Day: July 25, 2023

MA inmate counselor received around $140K in illegal benefits from wealthy prisoner, according to prosecutor

4:09 pm July 25, 2023

An inmate counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts received about $140,000 in illegal benefits and loans through a wealthy prisoner in his care, federal prosecutors said. William S. Tidwell, 49, of Keene, New Hampshire, has agreed to plead guilty to bribery in violation of official duties, making false statements to a bank and identity […]

Carlee Russell’s ex-boyfriend says he’s ‘disgusted’ with her for lying about kidnapping by Alabama interstate

4:07 pm July 25, 2023

The now ex-boyfriend of Carlee Russell said he felt “blindsided” after learning that she lied about being kidnapped on the side of an Alabama interstate after she claimed to have stopped to check on a toddler who was wandering alone. Thomar Simmons posted a statement on Instagram Monday after authorities held a news conference to […]

Brother of San Francisco’s mayor resentenced to shorter term in death of girlfriend following robbery

4:06 pm July 25, 2023

The brother of San Francisco’s mayor was resentenced to a shorter prison term Monday for his role in the 2000 death of his girlfriend as she drove a getaway car over the Golden Gate Bridge following a robbery. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy reduced Napoleon Brown’s sentence from 44 years to just over […]

11 dead after middle school gym roof collapses onto volleyball practice in China, arrests made

3:12 pm July 25, 2023

Almost a dozen people, mostly young female volleyball players, are dead in China after the roof of a middle school gymnasium collapsed. The concrete roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in China’s Qiqihar city near the Siberian border on Sunday with 19 people inside, prompting a search and rescue effort and questions as to what […]

What a popular Republican governor in a key primary state wants to hear from the GOP presidential candidates

3:11 pm July 25, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: He passed on running for the White House, but popular Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu will team up Friday with nearly the entire field of GOP presidential candidates at a major cattle call in Iowa. Sununu is traveling to Des Moines, where he will attend the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 […]