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Four teenagers charged as adults with the murder of fellow student Jonathan Lewis have had their mugshots released ahead of their next court appearance. Lewis, 17, had agreed to a fight in an alley outside Rancho High School in Las Vegas in an argument over stolen wireless headphones and a vape. He was set upon by a mob on November 1, in a fight filmed and shared on social media, and was taken to hospital with severe head injuries. He died on November 7. Eight were arrested and will all be tried as adults. Four of them, aged 13-17, remain...

Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens has died at the age of 70 - after a six-year secret battle with cancer. Reubens battled the disease with his 'trademark tenacity and wit' and was remembered for his 'remarkable character and generosity of spirit.' In a note written by Reubens, posted to social media by his family after his Sunday death, the actor asked for forgiveness for not informing the world about his diagnosis. 'Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years,' Reubens wrote. 'I have always felt a huge amount of love and...

Lynette 'Diamond' Hardaway, half of the pro-Donald Trump vlogging duo Diamond and Silk, has passed away at her home in North Carolina. A post on the pair's Twitter account stated that a memorial ceremony will be held at a later date and asked for privacy for her family. 'The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity!' their Twitter account stated. Former President Trump also shared the news on his Truth Social platform, stating that her death was sudden and that she was with her sister, Rochelle 'Silk' Richardson, at the time. Really bad...

The first openly transgender woman on death row is set to be executed on Tuesday for raping and murdering her ex-girlfriend whose body she dumped by a Missouri river. Amber McLaughlin, 49, who transitioned in prison, will die by lethal injection 19 years after she killed Beverly Guenther, 45, who had taken out a restraining order and regularly had police officers walk her to her car out of fear for her life. The execution is set to be the first death of a transgender person in the U.S. Before transitioning in 2019, she went by the name Scott McLaughlin. It...

The father of a Texas teenage cheerleader allegedly attacked by a transgender teammate claims the video of the confrontation posted to social media cuts out the attack on his daughter and was edited to fit the attacker's 'narrative.' 'Can we get the full video not the edited version that fit your narrative!' Mike Jones wrote in a July 26 heated Facebook post. 'As we wait for these investigations to get over, I just wonder when this person will own up to their actions! And stop trying to ruin our lives!' Averie Chanel Medlock, 25, posted a four-minute video on Facebook...

A group of smash and grab robbers raided a Virginia eyeglass store and stole more than $20,000 of products. This week, Fairfax County released in-store surveillance footage of four men raiding a MyEyeDr. store near Richmond Highway in Alexandria at about 6.30pm on April 19. The suspects are all black men and are believed to be between the ages of 17 and 23. A fifth suspect, who was the group's getaway driver, is also wanted by police. The men are believed to have fled in an older-model black Toyota Camry with tinted windows and black hubcaps. Detectives are following up...

HOUSTON — A Texas high school baseball coach being chased down and assaulted by four middle school students was caught on cellphone video earlier this week. The attack, which took place at Langham Creek High School, near Houston, stemmed from the teacher reprimanding four teenagers from nearby Aragon Middle School for riding their dirt bikes on school property. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District officials said the attackers have been taken into custody and will be disciplined according to the code of conduct. Watch the video above for more on this story.

FBI: Human remains found in Wyoming likely Gabby Petito The FBI announced Sunday that the body found in the Wyoming park where the search for Gabby Petito was ongoing was "consistent" with the description for Petito. The FBI also cautioned that they have not yet 100% confirmed the identity through DNA testing and that the investigation was still ongoing. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

For the Left, public education is religious education. This becomes blatantly apparent after a recent viral song from a gay men's choir proclaimed that they're "coming for your children."

A man reportedly died on Saturday after being dragged by a FedEx truck in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, during a night of protests and riots. Police said the incident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. near N. Broadway and O’Fallon, when protesters blocked off the street and surrounded the truck, according to KMOV. Footage captured by bystander Jared Arms showed the moment, beginning at 26:56 in the video, when the group began banging on the truck’s windows. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

More than 900 Missouri residents who "snitched" on St. Louis County businesses for violating the coronavirus lockdowns in March and April fear retaliation after their private information was published on social media. The county had encouraged residents to report businesses that were not adhering to the state's lockdown guidelines. Although many people had asked for their communications to remain anonymous, the terms and conditions included in the online report said that information may be shared publicly. The names and addresses of approximately 900 residents were published online and then shared by a man named Jared Totsch in a Facebook group...

WASHINGTON — Nebraska Rep. Lee Terry quickly conceded that his chances of winning a fistfight against Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. would be "zero." Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., demonstrates his martial arts prowess in a slide show on his campaign Web site.That assessment was almost put to the test Tuesday night when a heated exchange threatened to turn physical. It started when Democrat Jackson said, during a contentious floor debate, that Republicans can't be trusted. Republican Terry responded by telling Jackson to "shut up," then walked over to add that he had found the Illinois lawmaker's comment inappropriate. Terry said...