A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a prominent Democratic lawmaker and her husband is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Thursday. Vance Boleter, 59, agreed to plead guilty in June, nearly a year after the Minneapolis-area attacks when he stalked and killed House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and … Read more
crime Prosecutors reportedly said in court on Friday that a witness saw the father and son playing soccer and discussing the World Cup before the stabbing. Wellesley police brought James Floyd Bennett III to Dedham County Court on June 26, 2026, for arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder in his father’s fatal stabbing. David … Read more
HONOLULU — A tourist from Washington state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he threw a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal and ordered him to stay away from Hawaii’s beaches. Igor Litvinchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, appeared in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to … Read more
crime The jury found Luis Rosado, 53, guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. A North Adams man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for stabbing his wife to death in 2022. The jury found Luis Rosado, 53, guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in … Read more
Arcadia, California — Arcadia, California, Mayor Elaine Wang has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of acting as an illegal foreign agent and promoting Chinese propaganda, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Investigators say Wang, 58, worked with her then-fiancé to run a website for Chinese Americans that spread propaganda from the Chinese … Read more
Wiener Neustadt, Austria — Austrian media reported that a man accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning to attack one of the famous singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday. The plot was foiled, but Austrian authorities canceled Swift’s three shows in August … Read more
crime “My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ludis Mejia Sanchez, whose last act in life was his courageous attempt to help his son,” Hayden said. Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden speaks to the press. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe Two young men pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday for their roles in the … Read more
A jury has ruled that Live Nation and their subsidiary Ticketmaster have operated as a monopoly, overcharging fans on tickets for entertainment events. This comes in the wake of increased scrutiny on the company’s ticketing practices by both the Biden and Trump administrations in recent years. The verdict was delivered in a New York federal … Read more
New York (WAPEC) — Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuerman may change his plea to guilty and admit to killing eight women at his scheduled court appearance today, sources familiar with the case claim. Heuerman, a New York City architect, was arrested in 2023 and pleaded not guilty to the murders of seven women … Read more
The son of a Gilgo Beach murder victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against suspected serial killer Rex Heuerman, his wife and his daughter — just days before he pleaded guilty to brutally killing seven women. The wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday by attorney John Ray on behalf of Benjamin Torres, the only child … Read more