Katherine Schaffstall

A truck driver has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after he was caught smuggling more than $9 million worth of cocaine, which was hidden inside a shipment carrying Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear and clothing. Jakub Jan Konkel, a Polish national, found out his fate on Monday, May 18, after an investigation […]

Luigi Mangione has become one of the most talked-about defendants in recent memory — but as his upcoming murder trial dominates headlines, many are still asking the same basic question: Who did Luigi Mangione allegedly shoot? The Ivy League graduate stands accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, […]

A Colorado man was arrested for trying to kill his estranged wife after he learned he was not the father of one of their children, and he fatally shot one of the wife’s relatives who “got in the way.” Kelynn Lewis was sentenced to 57 years in prison on Monday, May 18, for second-degree murder […]

A couple in Arkansas will spend two decades in prison after they admitted to using a “ratchet strap” to lock the woman’s 15-year-old son up in a dark bathroom, leaving him there for days at a time without food or clothes. Baxter County Circuit Judge Andrew Bailey sentenced Jaclyn Machelle Barnett and Daniel Alan Wright […]

A mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son was found dead inside of a hotel room freezer in Arizona. Police in the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, responded to reports of a possible dead infant at the La Quinta Inn & Suites on the morning of Sunday, May 17. The mother, Ochra Manakaja, called 911 […]

A former substitute teacher in Connecticut was arrested after she allegedly slapped a 12-year-old girl at school, and three witnesses corroborated the victim’s version of events. Connecticut State Police confirmed that Ruthanna Terreri was charged with third-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor on May 6 in connection with an incident that took […]

Human remains found outside of a home in West Virginia have been identified as a 16-year-old girl, with the discovery being made just one week after her stepfather was arrested on separate charges related to alleged sexual abuse. James Truman was arrested on May 8, just four days after his stepdaughter, Shayln Harvey, was reported […]

A mother, her teenage son and her boyfriend died in a California house fire, and investigators reportedly believe the boyfriend started the fire before their tragic deaths. Rossy Borquez, her boyfriend and her 13-year-old son, Atiel, have been identified as the three victims of a fire at Borquez’s home in Montebello that broke out in […]

Alex Murdaugh’s name became synonymous with one of the most stunning legal sagas in recent memory — a once-untouchable South Carolina attorney whose family dynasty crumbled under the weight of two life sentences, dozens of fraud charges and a murder trial that gripped the country. Now, with his murder convictions overturned and a new trial […]

A father in Florida has been arrested after his 9-year-old son found his gun and shot his 5-year-old brother in the chest. Robert Giles has been charged with one count of culpable negligence by leaving a firearm within easy reach of a minor, according to Manatee County court records viewed by Us Weekly. The incident […]

Just four days after Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions were overturned in connection to the deaths of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and their son Paul Murdaugh, the former lawyer has sued county clerk Rebecaa “Becky” Hill over claims that she rigged the trial against him so she could write a book about the case and financially […]

A high school teacher in Texas has been arrested after he allegedly had sex with a student in his classroom, and he was caught after another student saw them together. Chad Allen Rodriguez was arrested on Saturday, May 16, and was charged with a second-degree felony for having sex with a 17-year-old girl. Rodriguez, 38, […]

A daycare employee in Florida was arrested after she was accused of violently assaulting an infant in her care after having personal issues that were exacerbated by a text message. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook statement that officers reported to HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital in Panama City on Wednesday, May […]

A pregnant woman’s life was forever changed when she woke up from a coma to learn that her boyfriend shot her in the head in an attempt to kill their unborn child. Now, he will spend the next six decades behind bars for the crime. The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced that Donald Wooten […]

Three juveniles were arrested after investigators connected them to 12 random shooting incidents that took place in Austin, Texas, in which four people were injured and two fire stations were targeted. Austin Police Department Chief Lisa Davis said that two teenagers were taken into custody on Sunday, May 17, following the shootings. The shooting spree […]

Alan Cumming has become an expert host on shows like The Killer Among Us and The Traitors, and he revealed the advice he gave to good friend Parker Posey amid her own reality TV hosting debut exclusively to Us Weekly. “We talked before she left [for Italy] and she called me from there,” Cumming, 61, […]

A Christian school kindergarten teacher in Indiana admitted to having sex with a teenager on several occasions, including on school grounds and at the teen girl’s house. Torrie Lemon pleaded guilty to one count of child seduction as a Level 5 felony on Thursday, May 14, and was sentenced to serve 40 days in jail, […]

Wade Wilson, the convicted murderer who became a viral social media fixation as the “Deadpool Killer,” is back in the spotlight after his crimes were documented in Paramount+’s Handsome Devil: Charming Killer and Netflix’s Worst Ex Ever. Wilson was found guilty in June 2024 of murdering Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral, Florida, […]

A couple in Florida has been arrested after they allegedly beat up a mother because they didn’t like how she disciplined her child in public. The mother told police that her 4-year-old son was misbehaving at the time of the incident and he spit in her face, according to arrest reports viewed by Us Weekly. […]

Five people have been arrested after a teenage girl in Missouri was allegedly kidnapped, beaten and fatally shot. Hunter Ames, Christopher Hull and Alayna Mason have each been charged with kidnapping in connection with the death of Kayla Huff, according to court records. Meanwhile, Julian L. Mason has been charged with a felony count of […]

A car chase that involved the Arkansas State Police ended in a crash, and footage captured a shocking moment when a small child emerged from the wrecked car and ran toward officers. Dash cam footage documented the chase that took place in Joiner, Arkansas, on May 2, and showed a Dodge Charger refusing to pull […]