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Florida State kicker Conor McAneney arrested on felony charges, jail records show
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (173+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. " Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remained jailed Thursday afternoon following his spring break arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records. Fort Lauderdale police arrested…...
Tentative trial date for ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO set
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (542+ words) Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves following a hearing at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Oct. 22, 2024. Credit: AP/Rebecca Blackwell A'federal judge'on Thursday set a tentative trial date of Oct. 26 for…...
Documents: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries found competent to stand trial
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, speaks at the annual National Retail Federation conference on Jan. 13, 2009 in New York. Credit: AP Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has been found competent to stand trial in a reversal from an earlier…...
Rape trial of Norway crown princess's son closes with prosecutors seeking over 7 years in prison
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (282+ words) This court sketch by Ane Hem shows the defendant Marius Borg Hoiby, right, with defense attorney Petar Sekulic who are following the testimony of a friend of one of the victims during Hoiby's trial in Oslo, Norway, Friday March 19, 2026. Credit:…...
Kevin Spacey settles out of court with 3 men over alleged sexual assaults
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (299+ words) Actor Kevin Spacey leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, June 28, 2023. Credit: AP/Frank Augstein LONDON " Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in…...
Probe of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades begins evidence hearings
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (515+ words) Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, on Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Chan Long Hei HONG KONG " An independent committee investigating…...
Long Island Hispanic leaders, advocates, rethinking Cesar Chavez's legacy amid sex abuse allegations
7+ hour ago (682+ words) Allegations that the late Mexican American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused women and young girls roiled leaders and advocates for Long Island's Hispanic community and has led to a reassessment of his life and legacy. Credit:…...
State, Nassau officials seize 14 tons of illegal vaping products bound for local distributors and smoke shops
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (562+ words) Some of the illegal vaping products intercepted'last week by New York State'and Nassau County officials. Credit: New York State Department of Health State Department of Health officials, Nassau police and Nassau County health officials intercepted an estimated 14 tons of illegal…...
Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (619+ words) The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. "We did it, America! Yeah, we…...
Kristen Dugan ID'd as victim in fatal Dix Hills house fire, police say
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (228+ words) Dix Hills firefighters at the scene of a house fire on Talisman Drive early Tuesday where a woman identified by the Suffolk County police Wednesday as Kristen Dugan, 52, a resident, was found dead in a basement apartment. Credit: Paul Mazza…...