Woman found chained to bed in North Dakota apartment, suspects allegedly held her captive for 2 years to obtain immigration benefits

Investigators identified the suspects as Arturo Calzada Becerril, 40, and Erendira Amoles, 41. (Cass County Jail)

A maintenance worker’s decision to report muffled cries for help led police to rescue a woman who investigators say had been chained to a bed and held captive for nearly two years inside a Fargo, North Dakota, apartment. Authorities arrested two suspects after the woman alleged she was repeatedly beaten and sexually assaulted while being … Read more

AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war

AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show. AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war The court documents unsealed Thursday show the Republican administration as recently as … Read more

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft held in Jordan

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft held in Jordan

FBI declined to comment on any specific arrest or activity abroad but said that the bureau ‘continues to aggressively probe the recent cyber incident allegedly involving ShinyHunters, having already worked with partners to arrest multiple subjects — and we will spare no resource in bringing each of the responsible individuals to justice.’ A suspected member … Read more

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said. Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 … Read more

They married before World War II, raised 13 children and built a family of more than 120 descendants: The remarkable story of Brazil’s couple who held the Guinness record for longest-married living pair

They married before World War II, raised 13 children and built a family of more than 120 descendants: The remarkable story of Brazil’s couple who held the Guinness record for longest-married living pair

In February 2025, Guinness World Records recognised them as the ‘longest-married living couple of different sexes,’ When Manoel Angelim Dino first met Maria de Sousa Dino in the 1930s, the two were young people working in agriculture for their respective families in Ceará, Brazil. Their first meeting did not immediately lead to a relationship. They … Read more

‘Asif bhai gun nikal’: Delhi gang rape victim recounts chilling birthday ordeal in park, claims men held knife to her neck

‘Asif bhai gun nikal’: Delhi gang rape victim recounts chilling birthday ordeal in park, claims men held knife to her neck

A 17-year-old girl experienced a disturbing incident on her birthday inside Aastha Kunj Park. NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old girl has recounted a chilling ordeal she allegedly faced inside Delhi’s Aastha Kunj Park on her birthday, telling police that three men threatened her and her friend, claimed to be policemen and allegedly raped her at different … Read more

Bobb’e J Thompson update: Where is ‘That’s So Raven’ star being held amid 30-month prison sentence?

Bobb'e J. Thompson has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. (Instagram/ @iam_kingbobbej)

Bobb’e J Thompson, best known as Stanley from That’s So Raven, is heading to federal prison. The actor has been sentenced to 30 months after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen firearm. Bobb’e J. Thompson has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. (Instagram/ @iam_kingbobbej) Thompson is currently in the custody of the US … Read more

Built in 1878, this 8,500-sq-ft Ohio jail held prisoners for 110 years; 148 years later, a developer bought it and may turn its cells into offices or a speakeasy

Built in 1878, this 8,500-sq-ft Ohio jail held prisoners for 110 years; 148 years later, a developer bought it and may turn its cells into offices or a speakeasy

Built in 1878 by Toledo architect David Gibbs, the building operated as a working jail until 1988. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. A former Ohio jail that spent more than a century behind bars is getting a very different future. The historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Delaware, … Read more

A Texas family held this coastal ranch for generations; now 2,500 acres have become part of a 17,500-acre wildlife refuge

A Texas family held this coastal ranch for generations; now 2,500 acres have become part of a 17,500-acre wildlife refuge

For generations, the Ward family knew a stretch of the Texas coast as “Down Below,” a working ranch where cattle grazing, hunting and family traditions unfolded across prairie, wetlands and marshes. Now, 2,500 acres of that land have entered a very different chapter. The property has been permanently protected and added to the Justin Hurst … Read more

In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

Visual observations indicated a retention time of about 61 minutes in Cell 3 and 66 minutes in Cell 4. Monastery Run Wetland 1, near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was built in 1997-1998 as a passive treatment system for several discharges from an abandoned underground mine. Adequate retention time for iron removal from mine water before discharge to … Read more