One person was taken to a hospital after a “critical incident” Saturday afternoon at the Austin Central Library in Texas. The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed one victim has serious injuries but remains in stable condition. Just after 12:05 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at the library, …
Read More »Alleged gambling ring involving NBA players used X-ray technology, hidden devices to rig poker games: feds
Details have emerged about the technology used to rig poker games in the illegal gambling scheme that allegedly included NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and retired NBA player Damon Jones. Documents released by the FBI allege the conspirators used a card-shuffling machine that used …
Read More »Eleanor Holmes Norton, an 88-year-old Dem congressional delegate, scammed by phony 'cleaning crew' at DC home
An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed. The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home. …
Read More »Vermont police search for student who vanished from Middlebury College
Police in Vermont have launched a large-scale search for a missing senior, 21-year-old Lia Purcell Smith, at the prestigious Middlebury College campus, authorities said. “We have been in touch with the student’s family and friends to offer support and learn all we can about the student’s recent activities and whereabouts,” …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Woman on trial for poison mushroom killings says she was trying to fix “bland” meal
An Australian woman accused of serving poisonous death cap mushrooms in a dish that killed three of her four guests who ate it spoke Wednesday about the incident and detailed how she planned the meal. Prosecutors in the Supreme Court case in the state of Victoria say Erin Patterson, 50, …
Read More »Missing Tennessee teen left in woods with “a tent, food and water” by a man she met online, sheriff says
A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met online. Alexander Materne, 28, drove the girl to his home in St. Rose, Louisiana, on Dec. …
Read More »“Rust” armorer wants conviction tossed in wake of dropping of Baldwin charges
The armorer on Alec Baldwin film “Rust” filed Tuesday to have her conviction for involuntary manslaughter overturned, days after the Hollywood star’s own trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence. Baldwin was holding a revolver during a rehearsal for the low-budget Western in October 2021 when …
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