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Potential School Shooting Averted Thanks to Tip

FBI tip and parent consent lead to gun seizure in NYC

(Newser) - A quick-thinking tipster, a social media post, and rapid coordination between the FBI and NYPD may have stopped a school shooting at a Queens high school, NBC News reports. A 16-year-old student at Benjamin Cardozo High School was arrested Thursday after authorities say he brought a loaded handgun to...

On Last Day of His 11K-Mile Solo Ride, an Arrest

French cyclist Sofiane Sehili detained by Russia on final day of attempt to break world record

(Newser) - French endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili was on the verge of smashing a world record with a solo ride across Eurasia—until his journey ended not in triumph but in a Russian jail, just over 100 miles from the finish line. On Sept. 2, the day of his arrest, Sehili,...

'Tinder Swindler' Nabbed After Years on the Lam

Shimon Hayut, accused of defrauding Berlin woman, faces extradition from country of Georgia

(Newser) - The man featured on Netflix's The Tinder Swindler , accused of conning women out of millions of dollars , has been arrested in the country of Georgia after years on the run. Shimon Hayut, an Israeli national who gained notoriety for allegedly scamming women he met online, was detained at...

Cops: Man Claimed He Shot Kirk —to Let Shooter Get Away

George Zinn, 71, faces obstruction and child exploitation charges

(Newser) - A Utah man is facing charges after allegedly faking a confession to the high-profile killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, complicating the investigation as police hunted for the real suspect. Authorities say George Zinn, 71, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing justice after he loudly...

Arrest Made in Case of Beyonce's Stolen Music

Kelvin Evans is taken into custody in Atlanta, 2 months after car break-in

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in a July car break-in that a dancer and a choreographer touring with Beyonce said resulted in the theft of the singer's unreleased music , Atlanta authorities said on Tuesday. Police identified the suspect as Kelvin Evans and said he was booked into jail on...

George Jones' Widow Found Love, Says She Got Scammed
George Jones' Widow Found
Love in the Wrong Place
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Sep 14, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

George Jones' Widow Found Love in the Wrong Place

Nancy Jones, widow of country star, was with alleged conman for 12 years

(Newser) - Nancy Jones, widow of country legend George Jones, found heartbreak long after losing her famous husband—this time not from grief, but allegedly from fraud. Nancy, now 78, had met Kirk West shortly after her famous husband's 2013 death, a vulnerable moment she now believes "wasn't...

Breaking Bad Actor Arrested After Alleged Hose Incident

Raymond Cruz, aka Tuco Salamanca on hit AMC show, accused of spraying water at woman

(Newser) - Tuco Salamanca did much worse than spraying people with a hose on Breaking Bad, but that's what the actor who portrayed him on the hit AMC show is now in possible legal trouble over. TMZ reports that Raymond Cruz was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, after an...

Succession Star Arrested on Friday in New Hampshire

Nicholas Braun has a Sept. 16 court date for DUI charge

(Newser) - Nicholas Braun, widely recognized for his role as the bumbling but beloved Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession, found himself in less familiar territory late Friday night—under arrest in New Hampshire. Local police say the 37-year-old actor was pulled over in Moultonborough around 11:15pm and arrested for...

Cops: College Student Hid Dead Infant After Giving Birth

Authorities say 21-year-old Laken Snelling tried to conceal evidence of baby, hid body in closet

(Newser) - A University of Kentucky cheerleader is facing felony charges after authorities discovered a deceased infant hidden in her home. Police in Lexington arrested Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, a member of the university's competitive cheer stunt squad, on Sunday, charging her with corpse abuse, evidence tampering, and concealing the...

Drunk Friends Allegedly Took Turns Shooting—Until One Died

Stunt with kevlar helmet ends with man suffering 'a bullet hole in the top of his head,' judge says

(Newser) - A bizarre shooting experiment between two Houston-area men ended in tragedy, leaving one dead and the other facing murder charges, police say. Sean Odonnell, 37, was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Aaron Prout, a 34-year-old originally from the UK who was living in Harris County, Sheriff...

