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Day care operator’s husband sentenced to 45 years in child’s fentanyl death

Day care operator’s husband sentenced to 45 years in child’s fentanyl death

Photo by Sam Scholes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The husband of the owner of a New York City day care where a 1-year-old child died of fentanyl poisoning was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, pleaded guilty in June to federal drug charges for trafficking […]

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‘Shaken baby’ death row inmate Robert Roberson turns to Supreme Court to halt his execution

‘Shaken baby’ death row inmate Robert Roberson turns to Supreme Court to halt his execution

Ilana Panich-linsman/Innocence Project/AFP via Getty Images (TEXAS) — Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis, has filed a request for a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court. Roberson argues that […]

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FTC adopts ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, aiming to make it easier to cancel memberships

FTC adopts ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, aiming to make it easier to cancel memberships

Adobe Stock (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule Wednesday that seeks to make it easier for American households to cancel their subscriptions and memberships. The goal is to make it as simple for consumers to opt out of recurring payments — including for gyms, retailers or other […]

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Trump calls himself ‘father of IVF,’ doubles down on ‘enemy within’ remarks in town hall

Trump calls himself ‘father of IVF,’ doubles down on ‘enemy within’ remarks in town hall

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — Former President Donald Trump sat down with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner on Tuesday night in front of an all-female audience in Cummings, Georgia, where he addressed several issues aimed at appealing to women voters including the child tax credit, the economy and reproductive […]

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Detective shot and killed after suspects kicked in front door of her home: Police

Detective shot and killed after suspects kicked in front door of her home: Police

Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office (CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. ) — A detective was shot and killed during a home invasion at her residence in New Jersey, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley, with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey, was fatally shot at her home in Bridgeton on Tuesday […]

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Georgia school shooting suspect hid long gun in poster board on school bus, agent says

Georgia school shooting suspect hid long gun in poster board on school bus, agent says

Megan Varner/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — When 14-year-old Colt Gray rode the bus to his Georgia high school on the morning of Sept. 4, he had a long gun hidden in a poster board that looked like a school project, surveillance video showed, a state agent said in court Wednesday. Colt […]

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Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German

Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German

K.M. Cannon/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Robert Telles, the former Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German in September 2022, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years. The former Clark County public administrator was found guilty in August […]

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Gilgo Beach trial: DA says his office lacks funds to meet judge’s ‘ambitious’ deadlines

Gilgo Beach trial: DA says his office lacks funds to meet judge’s ‘ambitious’ deadlines

James Carbone-Pool/Getty Images (SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office in New York lacks the resources to meet “ambitious” deadlines imposed by the judge overseeing the Gilgo Beach serial killing case, DA Ray Tierney said Wednesday. Tierney called on the Justice Department to release some money tied up […]

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Special counsel urges judge to reject Trump’s effort to dismiss Jan. 6 obstruction charges

Special counsel urges judge to reject Trump’s effort to dismiss Jan. 6 obstruction charges

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case to reject an effort by Trump’s attorneys to throw out obstruction-related charges brought against him following a Supreme Court ruling this summer that narrowed the statute’s use against Jan. 6 […]

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Man arrested for animal cruelty after dog found tied to post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton

Man arrested for animal cruelty after dog found tied to post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton

Florida Highway Patrol (TAMPA, FL) — The former owner of a dog that was left tied to a post off a Florida highway in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall has been arrested for animal cruelty, officials announced Tuesday. The dog was found up to its chest in floodwaters off […]

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