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17/08/2025

IKEA has recalled more than 54,000 garlic presses due to potential laceration and ingestion risks.

There have been 10 incidents involving the garlic press reported globally, three of which were related to reports of lacerations and finger splints.

17/08/2025

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade r**e charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.

He is also facing sexual assault, harassment, and possible kidnapping charges in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Massachusetts.

17/08/2025

So far this year, at least three infant deaths associated with congenital syphilis have been reported in New York state, as the number of reported cases continues to increase nationwide.

Congenital syphilis occurs when syphilis is passed from a person infected with syphilis to their child during pregnancy or birth.

17/08/2025

A witness reportedly requested a welfare check, sharing concern about a man, later identified as Paul Rodriguez, and a woman leaving a nearby restaurant who appeared “under the influence and not alert.”

Comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez was arrested earlier this week in Burbank, California on suspicion of narcotics possession, according to multiple media reports.

17/08/2025

A Texas woman is suing a man who she said spiked her drink with abortion pills and caused her to lose her pregnancy.

He’d pressured her to terminate her pregnancy, according to the complaint.

17/08/2025

According to Florida wildlife officials, there were 111 African fat-tailed geckos housed in individual containers inside the storage unit. Forty-one of the geckos were already dead.

A major reptile neglect case has concluded with a Florida man pleading guilty to felony animal cruelty, according to wildlife officials.

17/08/2025

Several dozen people gathered outside a Home Depot in California Thursday evening to protest federal immigration raids, including one that led to the death of a day laborer hours earlier, according to witnesses.

Several dozen people gathered outside a Home Depot in Monrovia, California, on Thursday evening to protest federal immigrations raids, including one that led to the death of a day labor hours earli…

17/08/2025

The former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a judge in his chambers last September appeared for a status hearing Friday.

17/08/2025

Ethan Guo, an American pilot and influencer who has been trapped in Antarctica for several weeks, maintained Wednesday that he is “innocent” of the accusations against him, after being charged by Chilean authorities with submitting a false flight plan to reach the White Continent.

What was intended as a fundraising mission for cancer research has become a nightmare for American teen influencer Ethan Guo, who has been stuck since June in a remote location in Chilean territory…

17/08/2025

Mt. Juliet authorities took two people into custody overnight after drugs were allegedly thrown out of a vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

17/08/2025

The 2025-2026 season will mark Tennessee Tech University's last in the Ohio Valley Conference after 76 years.

The 2025-2026 season will mark Tennessee Tech University’s last in the Ohio Valley Conference after 76 years. School officials announced Wednesday that the Golden Eagles will soon compete in …

17/08/2025

In quiet Watertown, it's the hottest ticket in town.

The Stardust Drive-In Theatre has a taste of the past, here in the present.