Day: October 18, 2024

California man tortured girlfriend, tattooed ‘degrading words’ on her chest before killing her

5:41 am October 18, 2024

A California man was convicted of murder for the Christmas Eve slaying of his girlfriend, who was found tortured and tattooed with what authorities described as “degrading words.” Alisen Takacs-Escobar was found dead Dec. 24, 2021, in the apartment she shared with 24-year-old Saul C. Nava, according to a statement from the Ventura County District […]

Alabama executes man who killed 5 in drug-fueled rampage

5:30 am October 18, 2024

Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to go forward. Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. He pleaded guilty in a […]

Ex-Olympic snowboarder on the run as he faces drug trafficking, murder allegations, officials say

5:27 am October 18, 2024

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was charged Thursday with running a cocaine trafficking ring across the Americas and killing several people, officials said. Wedding is a Canadian national and is considered a fugitive, the FBI said. The agency offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and extradition of the 43-year-old […]

Texas judge grants injunction ahead of man’s execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case

5:25 am October 18, 2024

A Texas judge granted a temporary injunction delaying the execution of a death row inmate convicted in the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter. Robert Roberson, 57, was scheduled to be executed Thursday evening, but hours before he was to receive a lethal injection, Travis County Judge Jessica Mangrum ruled that he would be allowed […]

Mark Cuban blames social media algorithms for Trump’s ‘gangsta’ appeal to young men

5:24 am October 18, 2024

Harris campaign surrogate and “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban derided social media for popularizing former President Trump with young male voters. On Thursday, Cuban spoke to MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace about the state of the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump, shortly after giving a speech at a Harris rally in Wisconsin. “You spend […]

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