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Putin ally Prigozhin grants freedom to first Russian convicts who fought in Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, bade farewell on Thursday to former convicts who had served out their contracts in Ukraine and urged them to avoid the temptation to kill when back in civilian life.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

'Disruptive passengers' who wouldn't stop drinking hauled off TUI flight from Cancun which was forced to divert

Two men have been arrested and charged in Maine, USA after the disruption erupted on board

Manchester Evening News · Jan 5, 2023

Idaho killer sought mass casualties

"There was effort and strategic thinking that went into it," says former FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole

Salon · Jan 5, 2023

Funeral home owner sold body parts of corpses including gold teeth and spines

Leonard Carollo, the FBI's special agent in charge in Denver, said in a statement that the two women preyed on vulnerable victims who turned to them in a “time of grief and sadness”

Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023

Colorado funeral home owners sentenced to prison for selling body parts without families’ permission

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Megan Hess and Shirley Koch slowly put out their arms, the soft clink of metal handcuffs audible in the federal courtroom as U.S. marshals took the mother and daughter into custody.

The Denver Post · Jan 4, 2023

2 charged in Christmas Day attacks on Seattle-area substations

SEATTLE — Federal prosecutors have charged two men in the Christmas Day substation attacks in Pierce County that caused power outages and allegedly $3 million in damage.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

Times Square machete suspect’s Maine neighbors never suspected ‘polite’ young man would attempt ‘jihad’

NEW YORK — The self-proclaimed jihadist accused in a New Year’s Eve machete attack on two NYPD officers spent his summer wielding a weed whacker.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

Lawmaker: Laptop of 2019 mass shooter is found

A Virginia state lawmaker says a personal laptop that belonged to a man who killed 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal building has been found

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate

Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities. The scheme snared dozens of wealthy clients, from actors to business titans and big-shot lawyers.

WEKU · Jan 3, 2023

Howard Brown Health workers strike, Cook County holds first wedding of 2023 and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2023