Florida pastor and son’s $8 million Covid fraud case comes to bizarre end
It was one of the strangest Covid fraud cases brought by the Justice Department, with the kind of wild details that seemed ripped from a Hollywood script
Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing sex assault allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating sexual assault allegations made against disgraced artist and music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, an official said Tuesday