John Nightbridge

Prosecutors say Willraw Morrison was killed months before he was expected to testify in a murder case involving one of the defendants. BUFFALO, NY — Five Buffalo residents have been indicted in an alleged conspiracy to kill a witness to prevent him from testifying in a murder case, with four defendants facing first-degree murder charges, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said. Lamarrio A. Clark, 29; Dayshawn J. Brazier, 35; James S. Barnwell, 27; and …

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The claims involve alleged intelligence surveillance, secret Middle Eastern accounts and roughly $2 billion that Kushner says never existed. WASHINGTON, DC — Jared Kushner is forcefully denying allegations that foreign intelligence services gained access to his iPhone and uncovered secret financial arrangements involving billions of dollars from leaders in the Middle East while he served as a senior White House adviser during President Donald Trump’s first term. The allegations were published Oct. 22 in Vanity …

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Investigators say electronic devices contained hundreds of AI-generated images and videos along with more than 150 invasive recordings of women and girls. WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, PA — A 41-year-old King of Prussia Mall employee has been charged after police said an investigation uncovered hundreds of images and videos of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, other illegal sexual images involving children and more than 150 invasive recordings of women and teenage girls. Robert Mayberry, of Prospect …

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Authorities say a 20-year-old man who had been dating the teenager forced his way into the residence before the shooting. ARCADIA, CA — A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot Thursday morning at an Arcadia residence, and authorities identified a 20-year-old man she had been dating as the suspect in a killing that led investigators to a second shooting scene in Pasadena. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the girl as Mina Kurdian. Authorities …

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Police called the 2017 shooting self-defense, while an early account that four suspects participated was never publicly confirmed by investigators. BRENTWOOD, CA — A homeowner fatally shot two men during an armed home-invasion robbery at his Brentwood residence in June 2017, a confrontation police later determined was an act of self-defense. Officers responded at about 11:14 p.m. June 21 to the 200 block of Birch Street after reports of gunfire. They found two men suffering …

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Samantha Baez-Vargas said another woman smashed several parts of her vehicle during a confrontation on the road. LOS ANGELES, CA — A woman says she was violently targeted during an apparent road-rage confrontation in South Los Angeles, where another woman allegedly used a crowbar to smash several parts of her vehicle. Samantha Baez-Vargas said the attacker damaged the car’s headlights, windshield and driver’s-side window during the confrontation. The circumstances that led to the encounter, including …

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Federal prosecutors say Lo Saetern posted violent threats online before investigators found firearms, ammunition and materials associated with explosives at his home. SACRAMENTO, CA — A Sacramento man has been indicted on federal charges after prosecutors said he posted threats on YouTube about building a bomb, killing children at a nearby church and carrying out other acts of violence. Lo Saetern, 35, was charged with making interstate threats, making threats involving explosives and possessing ammunition …

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Federal prosecutors accuse Carmen Turner and two employees of using county payroll funds for work that authorities say was not performed. HOUSTON, TX — Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Patrice Turner and two people she hired have been federally indicted on conspiracy, theft and wire fraud charges in an alleged scheme involving county payroll funds, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Turner, 65, of Richmond, was indicted along with Shemerrylyn Regina Fields, 47, of Rosharon, and …

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Police found the 86-year-old man inside a Honda CR-V after officers investigated a damaged fence near a lagoon seawall. VERO BEACH, FL — An 86-year-old Vero Beach man who had been reported missing was found dead Thursday inside an SUV submerged in the Indian River Lagoon, according to the Vero Beach Police Department. Police said the man lived in the area and had been reported missing Wednesday evening, Oct. 21. Officers opened a missing-person investigation …

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Prosecutors allege Cedric Von Ferdinand poisoned Nadine Jett with fentanyl, buried her on her ranch and pursued her money and property. SAN DIEGO, CA — A 34-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors said he fatally poisoned his foster mother with fentanyl, buried her remains near her Valley Center home and then used her identity in an alleged scheme involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cedric Von Ferdinand is accused of killing …

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