GALLATIN, TN – A Tennessee judge has ruled that Fernando Perales Mejia, a 17-year-old accused of murdering another teenager, will be tried as an adult. The decision follows the late …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting at Police
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonMACON, GA – A man with a violent criminal past was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at federal and local law enforcement officers during a standoff in …
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Reduction in Size: Hooters Announces 41 Restaurant Closures Including Baltimore, Manassas
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonHooters Closes Dozens of Locations Nationwide Amid Market Pressures WASHINGTON—Hooters, the Atlanta-based casual dining chain, has shuttered dozens of locations across the United States, citing challenging market conditions as the …
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All five men charged with kidnapping a teenage girl are living in the United States illegally, according to local law enforcement officials. Five men were arrested early Monday morning in …
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Ten Individuals Charged with Theft of Federal Program Funds from Tuskegee University
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThe individuals named in the indictment are: (1) Wanda Tyner Hairston, 51, from Auburn, Alabama; (2) Lora Regina Baker, 52, from Montgomery, Alabama; (3) Keyonn …
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North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAriel E. Collazo Ramos, 31, of High Point, North Carolina, is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on April …
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Italian watchdog’s AI staff struggle spotlights global challenge
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elvira Pollina and Martin Coulter MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Soon after Italian watchdog Garante took on ChatGPT with a temporary shutdown locally last year, it tried to strengthen its team …
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BROOKLYN, NY—A 30-year-old woman fell victim to a robbery on Tuesday, at around 10:25 p.m., in the area of Halsey Street and Ralph Avenue. An unidentified assailant attacked the woman, …
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Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Communications
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMACON, Ga. – Travis Leroy Ball, a 56-year-old resident of Barnesville, Georgia, pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of mailing threatening communications. U.S. District Judge C. Ashley …
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MACON COUNTY, N.C. – On Friday, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in the Mashburn Branch area at approximately 10 a.m. Officers found a male victim with …
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Former Danbury Couple Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Offenses
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two former Danbury residents were sentenced today in New Haven federal court for firearm offenses. U.S. District …
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Fatal Shooting in Brooklyn: Man Found Shot Dead Inside Vehicle
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineQUEENS, NY – A 42-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in Brooklyn on Tuesday, December 5. Police responded to a 911 call around 10:20 PM reporting a …
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BROOKLYN, NY – Police responded to a 911 call on Tuesday, December 5, at 10:20 PM, reporting a shooting at 555 Macon Street in Brooklyn’s 81st Precinct. Officers found a …
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Federal Prisoner Charged with Escape Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMACON, Ga. – A recently convicted felon charged with escaping the Bibb County Jail on Oct. 16 pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Weigle today during a brief arraignment …
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Federal Convicted Felon and Alleged Accomplice Charged for Jail Escape
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMACON, Ga. – A recently convicted felon and a Central Georgia woman are facing federal charges alleging their participation in a Bibb County, Georgia, jailbreak on Oct. 16. A federal grand …
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Jury Convicts Felon with Violent Criminal Past for Illegally Possessing Gun
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Valdosta, Georgia, resident with a lengthy and violent criminal history of illegally possessing a firearm after officers discovered an AK-47 style firearm …
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Central Georgian Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMACON, Ga. – A Central Georgia resident was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison after he admitted to possessing hundreds of images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also …
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Two Brooklyn Teens Injured in Separate Broad Daylight Shootings
by Leo Canegaby Leo CanegaBROOKLYN, N.Y. – Wednesday morning witnessed two separate shooting incidents in Brooklyn, leaving two teenagers injured. The first incident took place around 9:15 a.m. at the intersection of Macon Avenue …
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United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama’s Offers Stand Against Firearm Endangerment (SAFE) Student Pledge to Schools
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that this week the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama …
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Four Inmates, Including One Facing Murder Charges, Escape Georgia Jail
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesMACON, GA – Authorities are in search of four men who escaped a central Georgia jail in the early hours of Monday. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis identified the escapees …
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By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -BP CEO Bernard Looney’s abrupt resignation has thrown the British oil major into a leadership crisis with no groomed front-runner to succeed …
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Warner Bros delays ‘Dune,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ films due to strike
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Warner Bros movie studio will delay the planned November release of a big-budget “Dune” sequel until March, a studio spokesperson said on …
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds ‘Assault-Style’ Weapons Ban
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds ‘Assault-Style’ Weapons Ban Katelynn Richardson on August 11, 2023 The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on “assault-style” weapons in a 4-3 ruling Friday. The …
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Brooklyn Man Arrested and Charged in Attempted Rape Case
by Leo Canegaby Leo CanegaBROOKLYN, NY – Oscar Vallejo, a 28-year-old resident of 300 Skillman Avenue, was arrested and charged on Friday, in connection with an attempted rape case under investigation by the New …
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Versatile Oscar-winning American actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
by Reutersby ReutersBy Will Dunham (Reuters) -Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in …