‘The Karate Kid’ roots for the red-blooded American man
It's easy to remember “The Karate Kid” wrong. Forty years after its release, the film has been memed and boiled down to a series of catchphrases: “Wax on, wax off. Beginner's luck. Sweep your feet!” Daniel wants to win, and that's the cleverest thing about the movie, what sets it apart from the sappy morality […]
Pakistani man arrested in failed attempt to kill US politicians charged with terrorism
A Pakistani man has been indicted on terrorism charges after he allegedly plotted to kill a prominent U.S. politician, according to court documents. Asif Merchant, 46, is charged with attempted transnational terrorism and contract murder, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. A Pakistani native with family in Iran, he said the targets of the thwarted […]
Man who sold his $79M Miami mansion to Jeff Bezos sues realtor
The man who sold Jeff Bezos a $79 million Miami Beach mansion is reportedly suing the real estate agent who handled the deal, alleging that the agent concealed the fact that the Amazon founder was the buyer of the 2.8-acre home, potentially costing Bezos as much as $6 million. Leo Cris, co-founder of Brazilian toy […]
Juveniles physically attack 56-year-old man on bicycle; weeks later he dies after health deterioration
Last month, a 56-year-old man was attacked by a group of teenagers while riding his bike in Kent, Washington. KIRO-TV reported:However, after being admitted to hospital, the victim's health condition deteriorated and he died on Sunday, it said. No one has been taken into custody yet, according to KIRO. A witness tried to intervene by […]
Father of 11-year-old killed in road accident caused by Haitian wishes he’d been killed by ‘white man’
Springfield, Ohio Nathan Clark, Aiden Clark's father, told attendees at a Springfield, Ohio, city council meeting on Tuesday that he wished his son had been killed by a 60-year-old white man instead of a Haitian man, so that his death would not have been used to spread hatred against immigrants. Aiden's death last year when […]
Canadian man pleads guilty to molesting Atlanta teen
A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a teenage girl in Atlanta after being arrested while crossing the U.S. border last year. Lois Eric Bernard Rivard, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to four counts of child sexual abuse and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes. FOX5 Atlanta Reported. According to the […]
Two teens, 25-year-old man injured in separate Manhattan shootings: NYPD
Two teenagers and a 25-year-old man were injured in two separate shootings in Manhattan Tuesday night, about an hour apart, police said. In the first shooting, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the back on West 51st Street around 6:55 p.m., police said. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in stable condition, […]
Utah man jealously stalked adult daughter before strangling her to death and texting of his ‘unforgivable sin,’ police say
The police Strangled Out of a jealous rage, he stalked his adult daughter and then murdered her after texting her that she had committed an “unforgivable sin” to the family. Hector Ramon Martinez Ayala, 54, was named as a suspect after his 25-year-old daughter, Marbella Martinez, was found dead in the home she shared with […]
Homeless man convicted of killing LA woman in furniture store
A homeless man accused of stabbing to death a UCLA student who worked at a boutique furniture store was found guilty Tuesday. A Los Angeles County jury has found Shawn LaValle Smith, 34, guilty of the brutal murder of Brianna Kupfer. The jury also found Smith guilty of the special circumstance of murder during an […]
Chicago man wrongfully convicted for murder awarded $50M after suing city, police detectives
A federal jury on Monday awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent 10 years in prison after being convicted of a murder he did not commit in a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two Chicago Police Department detectives. Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 35 […]