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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Dutch police arrest suspected member of group that claimed FBI hack

The suspect, 24, was arrested before the alleged cyber attack took place.

Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France

More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested on Tuesday, the country's interior minister says.

Prison Officials Suspended After Inmates Are Found Living in Luxury #wanitaxigo


Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair

Caleb Flynn convicted of aggravated murder in shooting of Ashley Flynn, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach

Caleb Flynn, the former Ohio music pastor and one-time American Idol contestant accused of killing his wife to pursue a lover, was convicted of her murder on Tuesday.

As a judge read the guilty verdict, 40-year-old Flynn cried, shaking his head and closing his eyes at times. He faces up to life in prison.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/american-idol-ohio-pastor-guilty-wife-murder

Monday, September 28, 2026

Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency

Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stay

Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday in what would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Pike and her boyfriend were convicted in the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at Knoxville Job Corps. Prosecutors said Pike feared Slemmer was a romantic rival and lured her to a secluded area where she and her boyfriend tortured and killed Slemmer.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/tennessee-woman-execution-christa-pike

Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened

Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made public

Prosecutors in New York said on Monday that they have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang-rape of a student at Cornell University after an outcry over “leniency” shown to seven fraternity members named as the perpetrators.

According to lawyers for the student, who filed a civil lawsuit against the university and her alleged attackers earlier in September, only two members of the Chi Phi fraternity were expelled after the October 2024 incident, in which she said she was drugged and repeatedly raped over the course of seven hours.

Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/cornell-fraternity-investigation-alleged-gang-rape

French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested

Students are protesting over issues such as overcrowded classes, but the prime minister has condemned reports of violence.