The mistress of former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn testified that he repeatedly talked about wanting his wife, Ashley Flynn, dead before she was killed in February. Alleigha Botner said she gave Flynn an ultimatum to leave his wife by January 11, but he did not, and they briefly stopped communicating before reconnecting on Valentine’s Day. She testified that Flynn told her he planned to … Continue reading Mistress says she gave ‘American Idol’ contestant ultimatum before wife’s killing blew up affair

California’s Supreme Court unanimously ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to return more than 650,000 ballots he seized during an investigation into alleged voting irregularities. The court ruled that the seizure was unlawful because California law requires voted ballots to remain under the custody and control of election officials, even during criminal investigations. Bianco had said he seized the ballots after receiving a complaint from … Continue reading California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots

A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students near the University of Vermont in November 2023. The attack left Hisham Awartani paralyzed from the waist down and wounded his friends Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid, who were all 20 at the time. Eaton admitted he was the shooter but argued he was not guilty by reason of insanity, … Continue reading Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students

Two Fly Precision crew members, Greg King and Ryan Cutter, died when their Super Puma helicopter crashed Sunday while fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park. The helicopter was using a water bucket to help suppress the fire when it crashed southeast of Ostrander Lake around 2:55 p.m., according to officials. Fly Precision expressed deep sadness over the deaths and asked for privacy and … Continue reading 2 dead after helicopter fighting Dome Fire crashes, officials say

A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy has asked a judge to investigate allegations that the lone juror who favored convicting her may have used a cellphone during jury deliberations and provided inaccurate information before or during the trial. Clancy’s attorneys also asked the court to review the juror’s phone records and question him about his conduct, although he has not been accused of wrongdoing. The judge … Continue reading Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her

Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, an annual contest featuring brown bears from Alaska’s Katmai National Park competing for the title of fattest bear. Last year’s winner, Bear 32, known as Chunk, weighed an estimated 1,200 pounds and is returning to defend his title against 15 other bears. The 12th annual event celebrates the roughly 2,200 brown bears in the preserve and highlights … Continue reading Battle for heavyweight crown begins as Alaska’s Fat Bear Week opens

A Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE officer while delivering a DoorDash order in Austin was transferred from a hospital to a detention center with the bullet still lodged near his spine, according to his lawyer. His attorney said Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot after an ICE officer sideswiped his car, and the officer has since been placed on administrative leave while … Continue reading Man shot by ICE in Austin being held in detention center with bullet in his back, lawyer says