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Flier Called for Help, Then Attacked: Feds

Flight diverted after man allegedly tried to drag flight attendant by the collar

(Newser) - A routine flight turned chaotic when a Kansas man allegedly attacked a flight attendant midair, forcing an emergency landing and prompting federal charges. Authorities are now piecing together what led to the onboard disturbance that stunned passengers and crew on Tuesday night. Prosecutors allege that Julius Jordan Priester, 24,...

Mary Lou Retton Charged With DUI in West Virginia

Olympic gymnast, 57, got out on a $1.5K personal recognizance bond

(Newser) - Last year, Mary Lou Retton struggled with her health . Now, it's legal trouble for the Olympic gold-medal gymnast. According to magistrate court records, Retton, 57, was charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence after getting pulled over in Fairmont, in West Virginia's Marion County, on...

Visitor Allegedly Breaks Vietnam's Royal Throne

200-year-old throne at world heritage site is damaged

(Newser) - Police in Vietnam have nabbed a man accused of breaking a "national treasure" inside a world heritage site. The man allegedly broke a 200-year-old throne dating to Vietnam's last royal dynasty, kept inside Hue city's Thai Hoa Palace, "the ceremonial hall where Nguyen dynasty emperors held...

18 Hurt After Knife Attack at German Train Station

Suspect is in custody after ambush during Friday evening rush hour

(Newser) - Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack at the main railway station in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday evening, according to police. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody, per the BBC . The attack occurred during rush hour, around 6pm local...

Chris Brown Catches a Break After Arrest

Singer accused of beating music producer at nightclub granted bail in the UK ahead of tour dates

(Newser) - Chris Brown's upcoming world tour is back on track after a London court granted him bail following charges of a violent nightclub assault more than two years ago. The singer now faces strict conditions as legal proceedings continue, per Reuters . Brown, 36, is accused of hitting music producer...

Worker Charged With Assisting in Jailbreak

Employee Sterling Williams charged with aiding mass breakout from New Orleans jail

(Newser) - Indications that Friday's jailbreak in Louisiana was an inside job have been confirmed by authorities, who've charged an employee with assisting the 10 escapees. Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, turned from jail employee to inmate on Tuesday as he was booked into...

Cops: Florida Man Rains Bullets on Neighbor's Pregnant Cow

2-year-old cow was shot 5 times, left to suffer, then finally euthanized, authorities say

(Newser) - A Florida man faces felony charges after allegedly shooting his neighbor's pregnant cow five times for wandering onto his property, following through on a threat to kill any trespassing livestock. The incident has sparked outrage in a rural community where farm animals mean more than just business, per...

Olympic Wrestler Pleads Guilty After Prostitution Sting

Kyle Snyder says he has been to 'John School'

(Newser) - Olympic wrestling champ Kyle Snyder has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after his arrest in a prostitution sting in Columbus, Ohio earlier this month. He was fined $250 plus court costs. At a hearing Monday, the 29-year-old said he had been to "John School" for men arrested for soliciting...

Chris Brown Arrested in UK
Chris Brown Arrested in UK
May 15, 2025 5:28 PM CDT

Chris Brown Arrested in UK

Producer says singer attacked him in London nightclub in 2023

(Newser) - Chris Brown was arrested Thursday by British police in Manchester on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in an alleged incident at a London nightclub. Police, adhering to British privacy rules, did not identify Brown by name but said a 36-year-old was taken into custody, the AP reports. The...

Thumbprint Found in 1977 Murder Returns a Hit

Prosecutors: Print, run through FBI's updated system last fall, was found to match Willie Sims

(Newser) - Nearly half a century after a 24-year-old California woman was strangled to death, officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest. Willie Eugene Sims was arrested in Jefferson, Ohio, in connection with the death of Jeanette Ralston, according to a Friday statement from the...

Newark Mayor Arrested in ICE Protest
Mayor Arrested
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Mayor Arrested by ICE: 'We Did Nothing Wrong'

Newark's Ras Baraka released after hours in custody following protest at ICE detention center

(Newser) - Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who was arrested after a protest outside of an ICE detention center in his city, was released Friday evening after spending about five hours in custody, report the AP and WABC . Baraka told supporters he couldn't speak about the specifics of...

2nd Teen Nabbed, Charged Over Jersey Wildfire

This time it's a 17-year-old charged with arson, joining 19-year-old Joseph Kling as a suspect

(Newser) - A second teenager has been charged over the Jones Road Wildfire in New Jersey, which scorched thousands of acres of land and spurred the evacuation of thousands. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office , the unidentified boy, 17, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with aggravated arson,...

American Accused of Insulting Thai Monarchy Is Off the Hook

Prosecutors drop case against academic Paul Chambers

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Thailand say they are dropping the case against an American academic who could have faced up to 15 years in prison for allegedly violating a law against insulting the country's monarchy. The charge against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in northern Thailand, stemmed from a...

Paid $650K for Cremations, Man Threw Pets in Dump: Cops

Authorities say thousands of grieving pet owners were defrauded across Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A Pittsburgh funeral home owner is accused of taking more than $650,000 for pet burials and cremations, only to dispose of the pets in a landfill and return the ashes of unknown animals. More than 6,500 victims across four counties have been identified in the case, per...

Judge Releases Student Arrested at Naturalization Interview

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by ICE agents on April 14

(Newser) - A Columbia University student who was detained by immigration authorities on April 14 was released on bail Wednesday on a federal judge's orders. Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by ICE agents at an immigration office in Colchester, Vermont, when he showed up for a naturalization interview. He is Palestinian, grew...

Woman Being Taken to Hospital Fatally Stabs Paramedic: Cops

Suspect pleads not guilty to murder, other charges

(Newser) - A woman pleaded not guilty Monday to fatally stabbing a Kansas City, Missouri, paramedic while she was being transported in an ambulance Sunday. Shanetta Bossell, 39, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, assault, and resisting arrest, and is being held on $1 million bond, the AP reports....

Bad Idea: Bringing Jell-O Shots to a 5th-Graders' Party

Teresa Isabel Bernal of Texas charged with felony injury to a child

(Newser) - A mother in Texas has been arrested after allegedly taking alcoholic Jell-O shots to her fifth-grader's school Christmas party. Fifteen students consumed the holiday-themed shots, which were laid out on a table with other treats at Jones Elementary School in Tyler on Dec. 20, and nearly all reported "...

Cops: Woman Posing as ICE Agent Kidnaps Ex's Wife

Latrance Battle, 52, accused in brazen crime out of Florida

(Newser) - With detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the headlines, a woman in Florida decided to don an "ICE" shirt and kidnap her ex-boyfriend's wife, authorities say. Latrance Battle, 52, showed off the shirt and a hand-held radio when she showed up at the hotel chain where...

Handyman Allegedly Killed Elderly Client With Nail Gun

Coroner calls it 'the worst case I've witnessed'

(Newser) - A former pastor convicted of child sex crimes is now charged with kidnapping and murdering an elderly woman, whom he served as handyman. Jeffrey Zizz, 47, from Washington state, allegedly killed 82-year-old Marcia Norman of Tenino before concealing her remains in concrete beneath a shed, the Thurston County Sheriff's...

Man on 'Elevated Surface' Arrested at Trump Tower

It's not clear exactly what happened, though one report suggests he was trying to access roof

(Newser) - Police arrested a 30-year-old man at New York's Trump Tower on Monday following a report of a disorderly person on an elevated surface inside the skyscraper. NYPD officers responded around 4:30pm and the person was taken into custody by the department's emergency service unit without further...

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