U.S.Associated PressBrother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas
Messages left with the Missouri State Highway Patrol were not immediately returned. Police said John Forsyth, 49, was reported missing when he failed to show up for work May 21 at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, a town of 3,100 residents deep in the Missouri Ozarks. His black Infiniti was found parked in a remote area near an aquatic park in Cassville.
U.S.Business InsiderThe Black teen in a viral bike feud with a white woman said she 'did something wrong' but got 'rewarded' with over $130,000 in donations
The Black teen whose rental bike feud with a white New York City hospital worker went viral said the woman was the one who "did something wrong" — but instead got "rewarded" by "white conservatives" with more than $100,000 in donations. Video of the confrontation between the teen and Sarah Comrie showed the pair arguing over a rental bike, with the teen accusing Comrie of taking his bike and Comrie yelling for help. A clip of the incident was viewed millions of times on social media and Comrie faced widespread backlash for how she reacted, with some critics accusing her of racism.
U.S.Sacramento BeeRunner didn’t know he nabbed ‘invaluable’ find on CA beach — until turning on the news
Smith, Broughton said, had brought home an ancient artifact — a mastodon tooth. The museum's search for the tooth Unbeknownst to Smith, Wayne Thompson, a paleontologist with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, had been frantically searching for the tooth. Just days before, Thompson told McClatchy News he came across a woman's Facebook post, questioning what she may have found near Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar Beach on Friday, May 26, after someone tagged him in the post.
U.S.Associated PressWoman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison. Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring out the California Democrat so the mob of Donald Trump supporters could hang her. In January, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden convicted Bauer of riot-related charges after hearing trial testimony without a jury.
BusinessMoneyWiseJim Cramer predicted that an ‘economic wave’ will soon hit the US — and it will be 'fantastic for investors.' But is that a good sign or a bad sign for the stock market?
In fact, his energetic and boisterous style is a key part of his long-running TV show. Now, the notorious stock picker has made another bold and controversial claim: "An economic wave is about to hit that will be fantastic for investors," he says in a recent column on CNBC's Investing Club. Don't miss Rich young Americans have lost confidence in the stock market — and are betting on these 3 assets instead.
U.S.The RootWhite Lawyer Fired For Allegedly Snatching Wig Off The Head Of A Black Woman
New York attorney Anthony Orlich learned actions that demean Black women do indeed have consequences. Lizzy Ashliegh posted a video on TikTok which showed her accusing Orlich of snatching the wig off her head as she walked around New York City. In the video, Ashliegh asked him why he snatched her hair, but he never gives a response.
U.S.Associated PressGuilt-ridden man confesses to landlord's killing 15 years later, recordings show
Police officers found Tony Peralta earlier this month sitting on a curb not far from the convenience store in a small southeastern New Mexico community where he borrowed a cellphone — so he could call 911 and confess to killing his landlord 15 years earlier. Peralta told police he decided to come forward because “his heart hurts” and that he thought about it every day.
U.S.INSIDERA fertility doctor accused of impregnating patients with his sperm died in a plane crash when the hand-built aircraft fell apart in mid-air
A doctor accused of impregnating his patients with his own sperm died in a plane crash Sunday. The hand-built aircraft fell apart mid-flight, the county sheriff said. A New York fertility doctor accused of impregnating his patients with his own sperm died in a plane crash over the weekend when the hand-built aircraft he was riding in fell apart mid-air, officials said.
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Female middle school monitor had sex with teen who hit her up for vapes, cash: police
A female employee in a Pennsylvania school allegedly groped a teenage student during an in-school suspension, which continued throughout the day and with "sexual activity" in her car that evening, police said. Megan Carlisle, 37, also allegedly sent explicit pictures and videos of herself to the 15-year-old student and his 16-year-old friend, Northwest Regional Police said in a press release. After Carlisle allegedly "engaged in sexual activity" with the victim in her car on April 28, she sent him $20 via Cash App for food, the student reportedly told police, according to FOX 43.
U.S.Associated PressNo kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. Targeted grazing is part of California's strategy to reduce wildfire risk because goats can eat a wide variety of vegetation and graze in steep, rocky terrain that's hard to access. The changes could raise the monthly salary of herders from about $3,730 to $14,000, according to the California Farm Bureau.
U.S.Sacramento BeeWoman driving cross country with boyfriend hasn’t been heard from in weeks, TN cops say
Nikki Alcaraz, who also goes by Nikki Cunningham, was seen in Moriarty, New Mexico, on May 6, according to a post on the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Alcaraz, who lives in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, was traveling with her boyfriend, Steven Tyler Stratton, in a black Jeep Wrangler with camouflage seat covers, according to her family and police. Police officers in New Mexico made contact with Alcaraz and Stratton on May 4 after a witness saw Stratton punch her in the face as she was sitting on the ground in a rest area, according to a report from the Torrance County Sheriff's Office.
BusinessTheStreet.comBud Light Announces New Initiative With LGBTQ+ Business Owners Despite Boycott, Loss of Sales
Anheuser-Busch is doubling down on support for a pro-LGBTQ+ organization amid recent backlash. Bud Light announced on Tuesday, May 30 that it would be extending its partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce which started last year. The brewing company is also donating $200,000 to the NGLCC for the second year in a row.
WorldAssociated PressChina responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights
Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet's dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flights. The incident adds to military, diplomatic and economic tensions between the sides over U.S. support for self-governing Taiwan, China's refusal to engage in dialogue between their armed forces and Beijing's flying of a suspected spy balloon over the U.S. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters at a daily briefing Wednesday that China would keep taking measures it deems necessary to safeguard its sovereignty.