Microsoft Workers Arrested for Protesting Israel Ties

They were part of a group staging a sit-in at Microsoft President Brad Smith's office

(Newser) - Police arrested seven people Tuesday after they occupied the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith as part of continued protests over the company's ties to the Israel Defense Forces, organizers said. Current and former Microsoft employees were among those arrested, said the protest group No Azure for Apartheid, per...

Lil Nas X: 'Last 4 Days Have Been Terrifying'

Singer breaks silence following arrest, arraignment

(Newser) - Lil Nas X said Tuesday that his arrest and jail time were "terrifying," in his first public comments since he was charged with attacking Los Angeles police officers . The 26-year-old rapper and singer whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill pleaded not guilty to four felony counts on...

Veteran Burns Flag Near White House, Gets Arrested

Army veteran protests Trump's executive order against flag-burning

(Newser) - A retired Army veteran set an American flag ablaze in front of the White House, testing the limits of free speech just hours after a new executive order targeting flag burning was signed by President Trump, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The dramatic protest in Lafayette Park drew...

Coast Guard: Container Ship Captain Was Very Drunk

Pilot intervened before captain reportedly tested 6 times over limit

(Newser) - A cargo ship captain was arrested in Seattle on Wednesday after allegedly steering his massive vessel with a blood alcohol level six times the legal limit for commercial mariners. The incident unfolded aboard the MSC Jubilee IX, an 1,100-foot Liberian-flagged container ship. According to the Coast Guard, suspicion...

Alleged Killer Mom Among 'Most Wanted' Is Nabbed

Cindy Rodriguez Singh charged in relation to disabled son's 2022 disappearance

(Newser) - A Texas mother on the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list has been captured more than two years after fleeing overseas following the disappearance of her 6-year-old son. Cindy Rodriguez Singh, 40, faces charges of capital murder and fleeing prosecution in connection with the presumed death of...

Prosecutor to Arresting Cops: 'You're Going to Regret This!'

Devon Hogan Flanagan seen on video during arrest at RI restaurant proclaiming: 'I'm an AG!'

(Newser) - A Rhode Island prosecutor arrested this week at a Newport restaurant tried to get an arresting officer to turn off his body camera—which didn't happen, and which is why we now know some of the things she said during that interaction. "I want you to turn your...

Welfare Check Leads to Another Arrest for Paul Rodriguez

Comedian, 70, is arrested on charges of narcotics possession, same as he was in March

(Newser) - When Paul Rodriguez was arrested earlier this year in California for narcotics possession, his lawyers insisted that the drugs belonged to the driver of the vehicle he was riding in, not to Rodriguez. Police now say the 70-year-old comedian is once more in legal trouble, after being arrested Monday (again...

Track Star Has a Mea Culpa for Her Beau

Sha'Carri Richardson 'can't apologize enough' after allegedly assaulting Christian Coleman

(Newser) - Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has addressed her recent domestic violence arrest and apologized to boyfriend Christian Coleman, per the AP . Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account on Monday night in which she said she put herself in a "compromised situation." She issued a written apology to...

As High-Speed Train Departs, Man Grabs On
As His Train Leaves,
Guy Jumps On
Aug 11, 2025 10:23 AM CDT

As His Train Leaves, Guy Jumps On

Algerian passenger left behind regained his seat, only to be brought to police

(Newser) - A man watched as the high-speed train he'd been riding through Austria began to leave a station without him—then decided to grab on. The unnamed 24-year-old Algerian survived Saturday's incident, but it's a wonder, said Austrian Federal Railways rep Herbert Hofer. "This kind of thing...

As Cops Carried Out Eviction, She Broke Out the Bees

Woman accused of unleashing insects on deputies arrested in Tennessee for missing her Mass. trial

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman who was set to go to trial for allegedly unleashing a swarm of bees upon sheriff's deputies trying to carry out an eviction has been arrested in Tennessee after ditching that trial. MassLive.com reports that Rebecca "Rorie" Woods, in her late 50s and hailing...

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