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Woman charged with animal abandonment after leaving dog tied at JetBlue counter at Las Vegas airport

A woman was arrested at a Las Vegas airport after allegedly tying her dog to a baggage sizer at a JetBlue ticket counter and walking away, police said. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) responded to Harry Reid International Airport on Feb. 2 after receiving reports that a dog had been tied to a metal carry-on baggage sizer and left behind at the airport's JetBlue ticket counter. The woman was arrested on charges of animal abandonment and resisting arrest. Footage released by the LVMPD shows the woman, whose face was blurred in the video, approaching the ticket counter with her dog before walking away and leaving the dog's leash tied to the counter. PASSENGER’S WI-FI NAME TRIGGERS BOMB SCARE, FORCES TURKISH AIRLINES EMERGENCY LANDING Officers told the woman that she would receive a citation for leaving her dog at the counter. "Well, I was trying to re-book my flight ," the woman told police. "So you walked out here to re-book your fligh...

Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-NYPD commissioner accusing department of 'systemic corruption'

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former interim New York City police commissioner who accused the police department under former Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of "systemic corruption" and alleged the agency was operating as a "criminal enterprise." Thomas Donlon, a longtime FBI official appointed by Adams to stabilize the police department marred by scandals, filed the racketeering lawsuit filed in July. But Donlon said he witnessed "systemic corruption and criminal conduct" enabled by Adams and his allies who often inflated overtime, prevented internal investigations and disciplined whistleblowers. FORMER NYPD CHIEF CALLS POLICE CUTS 'RECIPE FOR DISASTER' AS MAMDANI THREATENS TAX HIKES Judge Denise Cote ruled on Wednesday that the alleged misconduct did not meet the definition of racketeering activity since the lawsuit did not describe the defendants acting with "a common purpose." A spokesperson for the cit...

South Korean court rules ex‑President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty in insurrection trial

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison Thursday for leading an insurrection after declaring martial law in December 2024. Yoon was found guilty of abuse of authority and masterminding the insurrection. Yoon, 65, denied the charges and argued that he had presidential authority to declare martial law and that his action was aimed at sounding the alarm over opposition parties' obstruction of government. NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN'S DAUGHTER SEEN AS FUTURE SUCCESSOR: SPY AGENCY Prosecutors said in January that Yoon's "unconstitutional and illegal emergency martial law undermined the function of the National Assembly and the Election Commission ... actually destroying the liberal democratic constitutional order." Yoon's attempt to impose martial law lasted roughly six hours, sparking mass street protests before parliament quickly voted it down. Under South Korean law, masterminding an insurrection carries a max...

Grandmother tells Trump critics to 'get off the man's back' during White House Black History Month event

A Washington, D.C., grandmother who lost her grandson to gun violence delivered a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during a Black History Month celebration Wednesday at the White House. Forlesia Cook’s grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., was killed in 2017 at the age of 22. Cook has since spoken publicly about the loss, including testifying before Congress about his killing. After Trump invited Cook to say a few words at the event, she used the moment to defend him , urging critics to "get off the man’s back." "I love him, I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff," she said. "And don’t be looking at me on the news, hating on me because I’m standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing for." TRUMP'S DC CRIME SUCCESS PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CHICAGO'S DEADLY 'WAR ZONE' Cook’s voice grew louder as she continued. "Get off the man’s back," she said. "Let him do his job. He’s doing th...

How TMZ’s Harvey Levin cautiously became the key journalist in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother

Here are some of the latest headlines on TMZ: "Paris Hilton’s Hottest Shots Ever!!! Happy 45th BDAY!" "‘Chicago Fire’ Star Brittany Curran Arrested, Booked on Drunk in Public Charge " " Eminem Ex-Wife Facing Legal Trouble Over Crashing Car" Kinda tabloidy, to be sure. And the entertainment site, founded two decades ago by Harvey Levin, a onetime TV consumer reporter, has had more than its share of controversies.  Its paparazzi chase and confront celebrities. TMZ apologized for loud cheering in the newsroom just before its announcement that Charlie Kirk had died. The site is often first with reports on celebrity deaths, sometimes with gory details, but incorrectly said that musician Jerry Lee Lewis had died, two days before his actual death. Some ex-staffers accused the site of having a racist and misogynistic culture.   NANCY GUTHRIE CASE: RET. FBI AGENT SAYS BUREAU PREPARING FOR 'PARALLEL REALITIES' WHILE AWAITING DNA RESULTS And yet lot...

Vatican declines to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ calls for UN leadership

The Vatican will not join President Donald Trump ’s newly formed Board of Peace, its top diplomatic official said Tuesday, signaling reluctance from the Holy See to take part in the post-war initiative. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See "will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States," the Vatican’s official news outlet reported. The Board of Peace, which was chartered in January and includes nearly 20 countries, is tasked with managing recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip after the Israel-Hamas war. While responding to questions about Italy declining to join the board , Parolin said "there are points that leave us somewhat perplexed," adding that "there are some critical points that would need to find explanations." TRUMP SNUBS CANADA BY WITHDRAWING COUNTRY'S INVITE TO JOIN 'MOST PRESTIGIOUS BOARD OF LEADERS EVER' "The important...

NYC Board of Elections worker says 'not my job to report anyone' when asked about registering non-citizens

A New York City Board of Elections worker said it is not his job to report anyone when asked about processing registrations for non-citizens, hidden video footage shows. According to undercover video captured by Muckraker, in which its reporter attempted to pose as a non-citizen, a worker said he would process applications for non-citizens. "Once in a while … we have people come in here … and they register, they weren't a citizen," the worker told the reporter. When the reporter claimed to the worker that he was a green card holder from Canada, he was told he needed to be a citizen. OHIO UNCOVERS OVER 1,000 NONCITIZENS 'APPEARING' REGISTERED TO VOTE, SENDS CASES TO DOJ FOR PROSECUTION "I wouldn't fill it out," the worker said. "You gotta be a citizen to fill it out." "We can't stop you from submitting the application," he added, warning that people have had "legal situations" in which non-citizens attempted t...