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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two killings he did not commit is suing former law enforcement officials in a lawsuit announced Thursday, though four of the five people named as defendants are deceased. John Huffington was pardoned by then-Gov. Larry Hogan in January 2023. Hogan …

Oregon authorities on Tuesday identified two people who died in a fatal waterfall accident as search operations continued for the one person who remains missing. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said the victims include Amanda Lloyd, 40, of Rockwall, Texas; and Lindsay Bashan, 33, of Parkland, Florida. Lloyd had just turned 40 on July 16. The accident happened Saturday afternoon …

Long Island Man Planned to Set Off Homemade Bombs in Manhattan, Authorities Say  The New York Times Manhattan bomb plot foiled as feds charge NY man with building, stashing IEDs across city  Fox News Man indicted for allegedly making improvised explosive devices and placing them on Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan rooftops  CNN Man stored improvised explosive devices on apartment rooftops in SoHo: officials  PIX11 …

Daughter of Man Charged in Her Killing Was Drowned, Authorities Say  The New York Times Autopsy: 9-year-old Montreal child visiting NY was murdered  WCAX Melina Frattolin’s cause of death revealed after preliminary autopsy as dad faces murder charges  New York Post Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing  AP News Preliminary autopsy results released for 9-year-old Melina …

A child porn tip from a messaging application lead to state police charging an Irwin man, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua David Ward, 34, faces 10 counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility. The tip came from Kik, a free messaging app …

Plane Is Diverted After Man Threatens to Kill Flight Attendant, Authorities Say  The New York Times Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight  CNN Detroit-bound Delta flight makes emergency stop after passenger tries to open door  Detroit Free Press SkyWest flight diverted after passenger tries to open emergency door, fights with flight attendant: report  Fox News Delta flight bound …

Authorities accuse Bolsonaro of working with US to impose Brazil sanctions, as Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs. Federal police have raided the home and headquarters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with authorities ordering him to wear an ankle monitor amid concerns he may flee the country. Police in a statement on Friday said they had issued search warrants ordered …

Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages — including from chat apps such as Signal — images, location histories, audio recordings, contacts, and more. On Wednesday, mobile cybersecurity company Lookout published a new report — shared exclusively with TechCrunch — detailing the hacking …