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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cameron Scott Jared Mayo, who is facing charges for sodomizing an 8-year-old girl, tried to bribe the girl’s mother with a house to drop the charges in January, a Virginia prosecutor alleged.A grand jury indicted Mayo, who was already facing 10 charges, including forcible sodomy, on a fresh count of bribery in February, according to the indictment obtained by Fox News Digital.Mayo allegedly sent text messages to the victim’s mother, Christine Houff, who he shares a home with, asking her to help make the charges go away.In court, Albemarle Circuit Court prosecutor…

new video loaded: Violence Breaks Out in Australia Over Indigenous Girl’s KillingtranscriptBacktranscriptViolence Breaks Out in Australia Over Indigenous Girl’s KillingMembers of the Indigenous community in Alice Springs, Australia, clashed with the police outside the hospital where a person suspected of killing a 5-year-old girl was taken.I’d like to think that what we saw last night is an aberration, not a continuation of future behaviors that we’re going to see today.Members of the Indigenous community in Alice Springs, Australia, clashed with the police outside the hospital where a person suspected of killing a 5-year-old girl was taken.By Axel Boada and James…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A political firestorm erupted this week after a Washington, D.C., internal police email appeared to reprimand rank-and-file officers for body camera footage allegedly showing them “finess[ing]” their way out of making arrests on reasonable grounds.The news comes as the Trump administration cracks down on crime in the District of Columbia at the federal level. While crime rates have steadily declined from a peak in 2023, the nation’s capital continues to suffer per-capita violent crime at higher rates than the national average, according to FBI data.The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Fox News…

The federal government has announced it will increase the maximum fine that can be levied against airlines for repeated violations of the air passenger bill of rights from $250,000 to $1 million. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the changes at a news conference in Ottawa Friday morning, adding that under upcoming legislation, airlines will be required to pay out compensation to passengers within 30 days.“No excuses,” MacKinnon said.Canada’s air passenger protection regulations (APPR) came into force in 2019 and require airlines to compensate passengers for delays or cancellations that are within their control.The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is tasked with…

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has given further insight into his viral evisceration of the AFL, saying a love of the game were behind his blistering comments.Speaking after the Bulldogs’ 12-point defeat to Fremantle on Friday, Beveridge finished his post-game press conference by detailing the reasons why he decided to blast the league.When asked on Wednesday for his thoughts on the changes to the draft, the long-time Bulldogs mentor went into a three-minute monologue on the state of the game.Beveridge described the AFL as a “punching bag” and claimed the game had become “ping pong” due to the league’s desire…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 152nd Kentucky Derby, the home of “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports,” will take place on Saturday at the legendary Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.The first leg of the Triple Crown is traditionally held on the first Saturday in May. Twenty 3-year-old horses will compete for a $5 million purse, with the winner of the 1¼-mile race taking home $3.1 million.Three horses have already been scratched from this year’s race. Silent Tactic was scratched due to a foot injury and will be replaced by Great White. Fulleffort was scratched…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Twenty-five years after Washington intern Chandra Levy vanished, the high-profile case remains unsolved — and still haunted by questions about whether early missteps allowed a suspected killer to slip away.The case drew national attention in 2001, fueled by intense media coverage and scrutiny of Levy’s relationship with a sitting congressman. The prime suspect, however, turned out to be an illegal immigrant twice convicted of assaults on other women around the time of Levy’s suspected murder and in the same park, according to federal prosecutors.Ted Williams, a former Washington, D.C. homicide detective and…

As the United Arab Emirates’s exit from OPEC officially takes effect, experts say the United States government will welcome the move for its potential to curb the oil-producing cartel’s pricing power.While the UAE’s withdrawal, which went into effect on Friday, has been long rumoured, the timing was unexpected.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The exit was a surprise in timing (at least to me), but in some ways has been brewing for some time,” wrote Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security – a US think tank.“It prompts the question whether there will…

Spirit Airlines is making plans to cease operations as soon as Saturday, barring last minute intervention, CBS News has learned.  Negotiations over a $500 million government aid package remained stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.Trump administration officials have been told Spirit will be shutting down operations in the next 24 hours. There will be no last-minute administration effort regarding a bailout, according to sources familiar with the discussions.But when President Trump was asked about a bailout for Spirit Airlines Friday, he said, “Well, I guess we’re looking at it. If we can do it, we’ll do it but only…