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Source Notes One 'Odd' Thing on New Pics From Guthrie Cams

FBI is reportedly reviewing new photos of pool, yard that show nothing from abduction night

(Newser) - Newly recovered images from surveillance cameras at Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home are giving investigators more context, though not exactly the answers they'd hoped for. Federal agents have pulled still images, not full video, from motion-triggered cameras pointed at the pool, backyard, and side yard of the Tucson property,...

Trump-Appointed Head of Kennedy Center Is Out

Turmoil, artist boycotts marked Richard Grenell's brief tenure

(Newser) - Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a little more than a year as its president, ending a brief and contentious tenure in which the Washington institution has lost performers and audiences. President Trump announced the change Friday on Truth Social, saying Grenell had "...

Plasma Donors' Deaths Like Being 'Struck by Lightning'

Health Canada probes Winnipeg's for-profit Grifols clinics after 2 donors die

(Newser) - Two plasma donors in Winnipeg have died just months apart after visiting the same for-profit clinic system, prompting a federal probe and questions about transparency in Canada's growing paid-plasma industry. Health Canada says it's investigating fatal "adverse reactions" reported by Grifols clinics in October and January, with...

Chatbots Helped 'Teens' Plan Real-World Violence
Chatbots Thought
They Were Teens,
Encouraged
Violence
INVESTIGATION
Mar 11, 2026 9:40 AM CDT

Chatbots Thought They Were Teens, Encouraged Violence

In tests run by CNN and Center for Countering Digital Hate, AI offered maps, weapon tips, targets

(Newser) - An ample group of chatbots aimed at helping people think and learn instead helped teenagers figure out where to go and what to use to hurt people. In hundreds of controlled tests run by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate, accounts designed to appear as if they were...

Senator Seeks Perjury Probe Into Fired DHS Chief Noem

Democrat Richard Blumenthal seeks inquiry into Noem's testimony on adviser Corey Lewandowski

(Newser) - Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn't letting Kristi Noem's firing be the end of the story. The Connecticut Democrat says he'll push for a perjury probe into the now-ousted secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, alleging she lied under oath this week about the power wielded by top adviser...

GOP Congressman Admits Affair With Aide

Rep. Tony Gonzales faces House ethics probe, vows to remain in race

(Newser) - Rep. Tony Gonzales on Wednesday reversed weeks of denials and acknowledged an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicide , calling the relationship "a mistake" and "a lapse in judgment" as a House Ethics Committee investigation gets underway , the Texas Tribune reports. The Texas Republican, who...

Gloves Found Near Guthrie's Home Not Linked to Case: Cops

DNA from nearby black gloves traced to uninvolved restaurant worker

(Newser) - One detail that initially seemed like a clue in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has now been ruled out, CBS News reports. Pima County authorities say DNA from black gloves found about two miles from the 84-year-old's Tucson-area home matched a local restaurant worker who is not tied to...

House Ethics Panel Probes Rep. Tony Gonzales

He's accused of having an affair with staffer who later died by suicide

(Newser) - Rep. Tony Gonzales is now under formal scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee, which on Wednesday opened an investigation into allegations he sexually mistreated a staffer and showed favoritism in his office. The Texas Republican, in Congress since 2021, is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with former aide Regina...

In Texas, It Was 'Not an Everyday Rescue'

Rescuers climbed 900 feet to reach passengers after hot-air balloon crashed into Texas cell tower

(Newser) - A weekend balloon outing in East Texas turned into a high-altitude rescue after a hot air balloon hit a cell tower and got stuck more than 900 feet in the air. According to the local fire department , the incident unfolded around 8:15am on Saturday in Longview, where a man...

Cuba Says It Killed 4 in Gunfight With Florida Boat

Rubio says US is investigating after report that 4 were killed

(Newser) - Cuba says a gunbattle in its northern waters began Wednesday after a border patrol vessel approached a Florida-registered speedboat to request identification. In a post on X, Cuba's Interior Ministry said the people on the boat, listed as FL7726SH, near Cayo Falcones, then opened fire, injuring the Cuban commander....

