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Man 'Devastated' After Picking Up Wrong Kid From Day Care

Aussie facility is under investigation after grandpa's erroneous pickup of toddler in Bangor

(Newser) - A Sydney day care is under investigation after a grandfather left with the wrong child. The mix-up happened at First Steps Learning Academy in the suburb of Bangor, where the man, picking up his grandchild, was handed a different sleeping toddler, per the Guardian . The error went unnoticed until...

Man Found Dead 'Lying in a Pool of Blood' at Burning Man
Man Who Died at
Burning Man Identified
UPDATED
Sep 4, 2025 1:20 PM CDT

Man Who Died at Burning Man Identified

Homicide investigation continues into the death of Vadim Kruglov

(Newser) - Authorities in Nevada have identified the man found dead during this year's Burning Man festival as a 37-year-old Russian. Vadim Kruglov had been living in Washington state prior to his death, reports the New York Times . It remains unclear how Kruglov died, but investigators have begun a homicide investigation....

Kenya Probes Tourist Who Gave Beer to Elephant

Authorities investigate viral video taken at Kenyan wildlife conservancy

(Newser) - A video of a tourist pouring beer down an elephant's trunk at a Kenyan wildlife reserve has ignited outrage online and triggered multiple investigations into his actions, the BBC reports. The Spanish man, whose online profiles use the name "Skydive_Kenya," was filmed at Ol Jogi Conservancy...

Child Sex-Abuse Survivor Makes Plea to Elon Musk

After BBC investigation, 'Zora' wants links to material scrubbed from X platform

(Newser) - A survivor of child sexual abuse is pleading with Elon Musk to remove links on X that lead to images of her abuse, revealing how illegal material continues to circulate on the social media platform that promises zero tolerance. The woman using the pseudonym Zora, who survived child sexual...

Adams' Adviser Out After Slipping Reporter Bag of Cash

And not that much cash, in a potato chip bag, gets Winnie Greco booted from mayor's reelection campaign

(Newser) - A longtime former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams has been benched from his reelection campaign after an unusual handoff. More than $100 in cash, stuffed inside a red envelope and nestled in a bag of potato chips, found its way from Winnie Greco to a reporter from...

Justice Dept. Is Taking a Look at DC's Crime Stats

DOJ is investigating the accuracy of reported crime drops in nation's capital

(Newser) - The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether the police department in Washington, DC, manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer, according to sources familiar with the case. The probe, which is being run by the federal prosecutor's office in DC, puts local officials...

DOJ Pledges to Turn Over First Epstein Files This Week

Panel's deadline was Tuesday, and Democrats say the the department isn't in full compliance

(Newser) - The Justice Department has notified Congress it will start releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Friday, according to Republican Rep. James Comer. The Kentucky Republican, who chairs a House Oversight subcommittee, said the DOJ committed to begin providing records the panel had subpoenaed, the Washington Post...

With Baby Missing, Cops Question Mom's Kidnap Story

Rebecca Haro claims she was knocked out, woke up to find 7-month-old Emmanuel missing

(Newser) - A California mother's claim that her baby was kidnapped outside a retail store has gripped a community, but police say her story doesn't add up, leaving investigators and the public with unanswered questions. The 7-month-boy was reported abducted outside a Big 5 store in Yucaipa just before...

Hawley Launches Meta Probe on 'Sensual' Kid Convos

Senator slams company's AI chatbot safeguards after report on rules allowing 'romantic' kid chats

(Newser) - Sen. Josh Hawley is launching an investigation into Meta after allegations surfaced that its AI chatbots were given the green light to hold "romantic" and "sensual" conversations with children. The Missouri Republican, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has called on...

Nearly 100 Patients Die After Hospital Fentanyl Treatments

Tests confirm painkiller distributed in Argentina carried drug-resistant bacteria

(Newser) - Argentina is reeling after close to 100 hospital patients died following treatment with contaminated medical-use fentanyl. First reported in May, the deaths—at least 87 but possibly as many as 96, per the Guardian —have been traced to fentanyl batches supplied by HLB Pharma and produced at Laboratorio...

