September 4Helicopter covering Spain's La Vuelta cycling race exposes rooftop weed plantation, 40 cannabis plants seizedA helicopter covering Spain’s La Vuelta cycling race over the weekend inadvertently busted a rooftop marijuana operation after viewers spotted the plantation in aerial footage and alerted police.
August 24Churches conducting more background checks, but sex offenders still slipping through cracksThere are more than 750,000 registered sex offenders across the country and, medical professionals explain, faith and community are often deemed a crucial part of their treatment to avoid re-offending.
June 21Florida executives get less than year in prison for selling subpar body armor for troopsTwo executives at a Florida-based security products firm were sentenced to less than a year in prison last week after being convicted of selling sub-par body armor to the U.S. government, which was used by American troops.
May 15Mysterious German crossbow deaths may have been part of murder-suicide pact by medieval cult: reportsThe mysterious deaths of five Germans – three who died by crossbow bolts lodged in their bodies – may have been part of a murder-suicide pact by a cult-like group devoted to medieval folklore, baffled police speculate as new tantalizing details emerge.
March 7London mayor appears exasperated on knife crime questions, rolls eyes at reporterThe mayor of London facing tough questions in recent days regarding the rising knife crime plaguing his city - and the rest of the United Kingdom - showed his exasperation Thursday when he appeared to roll his eyes during an interview.
February 20Kidnappings, murders on the rise in Mexican state where woman was decapitated: ‘There is a lot of suffering going on’The death of a Mexican businesswoman snatched by sicarios while picking up her child at a friend’s home and who body was found decapitated inside a black bag briefly rattled and heightened fears in the state of Veracruz that has been plagued by growing violence.
1:58February 19Feds auction off prized horses of ex-Venezuela treasurer who got rich as socialist country crumbledBuyers can bid on the stable of stallions, mares and Belgian warmblood geldings Alejandro Andrade bought with money he siphoned from the Venezuelan government. Andrade was sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering.
January 2Family of American man detained in Russia deny he’s a spy, says he was in country for weddingThe family of an American man arrested on espionage charges in Russia last week denied Wednesday he was a spy and said he was only in the country to attend a wedding.
December 19Former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe subject of arrest warrant for alleged assaultThe former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, is facing an arrest warrant out of South Africa stemming from an assault allegation from 2017.
December 19Six baby seals found decapitated in ‘brutal and violent’ crimeWildlife experts have described the discovery of six headless baby seals in New Zealand as a “disturbing, brutal and violent” crime.
