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Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from donated cadavers and selling them, facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Lodge admitted to transporting stolen human remains across several states from 2018 to 2020, removing organs and other body parts without consent after research use. His actions, described as an "abhorrent betrayal" by Harvard, led to his termination in...

Search continues for escaped inmatesA fourth individual, 59-year-old Connie Weeden, has been arrested in connection with the escape of ten inmates from a New Orleans jail, with charges of being an accessory after the fact. Weeden allegedly communicated with escapee Jermaine Donald and provided him cash following his escape. This incident, which occurred on May 16, involved inmates breaching a wall and escaping through a construction site, with five inmates still at large as authorities...

Longtime gangster Ralph DeLeo, the former "street boss" of the Colombo crime family, has been accused by federal prosecutors of plotting to murder three individuals involved in his 2012 conviction. DeLeo, 82, who was released from prison last year, was arrested after authorities discovered he was gathering personal information about federal officials for purported "retribution." With a criminal history dating back to the 1970s, including a murder conviction, prosecutors have requested his detention, citing his...

A small plane, a Cessna 550 carrying six people, crashed into a military housing neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday morning, resulting in at least three fatalities, including Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro. The plane, which had taken off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, struck a power line before crashing around 3:45 a.m., igniting multiple homes and vehicles; investigations are ongoing to determine the cause. Local authorities evacuated nearby areas due to fuel...

The House tax bill passed on Thursday aims to prohibit Medicaid coverage for all transgender care and remove such care from essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act, potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of transgender adults and minors. An amendment striking references to minors was added just before the vote, intensifying concerns from LGBTQ advocates who argue that these measures reflect animosity towards transgender individuals and may face legal challenges for violating equal protection...

SummaryOver 5,000 chicks, abandoned in a postal service truck for three days, have found new homes after being rescued by the First State Animal Center and SPCA in Delaware. The chicks were part of a shipment of 12,000 birds that suffered high mortality due to lack of food and hydration, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service. The surviving birds were adopted primarily by local families and farms, with the hatchery unable to reclaim...