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Indiana trans student charged in foiled school shooting plot

California woman sentenced for smuggling heroin in Bibles to prison inmates

South Korean football star receives suspended jail term for illegal filming

Husband sues safari operator after wife mauled to death by hippo

One of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives hiding in Sierra Leone, Dutch authorities say

New York sets 30-year shooting record

Former Deputy Principal sentenced for historic sexual abuse of student

Florida children’s author and husband sentenced for horrific abuse of adopted kids

Former influencer David Grr identified after years of secrecy over sexual predator convictions

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping teenage babysitter in new lawsuit

German politician in hot water over sexual comments to models

Stuntwoman-turned-attorney accused of leading elaborate crash scheme for profit

Brazil launches homicide probe into arsenic-laced Christmas cake deaths

Surrey teacher fatally stabbed 54 times, boyfriend charged with murder

Suspect in 98 kangaroo deaths arrested

Parents continue legal fight over ‘puzzling’ suicide ruling in stabbing death

Former Ngāpuhi leader Raniera ‘Sonny’ Tau convicted of indecent assault

Former X Factor contestant faces arrest warrant after sentencing no-show

Tauranga man jailed for brutal domestic violence and murder threats

Convicted killer’s aggressive final act marks controversial execution

Ohio woman sentenced to one year for killing and eating cat in shocking animal cruelty case

South Carolina woman sentenced to 25 years for DUI crash that killed bride on wedding night

Fake gasfitter fined

Young survivor’s bravery leads to conviction of abuser

Ex-sports star warned of jail time over explicit photo threats

South Korean man found guilty of binge-eating to avoid draft

German trans cop accused of drugging and assaulting colleagues with genital pump

Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty in decomposing bodies scandal

Blueprints for chaos: High-security UK prison maps leaked online

Five men plead guilty in Rotorua teen prostitution scandal

Car dealer sends bizarre poop pics in shocking refund saga

Flatmate found guilty of murder after fatal knife struggle

Woman jailed for role in global monkey torture ring blames fake syndrome

Man sentenced after holding ex-partner captive for two days

Former student reveals complaints against Epsom Girls Grammar teacher ignored

Three men named in Waikato roadside murder case

Canadian fire department apologises after KKK-costumed guests attend Halloween party

Man jailed for 20 years for repeated sexual offenses against children

UK man jailed for life after Grindr murder

TV personality faces major drug charges, linked to organised crime group

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