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NYC failed elderly teacher pushed to his death by subway madman

Before Rhamell Burke allegedly threw Ross Falzone down subway steps, killing him in a shocking random attack, he allegedly assaulted three Port Authority police officers. Here, Frank Conti, president of the 1,800-member Port Authority Police Benevolent Association, writes that, far too often, criminals and the viole…

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Wealthy mom who maimed young woman in drunken wreck got posh prison stay, quick release thanks to ‘political favoritism’: court docs

A wealthy Oklahoma mom convicted of maiming a young woman in a drunken car wreck was freed from prison after just 73 days and got cushy treatment during her short stay in the clink, all thanks to friends in high places — including Gov. Kevin Stitt, court papers allege.

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One Nation volunteer shared post defending police killer Dezi Freeman

A volunteer hailed on stage by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation after the party’s stunning Farrer byelection victory was previously condemned by a judge as a “thuggish” bully who used “absolutely reprehensible racial slurs” during a violent confrontation between rival fishing guides in the Northern Territory.

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Men wrongly accused of yogurt shop murders in Texas reach $35 million settlement with city

Michael Scott, left, hugs Sharon Shipman, the mother of yogurt shop suspect Forrest Welborn, after he was exonerated at a hearing for four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, Texas, Feb. 19, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-States…

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Children’s book author Kouri Richins’ young sons want her to die in prison after she killed their dad: ‘I’m afraid’

The three young sons of Utah kids grief author Kouri Richins said they are terrified of her and want her to spend the rest of her life in prison, prosecutors revealed — as they argued she should never be allowed parole for poisoning her husband.

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