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Cops: Mom of Missing Girl Swapped License Plates

Authorities say Melodee Buzzard was last seen Oct. 9 near Colorado-Utah border

(Newser) - Authorities say the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard switched license plates during a cross-country road trip, a move investigators believe was intended to sidestep detection. The journey began Oct. 7, when Melodee and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, left their home in Lompoc, California, for what was described as a...

Michael Skakel Breaks Silence on Martha Moxley Murder

Exonerated Kennedy cousin speaks about childhood abuse in new NBC News podcast

(Newser) - For the first time since his conviction was overturned, Michael Skakel—the Kennedy cousin at the center of one of America's most infamous unsolved murder cases—is speaking publicly about the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut. NBC News Studios' new podcast, "Dead Certain: The Martha...

Hunter: 'Suspicious' Stand Facing Air Force One Has Been There for Years

'Python Cowboy' says FBI is wasting its time

(Newser) - FBI agents are investigating a "suspicious" hunting stand that it says has a direct line of sight to President Trump's Air Force One exit at Palm Beach International Airport. Reptile hunter Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy, believes they are wasting their time. He tells NBC News...

Southwest Jet, Helicopter Nearly Collide Over Cleveland

The aircraft reportedly came within half a mile of each other

(Newser) - A Southwest Airlines jet making a final approach to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport had a near-miss with a medical helicopter on Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board announced an investigation into the incident on Sunday, per USA Today . It said the two aircraft breached the minimum required separation distance, prompting...

Dying Man Says Girlfriend Crashed Their Car on Purpose
Man Wakes From Coma, Says
Girlfriend Crashed on Purpose
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Nov 2, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Man Wakes From Coma, Says Girlfriend Crashed on Purpose

She was charged with vehicular homicide when he died 8 months after the crash

(Newser) - A Syracuse-area man critically injured in a car crash in Florida earlier this year told police from his hospital bed that his girlfriend deliberately caused the wreck. Daniel Waterman, 22, was a passenger in a car driven by Leigha Mumby, 24, during Super Bowl weekend in February in Flagler County....

DOGE Cuts Stall an Oregon Town's 1983 Murder Mystery

Decades-old murder case halted as federal grant vanishes

(Newser) - The New York Times calls it "perhaps the most unlikely casualty of the Trump administration's sweeping budget cuts last spring." An Oregon county some 2,500 miles away lost a very specific 2023 grant from the Justice Department: one designated for rural violent crime. It had allowed...

Patel Slammed for Rushing Out Terror Plot Alert: Report

Justice officials say early disclosure by FBI chief could jeopardize Michigan probe, per MSNBC

(Newser) - Frustration is simmering at the FBI and Justice Department after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the agency had stopped a "potential" terrorist plot in Michigan, reportedly before investigators had even confirmed if there was an imminent threat. According to sources cited by MSNBC , Patel made the announcement on...

Giuffre 'Is Celebrating From the Heavens' Andrew's Fall: Family

Family of late Epstein accuser, who says ex-prince also sexually abused her, demands jail time as well

(Newser) - The family of the late Virginia Giuffre, the Jeffry Epstein accuser who also pointed to sexual abuse at the hands of Prince Andrew, is calling the now former prince's loss of royal titles a historic victory. "Today, an ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family brought down...

Police Arrest 5 More Linked to Louvre Heist

France's crown jewels remain missing

(Newser) - French authorities have arrested five more people in connection with the daring heist at the Louvre that saw more than $100 million in crown jewels vanish. One of the newly detained suspects is believed to have been at the scene, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, who spoke to RTL...

Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970 Cheryl Grimmer Case
Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970
Case of Missing British Toddler
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Oct 26, 2025 7:01 AM CDT

Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970 Case of Missing British Toddler

Brother says police believe man dubbed 'Mercury' assaulted and killed 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer

(Newser) - More than 50 years after 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from an Australian beach, a key person of interest in the case has been named in parliament, reigniting calls for justice in the decades-old mystery, per the BBC . The British toddler disappeared in 1970 from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong, where...

