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Celebrity psychic Sylvia Browne is facing heat for telling Amanda Berry‘s late mother nearly 10 years ago that her daughter was dead. Browne told Louwana Miller, Berry’s mom, on “The Montel Williams Show” when asked about Berry’s well-being, “she’s not alive, honey.” In Brown’s defense, she did tell Miller, “after 50 years of doing this […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The jury has found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Arias initially denied involvement and later blamed the killing on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said she killed Travis Alexander in self-defense. After a four-month trial that included graphic details […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A panel of three judges has decided that the vast majority of the $1 million reward offered in the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner will go to a couple he tied up in their Southern California mountain cabin. The Los Angeles Police Department posted a document on its website Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teen accused of punching a soccer referee who later died was charged Wednesday with homicide by assault, a count issued when an attack unintentionally causes death. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced the charges, saying he will seek to try the teen as an adult. A […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Amanda Berry, who was held captive for about a decade before being rescued from a house along with two other women, arrived at her sister’s home Wednesday morning to the cheers of hundreds of neighbors and swarms of journalists. Berry’s sister, Beth Serrano, spoke briefly to the crowd after their arrival, thanking […]
DENVER (AP) — The trial of the former grad student charged in the deadly Colorado movie theater shootings will likely be delayed weeks or months because he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. James Holmes‘ attorneys filed the court papers Tuesday. The judge handling the case will hear arguments […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In a story of political redemption, Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after his career was derailed by scandal four years ago. “I am one imperfect man saved by God’s grace,” the Republican told about 100 cheering supporters Tuesday after defeating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch to win back the 1st […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — In the years after his friend’s daughter vanished while walking home from school, Ariel Castro handed out fliers with the 14-year-old’s photo and performed music at a fundraiser held in her honor. When neighbors gathered for a candlelight vigil just a year ago to remember the girl, Castro was there too, comforting […]
BOSTON (AP) — The administrator of a fund created to help Boston Marathon bombing victims has a blunt message for them: Lower your expectations. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg said at a public meeting Tuesday that the $28 million One Fund Boston won’t pay out nearly enough to fully compensate the families of the three killed or […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding on the home’s doors and noticed plastic bags over the windows. Both times, police showed up but never went inside, neighbors say. Police also paid […]
Iris Blige (pictured), the principal of Fordham High School for the Arts in the Bronx, is being sued by Virginia Barden, a teacher at the…
CLEVELAND (AP) — The woman’s voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher. “I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and I’m, I’m here, I’m free now.” Those words led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where Berry […]
