A 35-year-old woman was sentenced Friday to nearly 15 years to life in prison for torturing her 10-year-old stepdaughter and abusing three other children in her family in Anaheim with the judge declaring that he hopes she never gets out of prison. Mayra Corina Chavez was convicted Oct. 11 of one count of torture and … Read more
The mother of a Toronto toddler who died after eating breakfast cereal laced with sodium nitrite said there are “so many questions” left unanswered following a hearing in a downtown courtroom that saw the man responsible sentenced to life in prison. “I’m so sad and also happy for what the Judge decided for today,” Maurine … Read more
Police officers arrested a colleague who was passed out drunk in a car with a gun on his lap on Tuesday morning in Miami-Dade County. A police officer with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department found Joevanih Sauvagere, an officer with the Miami Police Department, passed out behind the wheel of an Infiniti, according to an … Read more
A Putnam teacher who worked at a childcare center claims she was fired solely because she was pregnant. Danielle Scala accused Little Feet Childcare Center and co-owner Scott Roveto of violating state and federal anti-discrimination laws, in a complaint filed Oct. 20 in U.S. District Court, White Plains. She alleges that on the day before … Read more
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls. Yet economists caution that such vigorous spending isn’t likely to continue in … Read more
An Acworth man who once had a leadership role at a popular Cobb County church has been arrested. Even more concerning, Cobb Police have charged him with four counts of child molestation for his alleged encounters with a 15-year-old boy who attended the church. Cobb County police arrested Marcus Turner on Oct. 6. A spokesperson for Worship with Wonders Church confirmed … Read more
A Florida woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly slit her date’s throat and then tossed him off a bridge. Natalie Fonseca, 25, is charged with attempted murder, carjacking, kidnapping, and robbery with a firearm after she and a male accomplice allegedly stole a man’s car, shoes and cash before leaving him for dead. She and her alleged accomplice, 31-year-old … Read more
Astudent in Moscow killed his teacher and then himself on Wednesday, as part of a suicide group challenge, authorities say. Eighteen-year-old Andrey Emelyannikov posted photos of the gruesome scene online, including selfies in which he is smiling standing over the body, and ones where he is holding the murder weapons. According to authorities, the assault happened during … Read more
JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to dampen media pressure over the government’s conduct of the war against the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza, issuing a statement insisting he was in full accord with his defence and army chiefs. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, has seen his already falling … Read more
A team at the University of Chicago created Nightshade to protect ideas and content. From Hollywood strikes to digital portraits, AI’s potential to steal creatives’ work and how to stop it has dominated the tech conversation in 2023. The latest effort to protect artists and their creations is Nightshade, a tool allowing artists to add … Read more