Jack Smith Has an Ask Regarding Future Testimony

Former special counsel seeks a public hearing after GOP request for secrecy on his probes into Trump

(Newser) - Former special counsel Jack Smith has asked to testify publicly before Congress after House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan requested a private, transcribed interview regarding Smith's investigations into former President Trump's handling of classified documents and his actions following the 2020 election. In a letter to Jordan and Senate...

Cops Get a Break in Louvre Heist
Cops Get a Break
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Oct 23, 2025 6:25 PM CDT

Cops Get a Break in Louvre Heist

DNA evidence found in discarded helmet, glove

(Newser) - French police investigating the theft of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre have found a potential break in the case. Police told ABC News that DNA evidence was found in a helmet and a glove discarded by the thieves after the Sunday heist. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said Thursday...

Worker Dies in 60-Foot Fall at NYC Tunnel Site

Work at Gateway site has been suspended

(Newser) - A construction worker died Thursday after a 60-foot fall at a Manhattan site for the massive Gateway tunnel project beneath the Hudson River. The man, whose name has not been released, was working on a newly poured foundation wall just before 9am when he fell into the pit below, said...

Rare Shooting in Federal Prison Leaves Illinois Inmate Dead

Family says there's been no explanation

(Newser) - An Illinois inmate was shot and killed earlier this month at a high-security federal prison in Florida, a rare event given that guards typically do not carry firearms inside prison walls. The shooting occurred on Oct. 10 at US Penitentiary Coleman I, northwest of Orlando, and resulted in the death...

Marines Investigate Artillery Misfire Over California Highway

Faulty fuse may be the culprit after shrapnel rains down

(Newser) - It looks like a "one-in-a-million" fuse failure caused this weekend's bizarre artillery misfire in California , one that led to shrapnel falling down on Interstate 5, reports the Washington Post . The Marine Corps has launched a formal investigation. The incident occurred during a military demonstration at Camp Pendleton on...

A Former Star Running Back Is Dead at 36

Pro Bowler Doug Martin played for Tampa Bay and Oakland

(Newser) - One of the NFL's top players a decade ago has died at age 36. TMZ reports that former running back Doug Martin—a first-round draft pick in 2012—died early Saturday. No official cause of death has been released. Martin played six of his seven NFL seasons with the...

Report: Prince Andrew Asked Cop to Find Dirt on Giuffre

Met Police investigating claims he targeted his accuser with his police protection detail

(Newser) - Prince Andrew could become the first member of the British royal family to be investigated by police in more than two decades, the Telegraph reports, noting Metropolitan Police are reviewing allegations that the prince tried to gather personal information about his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, using his police protection detail. The...

Son Is a Suspect in Billionaire's Fatal Plunge

But family insists Mango founder's son is innocent

(Newser) - Mango founder Isak Andic's death last December , initially believed to be a tragic hiking accident, is now under suspicion as a possible homicide, with the fashion chain founder's son Jonathan emerging as a potential suspect. Family members, however, insist Jonathan is innocent, the Guardian reports. Andic, 71, fell...

Trump Not Happy With 'Construction Disaster' at Air Force Chapel

President wants an investigation as renovation costs rise to $335M

(Newser) - President Trump is calling for an investigation into the soaring cost of renovations at the Air Force Academy's iconic Cadet Chapel, reports the Hill . The president has labeled the decades-old building in Colorado Springs a "CONSTRUCTION DISASTER from the time it was built in 1962," and didn'...

Cops: 9-Year-Old Girl Not Seen in a Year

Authorities in Santa Barbara launch search for Melodee Buzzard

(Newser) - California authorities are searching for a 9-year-old girl they say has not been seen in a year. The search for Melodee Buzzard began on Tuesday when a school official reported her "prolonged absence," according to a release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office . When deputies began...

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