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Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow sues his mother for $1.2 million in prenup dispute
“The Cosby Show” star died in July 2025 at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica.
Driver fleeing police dives headfirst off Missouri bridge in getaway attempt
A 26-year-old man was captured on video bolting across a two-lane Missouri bridge and diving headfirst into the waterway below at the end of a car chase.
2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river
Five adults who drowned on the Scioto River in Ohio on Sunday included two married couples who were Honduran citizens, and a fifth person remains unidentified.
Man accused of kidnapping scientists had past case dropped over a technicality, prosecutor says
One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.
Judge to hear evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen and decide on trial
A judge is set to decide whether there is enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl that authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship.
Tropical Storm Bertha drifts toward land as Hurricane Fausto forms in the eastern Pacific
The slow-moving storm is expected to unleash heavy rain on coastal areas of northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as it pushes west toward Texas.
Father, son charged with kidnapping 2 U.S. Forest Service biologists at gunpoint
Joseph and Phoenix Henrichsen were charged with kidnapping a federal employee. “I’ve taken two fed biologists hostage,” the father is accused of saying in a voicemail.
Florida youth pastor drove 104 mph in DUI crash that killed his 8-year-old daughter, police say
A Florida youth pastor is facing DUI and vehicular homicide charges in connection with his 8-year-old daughter’s death after police say he crashed his car into a concrete pole while driving over 100 mph.
Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river
Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday.
An anonymous lead directed Alaska police to a man’s remains. Now that tipster is charged with murder.
Patrick Orville Dearth, 34, was living in Fairbanks, Alaska, when he vanished in 1993.