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Tech boss stabbed Cash App founder through the heart over fight about sister: court docs
IT consultant Nima Momeni fatally stabbed CashApp founder Bob Lee through the heart after the pair fought about the suspect’s sister and whether they were doing "anything inappropriate."
Feds charge 28 Sinaloa Cartel members, including El Chapo's sons, for fentanyl trafficking
The arrests are the result of a decades-long investigation which spanned ten countries and five continents, the Justice Department said.
NY school STILL enforcing strict COVID measures: Silent lunches, outdoor masking
More than three years after New York shut down to prevent the spread of COVID, an upstate private school is still making children wear masks indoors and outdoors — and eat...
Everything to know about tech worker who allegedly murdered Cash App founder
Police said Nima Momeni, 38, knew Bob Lee, 43, but didn’t elaborate on the relationship or what the alleged motive for the April 4 fatal stabbing.
The moment Air National Guardsman, 21, was arrested at his mom's house in US intel leaks
Jack Teixeira was arrested at his home Thursday after being implicated in the leak of dozens of sensitive US intelligence documents -- the biggest national security breach in at least...
Fellow tech worker arrested in SF murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee
A fellow tech worker was arrested Thursday in the slaying of Cash App founder Bob Lee on April 4., according to local sources.
'I want her brought home safely': Father of missing Minn. mom's children denies involvement in disappearance
“I did not have anything to do with Maddi’s disappearance,” Adam Fravel insisted. “I want the mother of my 5-year-old and 2-year-old to be found and brought home safely. I...
Mom of 6-year-old school shooter will turn herself in to police: lawyer
Deja Taylor, 25, was indicted by a grand jury Monday over the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.
'Doomsday mom' murder trial abruptly adjourns due to 'unforseen circumstances'
Prosecutors told District Court Judge Steven Boyce just after 12:30 p.m. local time that there were “unforeseen circumstances that have required that we adjourn for the day."
Judge denies 'Doomsday' mom's request to leave court during murder trial
Vallow's lawyer cited the emotional difficulty of the testimony about her children's decomposing bodies as her reason for asking to leave.
Detective who excavated corpses of Lori Vallow's children testifies to finding bodies wrapped in plastic
“It looked like the crown of a head protruding through the dirt," a detective told jurors of the gruesome discovery.
Girl, 5, fatally shot on San Francisco highway en route to family dinner
Five-year-old Eliyanah Crisostomo was in her parents' car on Interstate 880 in Fremont, California when she was shot to death.
Palestinian militants kill three, injure at least seven as violence rises in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was calling up all reserve forces in Israel’s border police “to confront the terror attacks.”
COVID hiked NYC mortality rates in 2020 more than 1918 Spanish flu: DOH
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the city’s 2020 mortality rate to 241.3 deaths per 100,000 population -- while the mortality rate in NYC in 1918 was 228.9 per 100,000.
Who is Harlan Crow, the billionaire giving free trips to Clarence Thomas?
Texas billionaire Harlan Crow held a somewhat low national profile — until yesterday.
Dad of CashApp founder pens heartbreaking tribute to slain son
“I just lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in San Francisco early Tuesday Morning,” Rick Lee wrote.
DOJ, Sutherland Springs shooting victims reach $144M settlement
Twenty-six people were killed and 22 others injured when assailant Devin Kelley stormed the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, in 2017.
Donald Trump's lawyers blast indictment after arraignment
Trump, 76, appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday for his arraignment. He is the first current or former US president to face criminal charges.
Read the unsealed indictment accusing Trump of 34 felony counts
Trump pleaded not guilty in court to the charges brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Eric Adams 'put target on my back'
Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told The Post that Mayor Eric Adams "put a target on my back" when he warned her to “be on your best behavior" while in...