TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — A man appeared in court on Tuesday for the first time since admitting to authorities that he killed his wife and three adult daughters on Sunday. At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, 63-year-old Maher Kassem called 911, reporting that his wife had been shot. When police arrived at the home in the 7400 block of 173rd Place in Tinley Park, Kassem directed them to the basement where they found his wife …
BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Kevin Conway, who was shot and killed near his home in the Greenan area of west Belfast. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland announced that the suspect is set to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 29. Another suspect, a 53-year-old man, was also arrested in connection with the murder and remains in police custody. Conway’s …
SPARTA TOWNSHIP, PA – In a verdict that sent shockwaves through a quiet rural community in northwest Pennsylvania, a local man was convicted of the brutal murder of a young Amish woman and her unborn child. The incident has notably disturbed the peace of a region typically marked by serene farmland and closely knit families. The man identified as Shawn Christopher Cranston, 53, from Corry, faced multiple charges. After a rigorous trial, the jury found …
JOLIET, Ill. — A shooting spree in Joliet left eight people dead in three different locations over the course of two days, with the suspected shooter also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound 1,200 miles away in Texas. The police found seven people shot dead in two separate houses in the 2200 block of West Acres Road near Madison Street, according to Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans. The suspect, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, was found …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a case that riveted a courtroom and a community, Arkeem Marshall, a 33-year-old Alabama man, received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of TiMira Pullom, his child’s mother. The decision came after a Jefferson County jury deliberated extensively, ultimately choosing the severe sentence over the death penalty—an option Marshall himself had disturbingly favored. Marshall was found guilty of capital murder following a rapid jury verdict, which …
Kharkiv, Ukraine – In a devastating attack, at least four people were killed and more than 60 injured on Tuesday, January 23, after Russia launched 41 missiles at the north and east of Ukraine. In Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed the fatalities and the staggering number of injuries from multiple missile strikes. The death toll was expected to rise as emergency workers continued to search for survivors in the rubble. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that …
LINTON, IN — In a gruesome turn of events, an Indiana man has been arrested and faces charges of murder, arson, and animal cruelty after he allegedly killed his girlfriend’s stepfather and set the victim’s home ablaze. The incident occurred in Linton, Indiana, a town located roughly 90 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Early Sunday morning, local authorities were alerted to a fire at a residence where they would discover a sinister scene. Responding firefighters found …
Belgorod, Russia – A Russian military transport plane crashed in the border region of Belgorod on Wednesday, resulting in the loss of numerous lives on board. The IL-76 aircraft was reportedly seen on fire as it descended towards the ground, causing a massive fireball upon impact. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the crash, stating that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board, along with six crew members and three other individuals. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov …
THANE, India: The Kalyan police have concluded that a 22-year-old boyfriend allegedly murdered his 14-year-old girlfriend, echoing a similar incident in Navi Mumbai reported last week. A Class 8 student had gone missing from her Kalyan home on January 14. The same day her boyfriend Krushna Shirsath jumped under a local train between Shahad and Kalyan stations. After locals reported a foul smell emanating from a dilapidated chawl room, the girl’s decomposed body was found …
Fatehabad, India – During an animal fair in Fatehabad’s Sardarewala village, a tragic incident occurred on Tuesday when five robbers opened fire, resulting in one fatality and two injuries. The deceased has been identified as Dishan, 32, from Uttar Pradesh, while the injured individuals are currently receiving treatment at a civil hospital in Ratia. The harrowing event unfolded as five armed robbers stormed into a shop at the animal fair, where a man was in …