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Man charged in murder of Arizona dancer is found guilty of robbing her 3 years before she was killed
A jury convicted an Arizona man Wednesday in the gunpoint robbery of an exotic dancer who was killed three years later in a murder plot that officials say he carried out with two other people.
Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege
A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket in the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the prediction market platform.
Two confirmed dead amid search for missing in Longview implosion
Washington was bracing for the state’s ‘deadliest industrial tragedy,’ Gov. Bob Ferguson said Wednesday following the rupture of a tank at the Nippon Dynawave plant.
Man known for pro-Trump displays who was killed outside his home was ‘caring’ and ‘kind,’ family says
The death of a Southern California man who was attacked outside his home decorated with Donald Trump memorabilia has left his family struggling to cope.
Judge declines to jail teenager accused killing stepsister aboard cruise ship
MIAMI — A federal judge declined to jail a Florida teenager accused of murdering and sexually assaulting his stepsister on Wednesday, allowing him to remain in the custody of a family member while he awaits trial
Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara resigns after allegedly interfering with investigation into his conduct
Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara, who took over the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he had interfered with a probe into his conduct.
Lawyer says tourist accused of hurling rock at Hawaiian monk seal has been doxed and threatened
HONOLULU — The defense attorney for a tourist from Washington state accused of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client was trying to protect sea turtles and has since been physically assaulted, threatened and doxed
Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says
GENEVA — The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.“Spain reported a new case among the passengers who are in quarantine, which brings the total number of cases to 13,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.Among them three died, but there have been no new deaths since May 2, Ghebreyesus said.“The situation remains stable.
Skydiver killed after midair collision with another jumper
One skydiver was killed and another injured after they collided midair during a team jump in Washington state, officials said
U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 1, leaving 2 survivors
The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.