Water Slide Fails, Injuring Cruise Guest

Panel breaks as other passengers shout, 'Stop the slide'

(Newser) - The party ended early for a cruise ship passenger when an acrylic glass panel on a water slide shattered as he zipped along it, injuring him. The Icon of the Seas guest, who was not identified, required medical care Thursday and was reported to be in stable condition, People...

Manhunt on for Tenn. Murder Suspect: 'We All Trusted Him'

Authorities are searching for Austin Robert Drummond, 29

(Newser) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals Service are offering a reward of up to $15,000 as they search for a suspect they believe may have killed four family members in Tennessee and abandoned an infant also connected to the family on a stranger's lawn, reports...

Mom Killed After Leading Girls to Safety in Park Stabbings

Suspect who killed Cristen and Clinton Brink in Arkansas had no known connection to them

(Newser) - Authorities in Arkansas say Cristen Amanda Brink, killed in a double homicide at Devil's Den State Park, was fatally stabbed after returning to help her husband, Clinton David Brink, during the attack. According to police, the couple was hiking with their two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and...

After Kohberger Sentencing, Cops Release Brutal Case Files

Previously confidential files detail wounds, evidence, and responses at off-campus home

(Newser) - Newly released police documents are shedding light on the grisly scene that awaited officers at the University of Idaho murders in November 2022, East Idaho News reports. The Moscow Police Department made public a cache of more than 300 files from its investigation hours after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was...

Florida Judge Says She Can't Release Epstein Transcripts

Judge says court's 'hands are tied' by rules on grand jury secrecy

(Newser) - A federal judge in Florida has declined a request to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. US District Judge Robin Rosenberg pointed to existing precedent, stating that she lacked the authority to grant the request and that her "hands are tied," NPR reports. Rosenberg...

Air India: There's Nothing Wrong With Boeing Fuel Switches

Preliminary probe focuses on cockpit actions before tragic Ahmedabad crash

(Newser) - After a devastating crash that killed 260 people, Air India's inspection of its Boeing fleet has found no faults in the fuel switch locking mechanisms now under global scrutiny , the New York Times reports. As investigators search for answers, attention remains fixed on what—or who— caused the...

After Years-Long Fight, Uvalde School Board Relents

Decision is made to release Robb Elementary shooting records

(Newser) - After more than three years of legal disputes, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board on Monday voted unanimously to release records from the 2022 Robb Elementary mass shooting, an attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The decision follows a Texas appeals court's ruling last...

Missing Maine Paddleboarder Was Murdered
Teen Arrested in Murder
of Maine Paddleboarder
UPDATED
Jul 17, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Teen Arrested in Murder of Maine Paddleboarder

Sunshine Stewart died from strangulation, blunt force trauma, police say

(Newser) - An arrest has been made two weeks after a murder that shook the Maine community of Union. Maine State Police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart, a 48-year-old woman who was reported missing after she went paddleboarding on Crawford Pond...

Investigation: Air India Pilots Cut Off Fuel to Engines

Investigators focus on cockpit actions after deadly midair shutdown 30 seconds into flight

(Newser) - Investigators probing last month's Air India crash say the jet's engines lost power just after takeoff because fuel was cut off from both engines—an action apparently triggered by the pilots, reports the New York Times . According to a preliminary report that comes 30 days after the crash, the...

Man Gets Onto Tarmac, Is Sucked Into Jet Engine

Investigation underway to determine how the deceased breached Milan Bergamo Airport

(Newser) - A man was killed Tuesday at Italy's third-busiest airport after being sucked into a jet engine on the runway, airport officials confirmed. The victim was not a passenger or an airport employee, according to an official for Sacbo, the company that manages Milan Bergamo Airport, tells the New ...

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