Tag Archives: Crime

One hospitalized after suspected shooting at Austin public library, prompting massive police response

One person was taken to a hospital after a “critical incident” Saturday afternoon at the Austin Central Library in Texas. The Austin Police Department (APD) confirmed one victim has serious injuries but remains in stable condition. Just after 12:05 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at the library, …

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Alleged gambling ring involving NBA players used X-ray technology, hidden devices to rig poker games: feds

Details have emerged about the technology used to rig poker games in the illegal gambling scheme that allegedly included NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and retired NBA player Damon Jones. Documents released by the FBI allege the conspirators used a card-shuffling machine that used …

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Eleanor Holmes Norton, an 88-year-old Dem congressional delegate, scammed by phony 'cleaning crew' at DC home

An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed. The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home. …

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Vermont police search for student who vanished from Middlebury College

Police in Vermont have launched a large-scale search for a missing senior, 21-year-old Lia Purcell Smith, at the prestigious Middlebury College campus, authorities said. “We have been in touch with the student’s family and friends to offer support and learn all we can about the student’s recent activities and whereabouts,” …

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American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say

The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …

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Teen sues AI tool maker over fake nude images

A teenager in New Jersey has filed a major lawsuit against the company behind an artificial intelligence (AI) “clothes removal” tool that allegedly created a fake nude image of her. The case has drawn national attention because it shows how AI can invade privacy in harmful ways. The lawsuit was …

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Body found during search for missing Vermont college student Lia Smith near Middlebury campus

A body has been found during the search for a missing Vermont college student who was last seen on campus about a week ago. Lia Smith, 21, was last seen on Middlebury College’s campus on the night of Oct. 17 and was reported missing that Sunday, the school announced. Smith, …

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Utah man kidnaps girlfriend’s family for 6 months, claiming cartel wanted to kill them, police say

A Utah man accused of holding his girlfriend and her family in their home for six months on a lie that “cartel” members were after them has been arrested, authorities said. Dominic Christopher Garcia, 23, faces 28 counts, including seven each of kidnapping and assault, after his arrest Saturday. He …

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Court upholds conviction of man in murder of wife whose Fitbit exercise tracker helped crack case

Despite finding “improprieties” were committed by a prosecutor, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in a case that drew wide attention because the victim’s Fitbit exercise tracker contradicted his statements to police. The justices ruled in a 6-0 …

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Woman accused of stowing away on Delta flight from NY to Paris apprehended again, FBI says

The woman accused of stowing away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris was arrested again, this time while reportedly trying to get into Canada.  Svetlana Dali had been given an ankle monitor with GPS monitoring after her bond hearing in the stowaway case. She’d been ordered not …

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