An Oregon woman has been charged after an incident in which a 3-year-old child was pushed onto the tracks at a Portland commuter train station. Brianna Lace Workman, 32, who is listed as homeless but living in Portland, faces multiple charges, according to Oregon Live. She faces charges of first-degree...

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An Alaska police chief has been indicted on multiple charges over a September incident that left a Washington state man injured. A grand jury on Thursday indicted Ketchikan Police Chief Jeffrey Walls on one count of third-degree assault, a felony, three misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree assault, and two misdemeanor counts...

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After CNN issued a memo to ensure its New Year’s Eve hosts did not foul up their shows for on-air drinking, CNN host Don Lemon missed the boat on ushering in 2023. Lemon was hosting a live show in New Orleans aimed at welcoming 2023 in America’s Central Time Zone....

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Dr. Anthony Fauci has left the building. The polarizing now-ex head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as ex-Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, had previously announced that he would be stepping down at the "end of" December. That would mean he is no...

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Was terrorism targeting the Times Square New Year? New York City police and the FBI are investigating Saturday night's machete assault on three NYPD officers as a potential jihadist attack, according to news accounts that cited law enforcement sources. The suspect in the attack has been identified as Trevor Bickford,...

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A Colorado man was arrested last month after allegedly trying to break into a police station. According to a Colorado Springs Police Department probable cause affidavit, Carlos Alberto Trejo, 36, had a confession to make. “I just woke up and shot my friend in the chest … I shot him...

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A nurse is facing charges of physical abuse of an elderly person and causing great bodily harm and mayhem, after she allegedly cut off a patient's foot for her own purposes. Mary K. Brown, 38, worked at a nursing home in Durand, Wisconsin, when she allegedly performed the unauthorized amputation...

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Police in Moscow, Idaho, believe they have finally caught the man responsible for the brutal murders of four young college students. On Friday, 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, the man believed to be responsible, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. Since Kohberger's arrest, one detail,...

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In the aftermath of an arrest in the November murders of four college students in Idaho, at least one parent of a victim thinks he can see some connections between his daughter and the man arrested. On Friday, Bryan Kohberger, 28, was arrested at his family’s home in Pennsylvania and...

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Bill Cosby indicated last week on a radio talk show that he might begin touring in the year to come. Cosby made his comments Wednesday during an interview with “WGH Talk” host Scott Spears. Cosby, who is 85, was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 and spent three years in...

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It is often said that how you spend your New Year's Eve represents how your new year will be. So what in the world does that mean for the more than 60 amusement park riders who had to be rescued from The Wheel at Orlando's ICON Park on New Year's...

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Singer Anita Pointer, whose voice thrilled millions as part of the Pointer Sisters, died Saturday surrounded by her family members. The cause of death was cancer, her publicist Roger Neal said, according to Reuters. She was 74. The Pointer Sisters -- Anita, June and Bonnie -- debuted in 1973 with "The...

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One person was killed and nine others injured after shots rang out just before midnight Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. Police said the shooting took place at about 11:14 p.m. as thousands gathered for the MoonPie Over Mobile New Year’s Eve event, according to WALA-TV. “It was terrifying. It sounded like...

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Authorities believe they finally have the man responsible for the brutal murder of four Idaho college students, Byran Kohberger, 28, in custody. For the first time since Kohberger's apprehension, the father of one of the victims, Steve Goncalves, has chosen to speak out. Goncalves's daughter, Kaylee, was one of the...

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U.S. immigration authorities finally have a win to report after they detained and deported an extremely dangerous leader of a Peruvian criminal gang last week. On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) reported the removal of Giovani Danti Gamarra-Puertas, the 63-year-old founder of Peru's...

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House staffers can expect a hefty pay increase in 2023 -- courtesy of outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would raise its maximum annual salary for staffers to $212,000 in a Friday "Dear Colleague" letter to fellow lawmakers. Pelosi previously established a...

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"No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session," American lawyer, politician and newspaper editor Gideon T. Tucker wrote in 1866. How could the Honorable Mr. Tucker have known about 21st-century Illinois way back then? Most of that state’s SAFE-T Act went into effect on...

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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s quest to become speaker of the House has run into new headwinds as the lower chamber of Congress prepares for a leadership vote on Tuesday. Republicans gained control of the 435-member House in the November elections, with 222 seats. To be elected speaker over Rep....

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Did the mother of Brian Laundrie, the suspected killer of Gabby Petito, offer to assist her son in covering up the crime? That's what Petito's family is alleging. In a Dec. 5 letter that became public record on Dec. 20, the lawyer for the Petito family said Laundrie's mother offered...

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Actor Jeremy Renner suffered a serious injury last week after an accident near his home. “We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather related accident while plowing snow earlier today,” a representative for Renner told Variety. “His family is with him,...

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The suspect jailed in connection to an Idaho quadruple homicide is receiving a special accommodation behind bars. Bryan Kohberger is receiving jail rations that accommodate his vegan diet. In a Twitter post on Sunday, citing Kohberger's public defender Jason LaBar, Law & Crime Network correspondent Angenette Levy reported that the...

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