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The popular social media influencer Clavicular, tied to the online "looksmaxxing" fad, pleaded not guilty to a rape charge in Massachusetts Thursday morning and was granted $10,000 bail.The 20-year-old Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, was charged last month with raping a 17-year-old girl in 2025, following an investigation by the Chatham Police Department, according to a criminal complaint.Peters' attorney entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.During Thursday's […]

Sen. Louise Lucas (D-VA) speaks in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia on March 2, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. (Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images) Federal authorities have indicted Virginia Democratic state Sen. L. Louise Lucas and several family members and associates on charges stemming from a yearslong marijuana trafficking conspiracy and corruption probe. Lucas, 82, has long been a powerful force in Virginia state politics and previously spearheaded the commonwealth's redistricting effort […]

At least 60 people were being treated for unspecified symptoms after an incident at Toledo, Ohio, business led to the release of a hazardous chemical, city officials said Wednesday.The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department said in a statement Wednesday evening that the people were treated with "symptoms potentially related to the chemical release."A reduced evacuation order remained in place on Wednesday after the leak was first reported Tuesday night."The release has […]

A teacher who was critically injured in a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Oregon last week said she played dead after being shot in her classroom.The mass shooting unfolded in a special needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday, after police say the teenage gunman shot at a truck outside the building then fired on the locked doors to get inside. A teacher and […]

An unnamed teenager who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a University of Chicago frat house has filed a lawsuit, alleging the fraternity did not do enough to prevent sexual assaults, despite several other reports dating back to 2009.The teen has accused Alpha Delta Phi and its University of Chicago chapter of multiple counts of negligence, alleging "both ignored known sexual assault risks at the house and failed to put […]

A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday denied a request from Lindsay Clancy’s attorneys to question the holdout juror who forced a mistrial in her triple-murder case. Clancy, who was charged with killing her three children, is still due to appear in court on Nov. 2 for the next hearing in the case, but Judge William Sullivan on Wednesday denied a request from defense lawyers to use the hearing to investigate the actions […]

An investigation is underway Wednesday to identify a suspect who fatally shot a motorist on the upper deck of New York's iconic George Washington Bridge, police said.A 46-year-old man, an off-duty Con Edison worker, was driving a blue Volkswagen Golf in the westbound lanes of the world's busiest bridge on Tuesday night when gunfire erupted, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD).Police are […]

Getty Images / Stock Photo The Justice Department's list of alleged noncitizens registered to vote in California includes a "high percentage" of individuals who say they were born in the U.S. and many more who have no voting history at all, according to an analysis of a relatively small sample conducted by officials in Los Angeles. In court papers filed Tuesday, two officials in the county registrar's office delivered the results […]

A man sought for the "senseless" murder of a National Guard member in Chicago has been added to the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list, federal officials announced on Tuesday.The fugitive, Joseph "Troubles" Matos, has several distinctive tattoos -- including the words "most wanted" tattooed on his stomach -- officials said, while also updating that the reward for his capture has increased from $50,000 to up to $1 million.Matos is […]