Prosecutors defer to judge on delaying Donald Trump’s sentencing date in hush money case

A 27-year-old teacher at International High School at Lafayette in Brooklyn was arrested for putting a 15-year-old student in a headlock after the student entered his classroom without permission, resulting in the student being sent to a nearby hospital. The teacher, Gary Zeng, was charged with second-degree strangulation, criminal obstruction of breathing, endangering the welfare of a child, and third-degree assault. The victim is in stable condition with neck injuries, and the city Department of...

An Alabama man, Arthur Ray Hanson II, was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for threatening a sheriff and district attorney in Georgia over Donald Trump's jail mug shot. Hanson left threatening voicemails to Fulton County officials, warning of consequences if Trump's mug shot was taken. He pleaded guilty to transmitting interstate threats, used racial slurs, and was ordered to pay a fine, serve supervised release, and has bipolar disorder. Full Article

Emergency responders in Harwich successfully rescued a child trapped in a three-foot deep hole on Brooks Road Beach on Monday evening. Firefighters and police officers worked together to dig out the child in 15 minutes using a protective tube for safety. No injuries were reported, and it is unclear if the child was supervised as per beach regulations requiring adult supervision for children under 12. Full Article

A bank heist crew, mainly Chilean nationals, armed with signal jammers, sledgehammers, and blowtorches, hit multiple banks in California, stealing $2.5 million. Ten individuals were charged in connection with the robberies, with prosecutors linking them to over a dozen incidents from June to September. The crew used various tactics, including scouting locations, disguises, and breaking into adjacent businesses to access ATM vaults, culminating in a successful heist in Fresno where they made off with $247,000....

A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in an elaborate double-murder scheme involving a Brazilian au pair, an IRS agent, a pediatric nurse, and a man lured into their home with promises of rough sex. The plea was made by one of the defendants, implicating the others in the murders. Prosecutors described the scheme as a complex plot orchestrated by the group, resulting in a tragic loss of life. Full Article

An 83-year-old man struck a 70-year-old woman with his car in L.A.'s Westlake neighborhood, then got hit by another car while trying to help her, resulting in her death. The second vehicle fled the scene, leaving the woman deceased and the man hospitalized but stable. The LAPD is investigating the incident, with no description of the fleeing vehicle available. Full Article