A New York woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter was convicted Tuesday of receiving weapons training from the militant group. Prosecutors said Halima Salman, a U.S. citizen, pledged loyalty to the extremist group and willingly participated in its activities. Jurors were shown…
When a pickup truck pulled in to get gas in Round Rock, Texas, a woman inside quietly caught a stranger’s attention and asked for their help. Her partner is now in police custody. Jason Allen reports. Source link
A keeper at a Dutch zoo has died days after being mauled in a leopard enclosure, the safari park announced on Tuesday. The woman was attacked while caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility at the Beekse Bergen park in the south of the Netherlands. It is not clear exactly what happened in…
Court documents are revealing new details about Dale Smith Jr., the man recently arrested in connection with the disappearance of his ex-fiancée Michelle Parker in 2011, including newly recovered text messages and a history of domestic violence and injuries that police never asked about during their initial investigation. Smith was taken into custody on a…
A woman who faked multiple pregnancies to deceive men, including former Bachelor star Clayton Echard, was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Tom Hanson reports. Source link
A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, a police official told AFP on Monday. Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, and senior citizens are often targeted by fraudsters, who last year collectively stole…
Japanese prosecutors have indicted a U.S. Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman on Okinawa, a court spokesman told AFP on Monday, in a case that prompted public outrage. The alleged killing of the 39-year-old Japanese woman caused Japan’s premier to slam the “heinous crime” and reignited controversy over the heavy U.S. military presence on…
London — Prince William on Thursday became the first British royal to directly defend his family against accusations of racism made by his sister-in-law Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her husband Prince Harry in their interview with Oprah Winfrey. William told journalists that the royals are “very much not a racist family.” Commenting during a…
Tens of thousands marched in Tel Aviv last night demanding Benjamin Netanyahu’s government answer for the failures that led to the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks. “We cannot be a dictatorship!” said one woman. “And we cannot have these criminals running our country.” Tuesday will be the first parliamentary elections since the attacks. Thirty-nine parties…
On the streets of Schenectady, New York, Ron Ladouceur is “ghost hunting” in broad daylight, alongside an old brick wall. “We’ve got a couple of letters we can make out here, right?” he said. “There’s the word ‘service,’ that’s pretty clear. The brand name was here. This was probably an auto service center of some…
