Blink Fitness — whose gyms charged as little as $15 a month — files for bankruptcy
Blink Fitness has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling to win back gym-goers who canceled their memberships during the pandemic, the company announced Monday. Founded in New York City in 2011, the low-cost fitness chain charges $15 to $40 per month for membership, according to its website. Blink, which has more than 100 […]
California Mother Charged with Murder After Toddler Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose
A California mother has been charged with killing her 20-month-old daughter after a suspected fentanyl overdose in late July. The victim was named “Baby Z.” Court Documents The baby, photographed by KSBW, was brought to Santa Cruz Hospital by his mother, Korisa Woll, on July 28. By the time Wall arrived at the hospital, her […]
Brute charged in attack on MTA workers freed after cutting deal — only to go on slashing spree
A psychopathic thug charged with attacking two MTA employees and a transit cop last year has been released after making a deal to receive psychiatric treatment, even though he also allegedly attacked four Rikers Island security guards while in custody. According to officials and sources, Christian Marrero, 21, not only neglected his psychiatric program, but […]
‘Criminal Minds’ Actor Gabriel Olds Arrested, Charged with 7 Counts of Sexual Assault
Actor Gabriel Olds was arrested Wednesday and charged with seven felony counts of sexual assault. Criminal Minds, NCISand Law & OrderA man who appeared on shows such as “The Idiots” was also accused of using his fame to lure victims. Olds, who is currently being held on $3.5 million bail, used his fame and status […]
‘David Makes Man’ Star Akili McDowell Charged with Murder in Houston Shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Actress Akili McDowell, who starred in the TV series “David Makes Man” and has also appeared in “Billions” and “Astronaut Wives Club,” has been charged with shooting and killing a man in a Houston apartment parking lot, authorities said. McDowell, 21, was charged last week with shooting and killing Cesar Peralta, 20, […]
Smartmatic Head Charged with Bribing Election Officials to Get Contracts in Philippines
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday indicted Roger Piñate, founder and president of voting-machine maker Smartmatic, on charges of participating in a bribery and money laundering scheme connected to the 2016 Philippine elections. In addition to Piñate, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted two other “executives of voting […]
Suspected serial killer who was long-haul truck driver charged after DNA links him to 47-year-old murders
A serial killer has been charged with the murders of three women in Southern California that happened nearly 50 years ago. In 1977, Kimberly Fritz, 18, Velvet Sanchez, 31, and Lorraine Rodriguez, 21, were strangled to death, but investigators had no leads at the time. “While we believed these three crimes were indeed related, leads […]
Suspended Labour councillor charged with encouraging violent disorder | UK news
Suspended Labour MP Ricky Jones, 57, was charged with inciting a violent disorder after being filmed addressing a crowd at a protest in London on Wednesday night. Jaswant Narwal, lead prosecutor for the North London Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has given the Metropolitan police permission to prosecute Ricky Jones, 57, for […]
Pakistani, Charged with Murder Plot Against Trump, Was Allowed into U.S. on ‘Public Benefit Parole’
A Pakistani national currently facing charges in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot against former President Donald Trump has been allowed into the US on “serious public interest parole” despite being on a government “watch list.” On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Announced Asif Raza Merchant, a 46-year-old Pakistani native, is accused of plotting […]
Warren Alexander charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 sex workers
A “suspected serial killer” from Mississippi has been indicted in connection with the unsolved strangulation deaths of three women in Southern California in 1977, and authorities believe there may be more victims, prosecutors said Thursday. Warren Luther Alexander, 73, was indicted on three murder charges in Ventura County after being extradited from North Carolina on […]