Son jailed after father’s body found in trash bag

Police say a welfare check at a West Side property led officers to a rear structure, where they found a body and later arrested the victim’s 31-year-old son. SAN ANTONIO, TX— A welfare check at a West Side home in San Antonio turned into a homicide investigation after officers found a large black trash bag leaking blood in a rear structure and discovered the body of a man inside, police said. Days later, investigators arrested …

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Worker dies after trench collapse at housing site

A second worker was hospitalized after the collapse near South Loop 336 East and FM 3083 as police and federal workplace regulators opened investigations. CONROE, TX — A worker was killed and another was hospitalized Saturday after a trench collapsed at a construction site near South Loop 336 East and FM 3083, sending fire crews, police and technical rescue teams to a hard-to-reach area about 1,000 feet from the road. The collapse happened late Saturday …

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Three wounded in late-night shooting outside Checkers

Authorities said two of the injured were treated as suspects after gunfire erupted outside the restaurant on NW 183rd Street. MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Three people were injured in a shooting outside a Checkers restaurant in Miami Gardens late Saturday, and investigators said at least two of the wounded were being treated as suspects in the gunfire that broke out around 10:30 p.m. The shooting happened outside the fast-food restaurant at 2645 NW 183 St., …

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Juvenile wounded in shooting at apartment complex

Police said one person was taken into custody after the Saturday evening shooting at Grand Reserve Apartments. MAITLAND, FL — A juvenile was shot multiple times in the chest Saturday evening in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Maitland’s west side, and officers later detained one person as the victim was rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery. The shooting unfolded shortly after 6 p.m. at Grand Reserve Apartments off Maitland Summit …

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Police arrest suspect in attack at OpenAI’s Altman home

Authorities said the same man later threatened to burn OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco police arrested a 20-year-old man after authorities said he threw an incendiary device at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman before dawn Friday, setting fire to an exterior gate and later making threats at the company’s headquarters across the city. No one was injured, but the episode quickly drew national attention because it targeted one …

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Missing teen found dead in lake

Police said Marwa Barakzai, 16, had been missing since March 19, and a toxicology report is still pending. NEWPORT NEWS, VA — A 16-year-old Newport News girl who had been missing for nearly three weeks was found dead in a lake behind Riverside Regional Medical Center, and police said Thursday that there were no immediate signs of foul play. Police identified the teen as Marwa Barakzai, a Menchville High School student whose disappearance had drawn …

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Four men captured after armed robbery spree

Police say surveillance video from a South Nashville market helped detectives identify suspects tied to a robbery crew and recover cash, guns and drugs. NASHVILLE, TN — Four men were arrested after a Wednesday night market robbery on Foster Avenue set off a fast-moving police investigation that ended with a vehicle stop, a short pursuit and searches that uncovered cash, narcotics and firearms, authorities said. Metro Nashville Police said the case matters because detectives now …

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Man executed next to his car draws focus to whistleblower case

Police say Arman Motiwalla was found shot beside his car near law offices as his lawsuit against a former employer moved through federal court. BOCA RATON, FL— A 37-year-old Plantation man who had sued his former employer under Florida’s whistleblower law was found dead beside his vehicle in a Boca Raton parking lot early Wednesday, and police said they are investigating the shooting as a homicide. The case now sits at the intersection of a …

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Mercedes fires draw scrutiny after driver escapes burning SUV

A new account from metro Atlanta revives concerns about similar Mercedes SUV fires, but the automaker says an earlier inspected vehicle showed no product defect. ATLANTA, GA — A Georgia man says he had only seconds to escape after his Mercedes-Benz SUV caught fire while he was driving in March 2025, adding new attention to similar complaints involving Mercedes SUVs even as the automaker says a separate inspected vehicle showed no defect. Victor Anthony’s account, …

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Deputies seek suspect in filmed sex assault attack

Investigators say a man exposed himself in a parking lot, then grabbed a woman from behind near a golf course before fleeing on a scooter. WESTON, FL — Broward County deputies are searching for a man they say was captured on surveillance video exposing himself and attacking a woman Wednesday afternoon near a golf course in Weston before running to a scooter and leaving the area. The case drew urgent attention Friday after the Broward …

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