Prosecutors said they won’t seek the death penalty against a former Las Vegas-area politician who pleaded not guilty Wednesday to killing a veteran investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him and his managerial conduct. “Not guilty, your honor,” Robert Telles, a Democrat who has been stripped of his elected position, …
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A man was struck by a train and killed after falling onto the tracks during a fight in a New York City subway station on Monday. The other man has been taken into custody and on Tuesday was charged with manslaughter. The two men, identified as Heriberto Quintana, 48, and …
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An actor who’s accused Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance on him as a 14-year-old recounted the episode for a New York City jury on Friday, testifying he felt helpless when Spacey climbed on top of him in bed. “I was frozen,” Anthony Rapp said on the second day of a …
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Their spiritual leader is behind bars in California after pleading guilty to sexually abusing minors. Yet legions of followers of Naasón Joaquín García in his home base in Mexico remain fervently loyal to him, viewing his imprisonment as a challenge that will strengthen their church, La Luz del Mundo (The Light of …
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Two adults and three children were found shot to death Friday at a Maryland house after a man called 911 from the home to report a shooting, authorities said. The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims on Saturday as parents Marcus Edward Milligan, 39, and Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, …
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The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors need more time to review it, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. District Attorney Jason Schmidt of Chautauqua County in western New York said his office is reviewing about “30,000 files,” without …
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Albuquerque, N.M. — The fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin last year was an accident, according to a determination made by New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator following the completion of an autopsy and a review of law enforcement reports. The medical investigator’s report was …
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The man who has been charged with killing two Muslim men in New Mexico’s largest city told authorities he was not involved in their deaths, court documents show. The documents, obtained by CBS News on Wednesday, also provide new information that police say points to Muhammad Syed’s involvement. Syed is …
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Prominent Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad lambasted her former home country just days after a man with an AK-47-style assault rifle was arrested near her home in Brooklyn. Alinejad, who fled Iran in 2009 following the presidential election and crackdown, believes the government was trying to assassinate her. “I’m …
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Renton, Wash. — A 32-year-old Tacoma man was confirmed dead and six others were treated for gunshot wounds after multiple shots were fired in the Seattle suburb of Renton, Washington, police said. The Renton Police Department tweeted that officers were called before 1 a.m. Saturday and in addition to the …
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