Trump: 'Crazy Shooters' Target Only 'Consequential Presidents'

Meanwhile, investigators probe motive after armed intruder is killed at Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - President Trump has a blunt theory about why gunmen keep targeting him. Without mentioning Sunday's breach at Mar-a-Lago, which ended with an allegedly armed intruder fatally shot by Secret Service agents , the president on Monday told a White House audience that "crazy shooters" only go after leaders who...

Peru Ousts 3rd President in a Row
Peru Ousts 3rd
President in a Row
Feb 18, 2026 9:17 AM CST

Peru Ousts 3rd President in a Row

Congress acts over José Jerí's undisclosed ties to Chinese businessman

(Newser) - Peru is about to get its eighth president in eight years. Congress on Tuesday voted 75-24 to oust Interim President José Jerí, just four months into his term, over undisclosed late-night meetings with a Chinese businessman at a Lima restaurant—an affair Peruvians have dubbed "Chifagate" after a name...

Sweeping Probe Into Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Launched

Lawmakers form 'truth commission' with subpoena power to question witnesses

(Newser) - New Mexico is about to dig deeply into what, exactly, happened at Jeffrey Epstein's remote Zorro Ranch . State lawmakers on Monday unanimously approved a $2.5 million "truth commission" billed as the first comprehensive inquiry into alleged trafficking and sexual abuse at the 7,600-acre property, about 30...

Burglary Gone Wrong Suspected in Nancy Guthrie Case: Source

Investigators pursue burglary theory as DNA from glove, SUV tested, source claims

(Newser) - Detectives in Arizona are increasingly viewing the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie as a burglary that spiraled, not a carefully orchestrated abduction, according to an inside source who spoke to AZFamily . Multiple experts who reviewed doorbell camera footage have told the news outlet's reporters that the encounter didn't...

Dog Food Contains 'Alarming' Levels of Heavy Metals: Report
Dog Owners May Want
to Switch Up Their Kibble
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Feb 15, 2026 10:03 AM CST

Dog Owners May Want to Switch Up Their Kibble

Report finds 'dangerous' levels of heavy metals in commercial dog food, especially in dry offerings

(Newser) - Dog owners who rely on kibble may be giving their pets a side order of metals and plastic-linked chemicals, a new lab review suggests. Colorado-based nonprofit Clean Label Project tested nearly 80 popular dog foods—fresh, frozen, dry, and air- and freeze-dried—and says many contained what it calls "...

Feds Open Perjury Probe After ICE Officer Shot Venezuelan

Meanwhile, felony assault charges have been dropped against that immigrant, another

(Newser) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice...

Serial Con Artist Back on Dating Apps After Prison Release
He Got Out of Prison, Went
Straight to Banned Dating App
INVESTIGATION
Feb 13, 2026 12:08 PM CST

He Got Out of Prison, Went Straight to Banned Dating App

BBC probe exposes serial romance fraudster trying to hook up just weeks after his latest incarceration

(Newser) - Barely days out of prison, a man long accused of preying on women looking for love allegedly walked straight back into the same world—only this time, the BBC was waiting for him. The outlet's Jane Downs and Philippa Goymer report that serial romance fraudster Raymond McDonald, who has...

Astronaut's Ex-Wife Sentenced Over Space Crime Lie

Summer Heather Worden gets 3 months over false allegations about her ex

(Newser) - The ex-wife of a NASA astronaut is going to prison over a sensational lie about her ex. A judge in Texas on Thursday sentenced Summer Heather Worden, 51, to 3 months in federal prison and ordered her to pay $210,000 in restitution, reports People . Worden admitted lying when she...

Ex-Teacher Accused of Abusing 89 Minors

French authorities name suspect Jacques Leveugle to encourage more alleged victims to come forward

(Newser) - French authorities are taking the unusual step of naming a 79-year-old former teacher they say abused minors across five continents, hoping to hear from anyone else he may have targeted. Prosecutors in Grenoble on Tuesday publicly identified Jacques Leveugle as the man charged with raping or sexually assaulting 89 boys,...

Memorial for Deadly Nightclub Fire Goes Up in Flames, Too

Candles suspected as cause; key remembrance book reportedly saved in Switzerland

(Newser) - A tribute to victims of a New Year's bar fire in the Swiss Alps has itself gone up in flames. Police in the canton of Valais say a memorial near the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana caught fire shortly before 6am Sunday, likely ignited by candles left burning at...

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