A Democratic congressional candidate knocked unconscious in a Maui beach fight now faces felony charges in three separate cases, including allegations he threatened a county employee with what appeared to be a gun and assaulted a hospital nurse. Kirill Basin, …

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1. Curators behind controversial Smithsonian exhibit built careers on race 2. Lawsuit claims Maryland rushed redistricting ballot plan after legal deadline passed 3. Crowd chants ‘nobody wants you’ as Mamdani cuts remarks at police event short ‘COULD BE SOON’ — …

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The judge overseeing the cases against the men accused of gang-raping LSU student Madison Brooks before her death has a son of her own who is a convicted sexual predator, records show. One of the men accused of raping Brooks …

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The forensic psychologist who publicly warned last year that Bryan Kohberger’s plea agreement was part of the killer’s calculated “long game” plans is arguing that prosecutors missed a critical opportunity by not requiring Kohberger to fully explain the Idaho student …

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Retired Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara found himself back in crisis mode Thursday, not on the streets of Mill City, but 35,000 feet in the air, when what should have been a routine United Airlines flight suddenly turned chaotic. O’Hara …

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An Oklahoma teenager accused of sexually assaulting and strangling two high school girls saw his criminal case dismissed after completing a youthful offender rehabilitation plan, all without serving a prison sentence, court records show. Jesse Mack Butler was 17 when …

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Delaware State Police arrested a dance teacher who allegedly sexually abused students. “The Delaware State Police have arrested 23-year-old Emily Pryor Albino of Seaford, Delaware, for felony sexual abuse and solicitation of teenage children as part of an ongoing investigation,” …

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Luigi Mangione’s defense team is making another pretrial push ahead of the accused CEO killer’s next court appearance, asking a federal judge to let him ditch his jail attire and wear civilian clothing in a closely watched New York hearing. …

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Miss North Carolina USA was stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant after organizers cited an extended pattern of conduct violating the organization’s standards. Miss USA Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify what conduct prompted the decision …

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A wealthy suburban sanctuary on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts, is on the lookout for a masked prowler who was captured on camera outside a home. The Weston Police Department said that surveillance cameras at a private property caught a …

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