MivPiv/iStock(BEAUMONT, Texas) — A former Texas prison official pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday after allegedly telling a guard “take care of it” and watching as that officer preceded to beat an inmate. Khristal Ford, a former lieutenant at the Federal Correctional Complex in southeast Texas, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting an officer …
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May 29
US, Iran both say they willing to talk, on their own terms, amid tensions
CIL868/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Amid heightened tensions and fears of conflict, the U.S. and Iran both said Wednesday that they are open to talks, but only on their own terms – seeming to rule out the possibility unless the other side changed. The slight opening to diplomacy was a welcome step over the threats of military action …
May 29
Body believed to be missing 5-year-old Utah girl found hours after uncle is charged with murder: Police
Logan City Police Department(LOGAN CITY, Utah) — Utah police “strongly” believe that they’ve found the body of a missing 5-year-old girl whose uncle had been charged with her murder just hours before, police said on Wednesday. Logan City Police Department Chief Gary Jensen said in a late afternoon press conference that 5-year-old Elizabeth Jessica Shelley’s …
May 29
Heroic couple honored for actions above and beyond
Davison County Sheriff Steve Brink presented Life-Saving medals to Chief Deputy Steve Harr and his wife Corrections Lieutenant Connie Harr Wednesday for rescuing two women from a house fire in Mount Vernon last December. Brink says they both went above and beyond their normal duties. “His (Steve Harr) is not to run into a smoke-filled …
May 29
Rihanna debuts much-anticipated Fenty fashion line
Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images For Fenty(NEW YORK) — Rihanna has officially made history as the first woman and person of color to launch a line with LVMH. Now, it’s finally here, and available to shop. On May 21, Rihanna posted a video on Twitter giving people a peek at the looks from her collection, saying, “Make …
May 29
How one of the deadliest season on Mount Everest unfolded, leading to 11 deaths
DanielPrudek/iStock(NEW YORK) — The 2019 season on Mount Everest is coming to a close and going down as one of the deadliest seasons on record. Eleven people died on the world’s tallest mountain this year, most within the past week or so, as images of lines of people bottlenecked near the summit circulated on social …
May 29
Uncle charged with aggravated murder in case of missing 5-year-old Utah girl: Police
Logan City Police Department(LOGAN CITY, Utah) — A 21-year-old man in Utah has been charged with aggravated murder in the case of his 5-year-old niece who has been missing for days, police announced Wednesday. Elizabeth Jessica Shelley was reported missing on May 25, according to the Logan City Police Department. Logan City Police Chief Gary …
May 29
Feds investigating $1 million in illegal drugs that washed up on an Alabama beach
sshepard/iStock(ORANGE BEACH, Ala.) — Federal authorities are investigating how two packages of illegal drugs worth more than $1 million washed up on a beach in Alabama last week. An officer with the Orange Beach Police department on Alabama’s Gulf Coast told ABC affiliate WAAY that early last week a beachgoer discovered a wrapped package containing …
May 29
Actress Mandy Moore makes it to Mount Everest base camp, describes ‘powerful’ journey
Jim Spellman/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Starting late last week, singer, activist and actress Mandy Moore took to Instagram to announce that she was hiking part of Mount Everest in a trip that had already changed her “soul … forever.” The excursion was part of an Everest viewing trek with Melissa Reid, the first American woman to …
May 29
‘She shielded her baby’: 24-year-old woman shot dead in Chicago while holding 1-year-old
WLS(CHICAGO) — A 24-year-old woman was shot dead in broad daylight in Chicago while holding a baby, according to police, who say the baby escaped unharmed. The woman was shot at as she climbed out of a black sedan at about 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, and the gunfire came from a silver sedan as it …