Christopher Cann

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Andrew West |Tayeba Hussein |Christopher Cann

Florida officials confirmed an 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in the first fatal bear attack in the state's recorded history. On the morning of May 5, authorities found Robert Markel and his dog deceased from an apparent bear attack on Markel's property in Jerome, a small unincorporated community 30 miles east of Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Perry Vandell |Christopher Cann

Lori Vallow Daybell requested a new trial nine days after an Arizona jury found her guilty of conspiring to murder her former husband Charles Vallow in July 2019. Vallow Daybell filed a motion requesting a new trial on May 1, claiming a juror said in a local television interview that they were aware of Vallow Daybell’s prior murder convictions in Idaho despite it not being brought up at trial.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Christopher Cann

An Illinois landlord convicted of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in a hate-fueled attack days after the Israel-Hamas war broke out will spend 53 years in prison, according to local reports. Joseph Czuba, 73, received the sentence on May 2 for the murder of kindergartener Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanaan Shaheen. Prosecutors said Czuba attacked his tenants because of a "hatred of Muslims" and following an interaction over the war in the Middle East.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Christopher Cann

An Illinois landlord convicted of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in a hate-fueled attack days after the Israel-Hamas war broke out in 2023 will spend 53 years in prison, according to local reports. Joseph Czuba, 73, received the sentence on May 2 for the murder of kindergartener Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother, Hanaan Shaheen, according to several local news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times.

1 week ago | pressconnects.com | Christopher Cann |Kalyn Grant

Since April 5, demonstrations dubbed "Hands Off" protests have been held across all 50 states. May 1 protests are considered part of a "National Day of Action" by the coalition of organizations participating. A protest will be held at 4 p.m. at the Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton May 1.