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NEED TO KNOW Russell Brand appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the British capital on Tuesday, Jan. 20 via a video link from the U.S.He was granted bail by a London judge after facing two charges of sexual assault and rapeThe comedian and actor reportedly spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth Russell Brand has been granted bail by a London judge after facing two charges of sexual assault and rape. Brand, 50, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the British capital on Tuesday, Jan. 20 via a video link from the U.S., according to the BBC.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Missouri couple is accused of locking two teenage children in a chicken pen and shooting at them with BB guns as part of what investigators say was a prolonged pattern of severe abuse.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Potosi, Missouri, residents Chantel Spring Hayford, 38, and Jerry Allen Menees, whose age was redacted in court records, were arrested Jan. 13.Menees was charged with two counts each of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, armed criminal action and abuse or neglect of a child, as well as one count…

NEED TO KNOW The Oct. 13, 2022, shooting in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood left five people dead and two others injuredThompson is charged with five counts of murder and will move directly to sentencing by pleading guiltyHis attorneys cited a serious brain injury and said he hopes to spare victims’ families and the community a trial A teenager charged with killing five people in a mass shooting in a Raleigh, N.C., neighborhood in 2022 is expected to plead guilty, a move that will send the case directly to sentencing and avoid a trial. Austin Thompson plans to plead guilty to all…

NEED TO KNOW Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who attempted to take her own life after allegedly killing her 3 children, is still suicidal, according to her attorneyHer attorney made the claim while asking that his client be allowed to arrive at trial in a medical vehicle rather than a jail vanClancy’s trial, which was set to start in February, has now been pushed back to July Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children and then trying to take her own life in 2023, is still suicidal, her attorney said in court. Attorney Kevin Reddington…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man accused of driving drunk and killing a student-athlete and his girlfriend in a Rowan County, North Carolina, crash is now facing felony charges, with federal immigration officials also issuing a detainer, according to local reporting.Juan Alvarado Aguilar, 37, has been identified as the suspect in the case. Jail records show Aguilar is being held at the Rowan County Detention Center on a bond set at over $5 million, following his arrest on multiple charges, including two counts of felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired.The Salisbury Post reported that…

NEED TO KNOW Renee had just dropped her 6-year-old off at school when she encountered federal agents on Portland Ave. in Minneapolis and was fatally shot by an ICE agent amid a large enforcement operation. Becca had left to go to the hospital as Renee was still stuck in their SUVHer partner Becca Good released a statement on her wife’s fatal shooting by the agent, saying, “We stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns”A vigil has been set up at the location where Renee was shot, and community members continue to protest and mourn her death…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Indiana judge who was shot at his home by an unknown gunman previously made headlines in the high-profile case of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian refugee accused of masquerading as a child.The shooter, who remains at large, allegedly knocked on the entrance of the home of Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, around 2:15 p.m. Sunday before firing a gunshot through the front door, according to dispatch audio obtained by Fox News Digital. Steven Meyer was shot in the arm and Kimberly Meyer was shot in the hip, according to authorities.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Washington state capital city of Olympia is pursuing an ordinance that supporters say would protect polyamorous relationships and other non-traditional families from discrimination. “With issues like this, you constantly find that, not that folks are underground, but it’s hard for folks to come forward about these things because it is a very private thing, and we want them to feel welcome in our community and not ostracized,” Olympia City Council Member Robert Vanderpool told KOMONews. The ordinance being considered would make “family or relationship structure” a protected category under Olympia’s current civil rights…

NEED TO KNOW Law enforcement leaders from agencies in Minnesota said at a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 20, that some ICE agents are targeting U.S. citizens, including off-duty officers, due to the color of their skinThe leaders are calling for more oversight of the recent surge of federal agents in the state amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and in the wake of Renee Good’s killingGood, a U.S. citizen, was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 Law enforcement leaders from agencies across the Twin Cities say that over the last two weeks, their departments have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A surgeon accused of killing his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio was extradited from Illinois and is in jail in Columbus, Ohio, according to a spokesperson for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.Michael McKee was arrested on Jan. 10 after allegedly shooting and killing Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, in the couple’s home in Columbus’ Weinland Park neighborhood between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30. McKee is Monique’s ex-husband.A sheriff’s spokesman said Tuesday that McKee was taken to the Franklin County Jail and faces upgraded premeditated aggravated…