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Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term. Eiglarsh said the of…
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Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitted …
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Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now. Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle. “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
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Suspended Mass Officer, Husband Indicted On Child Rape, Physical Abuse Charges
A Plymouth police officer and her husband face new charges after a grand jury indicted both on allegations of child rape late last week. Samantha Pelrine, 31, and Daniel Forand, 37, remain free on bail following their March arraignments in Plymouth District Court, according to court records. The case stems from a March 17 restraining order request that alleged the couple sexually and physically abused their adopted son. Pelrine faces three counts of aggravated child rape and two counts of child rape, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office. Forand f…
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Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
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Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After New England Man Returns To NY Store: Police
A man who police say twice violated an order of protection at a New York business led officers on a chase that ended with a crash and a standoff, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. The incident began at Beer Universe, 16 West Avenue, in Saratoga Springs around 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when local police were called for a man attempting to speak with someone inside the store despite a full stay-away order of protection, according to the department. Officers arrived and attempted to speak with the man, who was already inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. He allegedl…
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Fugitive CT Official Kosta Diamantis Seeks Trump Pardon After Fleeing To Greece
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis fled the United States for Greece before sentencing for public corruption. Now he hopes President Donald Trump will pardon him so he can return home without being arrested, he told WTNH during a video call on Monday, Sept. 21. A federal jury convicted Diamantis in October 2025 on 21 felony counts, including bribery, extortion, conspiracy and making false statements to federal investigators. Prosecutors said Diamantis demanded and accepted payments from contractors while leading Connecticut’s Office of School Construction Grants and Review. The companies so…
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UMass Dartmouth Football Player Killed, Teammate Hurt, Student Charged With Murder In RI
A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth freshman was fatally stabbed after a dispute spilled into a Providence, Rhode Island, fast-food parking lot, following a football game, police said. Providence officers responded to the Wendy’s parking lot around midnight Saturday, Sept. 19 and found two UMass Dartmouth football players with stab wounds. Marvin Antoine, 18, had been stabbed in the chest. An ambulance took him to Rhode Island Hospital, where he died. Antoine was a freshman running back. Freshman defensive back Kensley Macean, 19, suffered injuries to his head, neck and lef…
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Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…
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Hunter Kills Woman After Mistaking Her For Deer In Front Of Kids: Police
A hunter is facing charges after police say he shot and killed a woman walking through a field with a man and two children after mistaking her for a deer in Delaware. Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, MD, was identified as the hunter in the tragic accident, while the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, DE, Delaware State Police said. was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he fatally shot a woman on Friday night in Ellendale while he was hunting from a ground blind, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 7:30 …
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Medical Emergencies Delay Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship's Return To NJ Port
Two medical emergencies aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship delayed the cruise ship's return to New Jersey, impacting passengers' travel plans, according to a notice distributed onboard. Medical staff determined that two guests aboard Oasis of the Seas needed urgent medical attention during the voyage, the notice says. The passengers were successfully taken off the ship to receive additional medical care. While the nature of the emergencies was not released, Cruise Hive reports that one involved a critically ill 7-year-old child, prompting the ship to return to Nassau, the closes…
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