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Iowa court affirms hate crime conviction of man who left anti-gay notes at homes with Pride flags

Handwritten notes with anti-gay slurs turned up in June of 2021?taped to the front doors of five renters and homeowners in the town of Boone who displayed rainbow flags or decals.
Image: The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York.
Image: The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York.
6h ago

Teen was 'body slammed' and 'battered' by counselors at Tennessee group home before death, attorney says

The mother of Alegend Jones said she sent her daughter to Youth Villages in Bartlett “to get help and now they’re sending my baby back in a casket.”
Ben Crump with members of Alegend Jones' family at the news conference on Dec. 1, 2023.
Ben Crump with members of Alegend Jones' family at the news conference on Dec. 1, 2023.
6h ago

Women's sports to rake in more than $1 billion for first time in 2024, up 300% since 2021

“There’s something here,” Deloitte’s Pete Giorgio said. “The capital markets agree, the investors agree, you’re seeing it in terms of money flowing into this space.”
Megan Rapinoe at Lumen Field in Seattle
Megan Rapinoe at Lumen Field in Seattle
6h ago

Osprey aircraft in Japan grounded by Air Force in wake of deadly accident

The fate of seven missing Americans is still “unknown” following this week’s crash off the Japanese coast.
Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission, officials said Thursday.
Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission, officials said Thursday.
6h ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused in third lawsuit this month of sexually assaulting a woman

Singer Aaron Hall is also named in the lawsuit. The woman, identified as Liza Gardner, accused Combs and Hall of assaulting her and her friend in the early 1990s.
Image: Sean Combs
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Image: Sean Combs
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8h ago

3-month-old killed by family's pet 'wolf-hybrid' in Alabama

The baby died in the hospital from injuries sustained in the animal's attack.
Shelby County Sheriff's Vehicle
Shelby County Sheriff's Vehicle
8h ago

Knicks player’s former high school coach is his roommate after man's wife died

Knicks center Mitchell Robinson invited coach Butch Stockton to come to live with him in New York and get his “mind back straight” after Stockton endured tragedy.
Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks
Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks
8h ago

Teen sues American Airlines after finding an iPhone recording her while using the restroom

Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say that American “knew or should have known the flight attendant was a danger.”
Tails of American Airline planes are seen as the planes sit parked at gates at Reagan National Airport on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Arlington, Va.
Tails of American Airline planes are seen as the planes sit parked at gates at Reagan National Airport on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Arlington, Va.

Florida settles with Miami hotel over drag queen Christmas show

State regulators initially sought to revoke the liquor license of the Hyatt Regency Miami for hosting a drag show in the presence of minors last year.
Hyatt Regency Miami hotel.
Hyatt Regency Miami hotel.
10h ago

2 troopers killed in a hit-and-run while helping driver on a Las Vegas freeway

The two Nevada state troopers had stopped to check on a driver who was asleep behind the wheel on Interstate 15 around 3:30 a.m. when they were struck, officials said.
Nevada State Police vehicles.
Nevada State Police vehicles.
10h ago

Man plotted 'mass casualty' attack at Cybertruck event attended by Elon Musk in Texas, officials say

Paul Ryan Overeem, a 28-year-old Florida resident, challenged authorities that it's "up to you guys to stop me.”
People walk inside the Tesla gigafactory.
People walk inside the Tesla gigafactory.