$200 Fight Kills Orthodox Jewish Man In Queens
An Orthodox Jewish man was murdered over a fight for a mere $200 in his own house in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens, officials said Monday.
Mystery Deepens In Death of US Contractor In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia authorities say Christopher Cramer killed himself, but his nephew and lawyer say he may have been slain for threatening a lucrative arms deal.
$4M In Gold Reported Stolen During Robbery Along I-95 Read
WILSON, N.C. — The FBI and Wilson County authorities are investigating the theft of an estimated $4 million worth of gold reportedly stolen during an armed robbery along Interstate 95 near Wilson Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office says.
Lacey Spears Found Guilty of Poisoning Son To Death
The mommy blogger who slowly killed her son using lethal doses of salt was found guilty of his murder Monday. After more than two days of deliberation, a Westchester County Court jury convicted 27-year-old Lacey Spears with second-degree murder following a month-long trial, according to the Journal News.
DetailsMurdered Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov’s Terrified Model Girlfriend Begs Putin: ‘Let Me Go’
A model whose politician boyfriend was murdered in front of her is begging officials to let her go home to Ukraine. Anna Duritskaya, 23, was walking from dinner with opposition leader Boris Nemtsov – a critic of Vladimir Putin – when he was murdered on Friday, in what has been branded an “act of political…
DetailsSt. Louis – Officer Shoots Driver After Being Dragged During Traffic Stop
WELLSTON, MO – A man is in critical condition after an officer involved shooting in Wellston. The incident happened at 10:15 AM on Saturday. Wellston’s chief of police G. T. Walker said one of his officers had made a traffic stop on Morton Street just north of Page and was questioning the driver outside of…
DetailsJewish Community Call on Yeshivah Board To Resign After Child Sexual Abuse
MEMBERS of Melbourne’s Jewish community have called for the immediate resignation of the board at the disgraced Yeshivah Centre in the wake of a damning royal commission probe. While several high-profile rabbis have already resigned from positions — including the nation’s top rabbi, Meir Shlomo Kluwgant – the management committee has escaped the same level…
DetailsArgentine President Says Late Prosecutor Nisman Also Praised Her
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Sunday the prosecutor who had accused her of a criminal cover-up had also praised her, characterizing the late Alberto Nisman’s actions as contradictory in a sharply worded speech that included a rebuke of Israel over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center.
Was Nemtsov Murder Caught on Tape?
The murder of Boris Nemtsov, a political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was publicly critical of the government, was reportedly caught on tape. Nemtsov, 55, a first deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, was killed near the Kremlin late Friday, a day before his planned protest against the Russian…
DetailsAuthorities Seize $19M Worth of Pot In California
It was one hemp of a haul. Federal authorities seized more than 15 tons of marijuana at a border crossing in Southern California, authorities said. More than 1,200 packages of pot, valued at nearly $19 million, were seized Thursday from a truck — making it the second-largest bust ever in a single incident at a…
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