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The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers returning to New Zealand will face stricter rules at quarantine hotels as health authorities investigate how up to three people got infected with the coronavirus while isolating at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. The people were released before testing positive and...
Fired employee accused in shooting death of his supervisor
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County man is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his former supervisor at a children's home. Authorities said Wednesday that 53-year-old Christopher Owens of Florissant was charged in the shooting death of 60-year-old Brantley Tate. Florissant officers...
Sheriff: Stolen gun discharges, killing girl; 2 boys charged
LOCKLAND, Ohio (AP) — Three juveniles were allegedly handling a stolen firearm in an Ohio home when it discharged, killing a 15-year-old girl and leaving two boys facing charges, authorities said. Hamilton county's sheriff and Lockland police said emergency responders arrived at the home at about 10:30...
State probes deputy body slam of female high school student
KISSIMMEEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate the body slam by a school resource officer on a female high school student who appears to lose consciousness after her head hits the concrete in videos taken by other students, a Florida sheriff said Wednesday. Osceola...
Danish crime show turns lurid procedural trend on its head
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall had all the gruesome elements of a modern true-crime classic. Writer and director Tobias Lindholm initially disagreed. The young woman had been decapitated in a homemade submarine. The perpetrator had tortured and sexually assaulted her. He cut...
Authorities: Man sexually assaulted 'numerous' children
RANKIN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting several young children recorded the acts and then shared the images and videos with other people, authorities said. Devaughante J. Law Sr., 27, of Rankin, faces numerous counts, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse,...
South Florida doctor accused of sending nude pics to a child
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida doctor is accused of sending nude photos of himself to a 13-year-old child, investigators said. Stewart Bitman, 64, was arrested Tuesday in Parkland after a SWAT team carried out a search warrant at his home and seized multiple electronic devices, the South...
Indonesia detains Iranian, Chinese crews of seized tankers
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have detained the Iranian and Chinese crewmembers of two tankers that were seized for illegally transferring oil in Indonesian waters, an official said Tuesday. “The Iranian-flagged MT Horse and Panamanian-flagged MT Freya are on the way to Batam...
Louisiana authorities investigate suspected drowning
MATHEWS, La. (AP) — A man's body has been recovered from a Louisiana bayou, authorities said Tuesday. In a news release, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre said deputies believe the body is that of a man who ran from deputies a day earlier. Deputies responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle just before...
'Paramedic of the Year' accused of helping to steal vaccine
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who had been recently named “Paramedic of the Year” helped a supervisor steal COVID-19 vaccines meant for first responders, sheriff's officials said. Joshua Colon, 31, forged the vaccine screening and consent forms to help cover up the theft of three vials...
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