JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s former agriculture minister was arrested Thursday by the country’s anti-graft commission on accusations of bribery, abuse of power and fraud involving contracts with private vendors. Syahrul Yasin Limpo had resigned his position as agriculture minister last week to focus on the impending legal proceedings against him, and he was formally named … Read more
Alissa McCommon’s family is “experiencing some ridicule” after the Tennessee elementary school teacher was accused of raping a minor, according to her attorney. McCommon, a 38-year-old mother of two from Covington, is accused of raping a 12-year-old boy in 2021, when he allegedly woke up to McCommon sexually assaulting him while he was spending the … Read more
Leida Margaretha, known from her time on “90 Day Fiancé,” has been arrested … after allegedly using her place of work to steal thousands of dollars. According to cops in Portage, Wisconsin, they were notified last week by the owners of Loggerhead Deco — a glass bottle decorating company — that Margaretha made “fraudulent payments … Read more
Wild scene at the famous Santa Monica Pier … a man claiming to be armed with a bomb climbed the iconic Ferris wheel before ultimately being taken into custody. The crazy scene played out Monday afternoon at the tourist attraction … with cops saying it all started when the guy told folks he had a … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after he hurled works of art to the floor, defacing two second-century Roman statues. The vandalism late Thursday raised questions about the safety of Israel’s priceless collections and stirred concern about a rise in attacks on cultural heritage in Jerusalem. … Read more
Play video content X / @JustStop_Oil Environmental activists stormed a theater where Les Misérables was being performed and took over the stage … halting the production and leading to several arrests. The chaotic scene happened during a Tuesday performance of the famous play in London’s West End, where folks protesting against oil, gas and coal … Read more
Months after a violent clash between a handful of University of South Florida (USF) students and USF police following a rally on campus against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public colleges statewide, four recent graduates and a former university employee are fighting for their freedom. Those five protesters … Read more
An 11-year-old youth football player is facing a second-degree attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting two of his young teammates at practice this week in Florida. TMZ Sports confirmed the incident with police who say it all happened at the Apopka (FL) Northwest Recreation Center around 8:20 PM on Monday … when three kids were … Read more
A federal court has sided with Roland Edger, an Alabama man who says he was wrongfully arrested after he declined to give police officers his driver’s license in 2019. While a lower court had granted qualified immunity to the officers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit overturned that decision, ruling that the … Read more
A Michigan high school student is now facing felony charges after throwing a metal chair at her teacher’s head and causing her to go unconscious, according to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office. The 15-year-old high school junior at Southwestern Classical Academy was charged with two counts of felony assault for throwing the chair at the teacher and hurting her. … Read more