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
New York — Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro His wife, Celia Flores, appeared for the first time in Manhattan federal court on Monday after they were arrested by US forces In a military operation in Venezuela The capital is Caracas, where Maduro said: “I am innocent.” The couple – who are being held in federal … Read more
Holbrook, Arizona– A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in a mountain community in eastern Arizona. Michael Abbate, 63, made his first appearance Wednesday in Navajo County Superior Court after being extradited from El Centro, California, where he was arrested on … Read more