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Missing Maine Paddleboarder Was Murdered
Teen Arrested in Murder
of Maine Paddleboarder
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Jul 17, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Teen Arrested in Murder of Maine Paddleboarder

Sunshine Stewart died from strangulation, blunt force trauma, police say

(Newser) - An arrest has been made two weeks after a murder that shook the Maine community of Union. Maine State Police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart, a 48-year-old woman who was reported missing after she went paddleboarding on Crawford Pond...

Lightning Strike at Archery Range Kills 1, Injures 13

Victims ranged in age from 7 to 61

(Newser) - A sudden lightning strike at an outdoor archery range in Jackson Township, New Jersey, left one dead and 13 others injured Wednesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at the Black Knight Bowbenders facility, a 50-acre range near Six Flags Great Adventure, as a thunderstorm warning was in effect...

Ex-Commissioner's Suit Calls NYPD 'Criminal Enterprise'

Suit names Mayor Eric Adams, other top department officials

(Newser) - A little more than a week after four high-ranking former NYPD officials filed lawsuits accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of corruption and cronyism comes another complaint, this one filed Wednesday by former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon. Politico reports he's suing the NYPD, Adams, and...

Russian Woman, Daughters Found Living in Cave in India

Nina Kutina, 40, and her girls will be deported

(Newser) - While patrolling the forested hills near Gokarna in southern India, police stumbled upon a makeshift cave dwelling—with a Russian woman and her two young daughters living inside. As the New York Times recounts, while surveying the area last Thursday to see whether any tourists may have "gotten...

A Whole Lot of Americans Get Away With Murder

The murder clearance rate was 58% in 2023

(Newser) - In the United States, nearly half of all murder cases go unsolved. In a piece for the New York Times , German Lopez takes a look at why that's the case. He uses Louisville, Kentucky, as an example: Its police department says it's about 300 officers short, and...

Forget Banks. They're Yanking ATMs From Bodegas

Thieves are hauling out the 200-pound machines and taking the cash

(Newser) - New York's corner stores are under siege, but it isn't the candy aisle crooks are after. A wave of smash-and-grab ATM thefts has been reported in the city, with police suspecting a single three-man crew is behind more than three dozen fast, muscle-powered burglaries that took place...

Man Says He Killed Wife So She Wouldn't Be Homeless

Police say suspect hid job loss and planned killing for weeks

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly admitting to police he shot and killed his common-law wife of 20 years to prevent her from becoming homeless. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver 7 , Phil Archuleta called Aurora police late Sunday from a bus...

Police: Toddler Died in Hot Car While Mom Was in Spa

Police say car shut off automatically while kids were inside

(Newser) - A California mother is facing involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty charges after the death of her 1-year-old son, who authorities say was left in a hot car while the woman received lip filler injections. Maya Hernandez, 20, is accused of leaving her two young children in her 2022 Toyota...

Hospital Leaders Now Facing Charges in Lucy Letby Case

Police allege gross negligence manslaughter at Countess of Chester

(Newser) - Three senior leaders from Britain's Countess of Chester Hospital have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as part of a widening investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of babies at the hospital where former nurse Lucy Letby committed her crimes. The inquiry comes as Letby,...

Cops: 5th Graders Drew Up Scheme to 'End' Classmate

Police say students wanted to kill classmate in school bathroom, make it look like suicide

(Newser) - Four fifth-graders at Legacy Traditional School in Surprise, Arizona, were arrested last fall after police say they plotted to kill a classmate and make it look like suicide, according to a recently released report. The plan reportedly involved luring the boy to a bathroom, stabbing him, and forging a...

Harry Dunn's Mom 'Bewildered' by Report's Finds on His Death

Independent review finds that UK police force bungled case of UK teen killed by American woman

(Newser) - It's been 2 1/2 years since a sentence was handed down in the case of Harry Dunn, the UK teen on a motorcycle who was killed by an American diplomat's wife in a 2019 road accident; now a new independent review is slamming local authorities for their handling...

New State Proposal Would Charge Officers Covering Faces

California bill would charge law enforcement with misdemeanor for wearing masks, other coverings

(Newser) - Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday. If approved, the bill would require all law enforcement officials to show their faces and be identifiable by their uniform, which should...

60 Arrests at US Capitol During Veterans Protest

Cops say demonstrators pushed through bike racks set up by police as a barrier

(Newser) - About 60 people were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday evening after a protest escalated, according to Capitol Police. The incident began when a group of about 75 demonstrators, initially gathered peacefully at the Supreme Court, moved toward the Capitol. Police had set up bike racks as a...

Australian PM Condemns LAPD's Injuring of Reporter

It's 'horrific' that Lauren Tomasi was hit by a rubber bullet, says Anthony Albanese

(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised concerns with the Trump administration over the police response to protests in Los Angeles after an Australian reporter was shot with a rubber bullet. Footage shows an officer aiming in the direction of Nine News correspondent Lauren Tomasi and her camera operator, then...

'Teacher of the Year' Charged With Teen-Involved Sex Crimes

Alleged incidents occurred off school property and did not involve her students, police say

(Newser) - An Alabama kindergarten "Teacher of the Year" is facing serious charges after authorities say she lured a teen into a bathroom for a sexual encounter outside school hours, per Fox News . Heather Ozment, who was recently honored by Calera Elementary School, faces charges including first- and second-degree sexual...

At Kindergarten Graduation, Adults Get Into a Brawl

Arkansas school district vows action after altercation disrupts ceremony with kids present

(Newser) - A graduation ceremony at a school in West Memphis, Arkansas, turned chaotic on Wednesday when a fight broke out among adults. Video taken at the scene of Faulk Elementary School shows women engaged in a loud verbal dispute, with two men initially trying to intervene before getting drawn into...

18 Hurt After Knife Attack at German Train Station

Suspect is in custody after ambush during Friday evening rush hour

(Newser) - Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack at the main railway station in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday evening, according to police. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody, per the BBC . The attack occurred during rush hour, around 6pm local...

New Orleans' Facial Recognition Tech Called a 'Nightmare'

Washington Post article is raising concerns about surveillance, tracking

(Newser) - A Washington Post investigation found that New Orleans police have secretly used facial recognition technology to scan the city's streets in an effort to identify suspects or wanted persons—per the newspaper, this may be a big first, with no known precedent in any other major US city. The...

Somebody Swiped Bronze Statue of Melania Trump

It was near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia

(Newser) - A second tribute to Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia is gone, much like the first. Police are investigating the theft of a lifesize bronze statue depicting the first lady, reports the AP . And it took some doing: The thief or thieves had to chop it off at...

Chris Brown Arrested in UK
Chris Brown Arrested in UK
May 15, 2025 5:28 PM CDT

Chris Brown Arrested in UK

Producer says singer attacked him in London nightclub in 2023

(Newser) - Chris Brown was arrested Thursday by British police in Manchester on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in an alleged incident at a London nightclub. Police, adhering to British privacy rules, did not identify Brown by name but said a 36-year-old was taken into custody, the AP reports. The...

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