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During her murder trial this year, Ashley Benefield offered hours of emotional testimony about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband — and about what happened in the terrifying moments before she fatally shot Doug Benefield in an act she described as self-defense. But not everyone was convinced by … Read more
A South Carolina man accused of making a series of racist death threats online to a New York reporter has been arrested. Austin Suman, 35, of Myrtle Beach, has been charged with willfully making a threat involving explosives and interstate stalking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said. Suman faces … Read more
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s high court on Thursday sentenced a man to 23 years and 10 months in prison for being the mastermind of an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during the city’s pro-democracy and anti-China protests in 2019. The man, Ng Chi-hung, 28, had been charged with “prohibitions against bombing of … Read more
Two former Missouri officers were charged in separate, unconnected cases in federal court this week over allegations that they illegally searched women’s phones during traffic stops to obtain intimate, explicit images found on the devices. Julian Alcala, 29, who was employed as an officer with the city of Florissant, is charged with 20 counts of … Read more
Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. The report is the latest in a series from aid groups and international bodies warning about the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged … Read more
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Matt Gaetz to be the 87th attorney general of the United States, filling the critical top law enforcement position with a Florida lawmaker who has been under investigation by the department he would be leading. The appointment of the next attorney general comes at a critical juncture … Read more
People has officially decreed this year’s choice for Sexiest Man Alive, and it’s John Krasinski. The news was announced on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night with the 45-year-old actor making an appearance in the CBS studio. “Look at him, I get it,” Colbert said after announcing the actor as the newest receiver … Read more
Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old in Connecticut whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on a highway, as family say the suspects are the victim’s cousins. Edgar Josué Chiche Martínez’s body was found on Pope Park Highway in Hartford Saturday morning. He was just days away … Read more
PHOENIX — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s first Latino senator next year, NBC News projects, after he defeated Republican Kari Lake amid a protracted vote count in one of the key swing states. Gallego will replace Democratic-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who retired after one term. It’s the fourth consecutive Senate election Democrats have … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration. In a statement announcing the appointment, Trump described the former four-term House Republican from Long Island as “a true fighter for America First policies.” “He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that … Read more