U.S.Reuters VideosEverest hiker sheds light on trash left at camps
STORY: In a series of social media posts, Tenzi Sherpa has highlighted the amount of trash left behind at the fourth camp station called South Col, which has included sleeping bags, shoes and spoons. It is mandatory for climbers to bring their waste down from the mountain and claim back a garbage deposit of $4,000 from the government. But expedition organizers and hiking officials said monitoring camps nearly 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) high is both difficult and ineffective.
HealthCBS NewsAlex Rodriguez reveals he's been diagnosed with early-stage gum disease
Alex Rodriguez revealed on "CBS Mornings" Wednesday that he was recently diagnosed with early-stage gum disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of U.S. adults 30 and older have some form of gum disease, and it's even more common after the age of 65. Rodriquez, or A-Rod as he is known, has partnered with the health products company OraPharma to help raise awareness.
WorldAutoblogDashcam captures Russian missile section falling in traffic on Kyiv road
A dashboard camera captured the moment when a part of a missile fell next to a car driving on a Kyiv road, as Russia launched its 16th attack on Ukraine's capital on Monday, May 29. Video showed part of the missile falling onto the road right in front of a driving car, which then continued drove on. Reuters was able to confirm the location as Kyiv from the buildings and roads seen in the video, which matched satellite and file imagery of the area.
U.S.ABC NewsFormer inmate at Elizabeth Holmes' prison describes what she'll see behind bars
Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted fraudster and founder of failed blood-testing company Theranos, on Tuesday began serving an 11-year sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. Holmes might have a humbling first job at the prison, according to a former inmate at the facility. "That is Bryan's rule," said Lynn Espejo, who was convicted of defrauding her employer.
U.S.Fox NewsFemale California probation officer has oral sex with teen inmate; county jail rocked by scandal: DA
The Alameda County, California, law enforcement community was rocked by two scandals that brought criminal charges against three of its officers last week. A probation officer was accused of sexually abusing an underage inmate at a juvenile facility years ago, and two sheriff's deputies were accused of covering up a 2021 suicide at a county jail, according to criminal charges filed Friday. The probation officer, 50-year-old Nicole Perales, was in a "position of trust" when she allegedly had oral sex with a 15-year-old inmate between Aug. 27, 2004 and Aug. 26, 2005, according to Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
WorldReutersNepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest 'death zone' rescue
A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a "very rare" high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 metre (29,032 feet) Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope and shivering from extreme cold in the area called the "death zone", where temperatures can dip to minus 30 degrees Celsius (86F) or lower. Gelje hauled the climber 600 metres (1,900 feet) down from the Balcony area to the South Col, over a period of about six hours, where Nima Tahi Sherpa, another guide, joined the rescue.
WorldReuters VideosLibya sentences 23 to death for Islamic State campaign
STORY: The Attorney General's office said in a statement that one other person was sentenced to 12 years in prison, six to 10 years, one to five years and six to three years while five were acquitted and three others died before their case came to trial. Islamic State's Libyan branch was one of the militant group's strongest outside its original territory in Iraq and Syria, taking advantage of the chaos and warfare that followed a 2011 NATO-backed uprising. In 2015 it launched an attack on the luxury Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, killing nine people, before abducting and beheading dozens of Egyptian Christians whose deaths it featured in grisly propaganda films.
WorldUkrayinska PravdaSledgehammer suspected to have been used to execute Russian citizen displayed in Lukashenko's palace
During an exhibition in the self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko's palace, Belarusian media spotted a sledgehammer inscribed "to Alexander Grigoryevich" [Lukashenko's name and patronymic - ed.], which Wagner Group mercenaries might have used to execute a Russian citizen. Source: Nasha Niva, a Belarusian media outlet Details: Belarusian media reported that the sledgehammer was displayed in a violin case, which appears identical to the one a Wagner Group commander recently handed over to a Belarusian museum.
WorldTechCrunchIndia kicks off a pilot to become electronics repair capital of the world
After expanding its footprint in manufacturing smartphones and other tech devices, India is looking to become the electronics repair capital of the world, taking the crown from China and Malaysia, which currently dominate the industry. On Wednesday, the country's Ministry of Information and Technology launched a pilot project called Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) to test electronics repair outsourcing, initially for a three-month pilot in Bengaluru. New Delhi aims to generate revenue of up to $20 billion and create millions of jobs over the next five years through outsourced repair services carried out by the participating companies.
U.S.Tacoma News TribuneThey can be the size of great white sharks and they swim in Puget Sound. Don’t catch them
A reclusive deep-water species that's generally found on the coast, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists think that sixgill sharks come into Puget Sound to pup. While it's unknown how long they stay for (and what their population sizes and exact diets are), the shallower waters of the Puget Sound have enabled us to learn more about them. The Seattle Aquarium has been studying them since 2003 after they noticed the occasional sixgill underneath their pier.
U.S.PeopleMaryland Man Who Was a Sanitation Worker Before Getting Accepted into Harvard Law School Earns Degree
"Although I get credit for working hard, working hard was the easy part,” said Rehan Staton, who graduated from Harvard Law School last week Three years ago, Rehan Staton, a college student and sanitation worker, made headlines by getting accepted into Harvard Law School. Now, the Maryland man has his degree in hand. Staton received his juris doctorate from Harvard during a commencement ceremony at the Massachusetts school on Thursday, according to The Guardian.
U.S.Associated PressWhen should social workers separate families? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
When child welfare workers and police knocked on Sarah Perkins' and Joshua Sabey's front door well past midnight one weekend last summer, the parents were shocked to learn the state of Massachusetts had come to take their two young sons. It's the kind of harrowing scene that plays out daily across the country as social workers motivated by a desire to protect children run up against confused and concerned parents. What followed was emotional anguish, a bureaucratic battle, vindication for the parents and a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a legal advocacy group.
