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Coast Guard: Container Ship Captain Was Very Drunk

Pilot intervened before captain reportedly tested 6 times over limit

(Newser) - A cargo ship captain was arrested in Seattle on Wednesday after allegedly steering his massive vessel with a blood alcohol level six times the legal limit for commercial mariners. The incident unfolded aboard the MSC Jubilee IX, an 1,100-foot Liberian-flagged container ship. According to the Coast Guard, suspicion...

Alleged Killer Mom Among 'Most Wanted' Is Nabbed

Cindy Rodriguez Singh charged in relation to disabled son's 2022 disappearance

(Newser) - A Texas mother on the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list has been captured more than two years after fleeing overseas following the disappearance of her 6-year-old son. Cindy Rodriguez Singh, 40, faces charges of capital murder and fleeing prosecution in connection with the presumed death of...

Prosecutor to Arresting Cops: 'You're Going to Regret This!'

Devon Hogan Flanagan seen on video during arrest at RI restaurant proclaiming: 'I'm an AG!'

(Newser) - A Rhode Island prosecutor arrested this week at a Newport restaurant tried to get an arresting officer to turn off his body camera—which didn't happen, and which is why we now know some of the things she said during that interaction. "I want you to turn your...

Welfare Check Leads to Another Arrest for Paul Rodriguez

Comedian, 70, is arrested on charges of narcotics possession, same as he was in March

(Newser) - When Paul Rodriguez was arrested earlier this year in California for narcotics possession, his lawyers insisted that the drugs belonged to the driver of the vehicle he was riding in, not to Rodriguez. Police now say the 70-year-old comedian is once more in legal trouble, after being arrested Monday (again...

Track Star Has a Mea Culpa for Her Beau

Sha'Carri Richardson 'can't apologize enough' after allegedly assaulting Christian Coleman

(Newser) - Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has addressed her recent domestic violence arrest and apologized to boyfriend Christian Coleman, per the AP . Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account on Monday night in which she said she put herself in a "compromised situation." She issued a written apology to...

As High-Speed Train Departs, Man Grabs On
As His Train Leaves,
Guy Jumps On
Aug 11, 2025 10:23 AM CDT

As His Train Leaves, Guy Jumps On

Algerian passenger left behind regained his seat, only to be brought to police

(Newser) - A man watched as the high-speed train he'd been riding through Austria began to leave a station without him—then decided to grab on. The unnamed 24-year-old Algerian survived Saturday's incident, but it's a wonder, said Austrian Federal Railways rep Herbert Hofer. "This kind of thing...

As Cops Carried Out Eviction, She Broke Out the Bees

Woman accused of unleashing insects on deputies arrested in Tennessee for missing her Mass. trial

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman who was set to go to trial for allegedly unleashing a swarm of bees upon sheriff's deputies trying to carry out an eviction has been arrested in Tennessee after ditching that trial. MassLive.com reports that Rebecca "Rorie" Woods, in her late 50s and hailing...

Cops: Woman Impersonated Nurse, Treated Thousands

Anyone treated by Florida woman Autumn Bardisa is asked to contact authorities

(Newser) - A Florida woman is facing charges after authorities say she treated more than 4,000 patients at a hospital while posing as a registered nurse. According to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa was arrested Tuesday—in her scrubs, per the BBC — following an investigation...

Cops Bust Man Wanted in Murder of Tennessee Family

Austin Robert Drummond captured in Jackson after murder of baby's parents, uncle, grandmother

(Newser) - The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson, Tennessee, said in a social media post. Drummond's arrest came...

Cops: Brit Tried to Drown Son's Wife on Florida Vacation

Mark Gibbon allegedly pushed woman underwater as his grandchild watched

(Newser) - A British tourist's Florida getaway took a shocking turn when he was arrested for allegedly trying to drown his daughter-in-law. Mark Raymond Gibbon of Beaconsfield, England, may now be spending "a lot more time in Florida than he had anticipated," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says,...

Spirit Pilot Set for Takeoff Busted Instead

Dominic Cipolla accused of stalking 2 minors in Kansas

(Newser) - A Spirit Airlines pilot has been taken off duty after his airport arrest on stalking charges involving minors. Dominic A. Cipolla, 40, was taken into custody July 17 while on duty at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport, stemming from a criminal complaint issued six days earlier, the Guardian ...

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Arrested for Assaulting Beau

Track star was detained days before competing in US track and field championships

(Newser) - Reigning 100-meter world champion Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Richardson was arrested Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense, according to the police report obtained by the AP . On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the...

Florida Family Faces Horrifying Child Abuse Allegations

Victims describe physical and sexual assault, being 'caged' at night

(Newser) - Four adults in Florida are facing charges of aggravated child abuse after authorities allege they mistreated nine children in their care—five biological and four adopted, ranging in age from 7 to 16. An investigation by the Department of Children and Families began after an adopted child reportedly brought a...

Delta Pilot Lands Plane, Is Immediately Arrested

Passengers watched as officers escorted Flight 2809 co-pilot off plane in San Francisco

(Newser) - Passengers on a Delta flight were left stunned when federal agents stormed the cockpit and arrested the co-pilot moments after landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, turning a routine arrival into a scene of confusion. Flight 2809 from Minneapolis, arriving around 9:35pm after a fog-related...

So About That Odd Embassy in India....

Indian police arrest man, 47, for setting up fake embassy, duping people for money as a 'diplomat'

(Newser) - Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital of New Delhi and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. The suspect impersonated an ambassador and allegedly duped people for money by promising overseas employment, said senior police officer Sushil...

26-Year-Old Arrested in Death of 'Sikh Superman'

India's Fauja Singh, a centenarian marathon runner, died in hit-and-run accident at age 114

(Newser) - Indian authorities have arrested a man in connection with the hit-and-run death of centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh, who died Monday at the age of 114 after being hit in his hometown of Beas Pind. Police say 26-year-old Amritpal Singh Dhillon was driving a white Toyota SUV at the time...

Man Calls Ex's Alleged Plan to Murder Him 'Pretty Ingenious'

Texas' Pamela Stanley is accused of plot to poison former husband with fentanyl-spiked chocolates

(Newser) - A Texas woman is facing charges after authorities say she tried to mail her ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates disguised as a gift. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, was indicted by a Parker County grand jury last week after being arrested at the end of May, reports NBC Dallas-Fort Worth . Investigators allege...

Cops Charge Woman With Seducing, Blackmailing Monks

And Thailand is a bit rattled by the possible violation of the celibacy rule

(Newser) - Police in Thailand arrested a woman Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy. The possible violation of the celibacy rule for monks has rocked Buddhist institutions and gripped public attention in Thailand....

Young People's Frustrations Erupt After Rapper's Arrest

Gnassingbé family has ruled Togo since 1967

(Newser) - When the arrest of a popular rapper ignited waves of protests by young people in Togo, it exposed not only the risks faced by dissenters but also mounting frustration with a dynasty that has ruled the country for nearly six decades. The music of Tchala Essowè Narcisse, known as...

UK Teen Jailed Over 'Holiday Romance' in Dubai Is Pardoned

Marcus Fakana had sex with a British teen in the UAE a month before she turned 18

(Newser) - A 19-year-old British man imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for having sex with a 17-year-old has been released with a royal pardon. Marcus Fakana from north London was vacationing in the UAE last year when a "holiday romance blossomed" between himself and another British teen on vacation, according...

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