John Nightbridge

The former prime minister was sentenced to death in absentia over a 2024 protest crackdown that left hundreds dead. DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special war crimes tribunal on Monday found ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity for directing a deadly crackdown on last year’s student-led protests in Bangladesh, sentencing the 78-year-old former leader to death in absentia. The fast-moving verdict caps months of political turmoil after the collapse of Hasina’s 15-year …

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Officials say the 16-year-old, identified by loved ones as Michael Garrett Sears, was electrocuted and fell from a Rocky Mountain Power pole on Nov. 10. FRUIT HEIGHTS, Utah — A 16-year-old Layton High School student died Monday night after he was electrocuted and fell about 60 feet from a Rocky Mountain Power transmission pole near 1800 East and roughly 700 South, the Davis County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities and school officials confirmed the boy was …

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Investigators say the nurse worked under a doctor not licensed in Arizona and injected patients with Botox and weight-loss drugs. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale nurse was arrested this week and booked on multiple felony counts after investigators said she injected patients with Botox and weight-loss medications while working for a North Scottsdale medspa tied to a doctor who is not licensed to practice in Arizona. The case began with a tip and an undercover …

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Prosecutors say the man told the court a “demon” compelled the killing. CHICAGO, Ill. — A 23-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the April death of his 2-month-old son in the Roseland neighborhood, and a judge ordered him held in the Cook County Jail after an initial appearance Thursday. The defendant, identified by authorities as Anthony Evans, is accused of killing his infant son, Kayson Flowers, on April 28. Chicago police …

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Investigators believe the fatal gunfire came from a passing vehicle near College Street Southeast and 24th Avenue SE. LACEY, Wash. — Two teenage brothers were found shot to death early Friday in a marked crosswalk at College Street Southeast and 24th Avenue SE, police said. Officers responded about 1:50 a.m., performed aid with medics and pronounced both teens dead at the scene. Police identified the victims as Alexander M. Borgen, 16, of Lacey, and his …

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Police say a gunman opened fire on the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue around 7 p.m. Saturday. NEWARK, N.J. — A 10-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman were shot and killed Saturday night in Newark’s South Ward, and three others were wounded, after a burst of gunfire on Chancellor Avenue around 7 p.m., authorities said. The shooter fled and remained at large Sunday. City and county officials said the victims were struck on the 300 …

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Police say the 66-year-old Laney College athletic director was targeted on campus; a 27-year-old suspect is in custody. OAKLAND, Calif. — A 27-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting that killed John Beam, the longtime Oakland football coach and Laney College athletic director known from Netflix’s “Last Chance U.” Beam was shot late Thursday morning at the Laney College field house and died Friday, authorities said. Beam’s killing rattled a city that long saw …

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Four juveniles were also shot after street brawls near Fulton Street and the Great Highway turned violent, police said. SAN FRANCISCO — A 35-year-old man was seriously wounded inside his Outer Richmond apartment when a stray bullet shattered his balcony door during a Saturday night shooting near the Great Highway, authorities and neighbors said. The gunfire followed a series of teen fights near Ocean Beach shortly before 9 p.m. and also injured four juveniles. Police …

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Investigators named five persons of interest and a white pickup seen near the scene. HOUSTON, Texas — An 18-year-old high school student was shot to death the night of Oct. 25 while meeting buyers for vape pens in the Alief area, and his car crashed into a parked pickup on Briar Terrace Drive, Houston police said. On Nov. 12, detectives released surveillance video showing five persons of interest and a white pickup described as a …

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Citrus County deputies documented a property-line misunderstanding; the bees have not been returned months later. HOMOSASSA, Fla. — An 84-year-old beekeeper in Citrus County is trying to recover 20 active beehives that disappeared after a neighboring landowner arranged for them to be removed in late July, according to a deputy’s report and interviews. The man, Richard Marquette, says the missing colonies were his main source of income and represented up to 2 million bees. Marquette’s …

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