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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New video shows the moment a former mayor in Massachusetts was stabbed on Monday afternoon outside a cannabis dispensary he owns.Former Democratic Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan, 45, was stabbed multiple times outside Cosmopolitan Dispensary on Monday at around 5 p.m., according to police. Officials said Flanagan suffered “significant injuries” and was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.Security video from across the street shows a man running up to Flanagan, then stabbing him repeatedly. Flanagan fell behind a car, and the suspect could be seen…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 63-year-old Michigan babysitter is accused of sexually abusing children in her care, police say.Gaila Bennett of Midland, about 120 miles northwest of Detroit, was arraigned Monday on 47 counts of criminal sexual misconduct after a family alleged their children were abused while in her care between 2013 and 2020, Michigan State Police said.The charges include 24 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child younger than 13, 12 counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child younger than 13 and 11 counts of assault with intent to commit sexual…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 88-year-old Democratic congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., was scammed out of more than $4,000 Thursday when suspects showed up at her home claiming to be a “cleaning crew,” Fox News Digital has confirmed.The suspects accessed Eleanor Holmes Norton’s credit card after they were let inside her D.C. home.They charged nearly $4,362 for duct and fireplace cleaning to her credit card while doing no work, according to WRC-TV.Someone who Norton’s office described as a house manager stopped and reported the alleged fraud after confirming there was no appointment for HVAC services.POSTAL FRAUD…

NEED TO KNOW An Arizona family is mourning the loss of a mother and her two children, who were fatally shot earlier this monthThe victims have been identified as Justice Jones and her two children, Tyme Oates and Kyle OatesA family member says Justice wrote a Facebook post with a “weird slant emoji” the night before she was killed An Arizona woman and her two young children were killed in what authorities believe was a triple-murder-suicide earlier this month. Police responding to a Pima, Ariz., residence on Oct. 16 found the bodies of 31-year-old Justice Jones and her two children,…

NEED TO KNOW Christopher Scholtes, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges in court this weekHe accidentally left his 2-year-old daughter in a hot car where the temperature reached 109 degrees while he was playing video games insideScholtes rejected a previous plea offer which would have resulted in less jail time An Arizona man charged with murdering his 2-year-old daughter after she died in a hot car parked in the family’s driveway has agreed to a plea deal. Christopher Scholtes, 38, entered guilty pleas to charges of second-degree murder and intentional child abuse likely to cause death or…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s the encore no one asked for. A Hollywood piano teacher convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old California client allegedly fled the country rather than face justice earlier this month, according to a new report.The 69-year-old maestro John Kaleel allegedly skipped town on Oct. 8, shortly after jurors returned their verdict, according to the Los Angeles Times.He may have left earlier, with his lawyer telling the paper she hasn’t heard from him since the day before.CONVICTED MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER, 22, ACCUSED OF POSING AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ON FOOTBALL TEAM Fox News Digital…

NEED TO KNOW Bryan Kohberger planned to call friends of the four University of Idaho students he murdered to testify for the defense at his trial, according to a recently unsealed court filingThis included Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, the two surviving roommates who were home that night and have openly spoke about the trauma they continue to experienceFriends Emily Alandt and Hunter Johnson were also on the list, as was the ex-boyfriend of Kaylee Goncalves, Jack DeCoeur “He is a hollow vessel. Something less than human. A body without empathy or remorse.” That is how Dylan Mortensen described Bryan…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida man’s response to a neighborhood game of ding-dong ditch has reportedly landed him behind bars after police say he pointed a gun at a teenage prankster.The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Oct. 16, when homeowner Santiago Cairo, 40, noticed a group of people at the front door of his Boca Raton house and believed they were attempting to break in, according to WPTV.Cairo reportedly called 911 before arming himself with a gun and confronting a 14-year-old outside his home.According to arrest records obtained by WPTV, Cairo told authorities…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect accused of starting what prosecutors have described as “one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history” reportedly had an outburst in federal court as he pleaded not guilty.Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.Rinderknecht appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rozella Oliver wearing a white jumpsuit. His attorney argued that Rinderknecht should be released on bail based…

NEED TO KNOW Anthony Todd Boyd was executed by nitrogen hypoxia in AlabamaBoyd had been convicted for the 1993 murder of a man set on fire over a drug debtThe Supreme Court denied a stay of execution, although Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the controversial method “torturous” An Alabama man convicted of murder was executed using a controversial nitrogen gas method. Anthony Todd Boyd was executed by nitrogen hypoxia at a prison in Atmore, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 23, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office said. Boyd had been convicted of the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley. Authorities said Boyd and other…