A mom vanished after she and her ex-fiancé were on ‘The People’s Court.’ Now he’s accused of murder.

An Orlando man has been arrested in the disappearance of his ex-fiancée, who vanished in 2011 hours after the pair appeared in a pretaped episode of “The People’s Court,” police said. Dale Smith Jr., 55, was arrested Wednesday at his business on a charge of second-degree murder, police said. Michelle Parker’s body has not been…

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Suspicious white powder sent to election offices in 3 states

Secretaries of state’s offices in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma were sent packages this week with mysterious powders, just weeks before the offices are set to oversee the midterm elections. Oklahoma and Louisiana reported receiving the envelopes, while Ohio said U.S. Postal Service investigators intercepted a package destined for it. The national groups representing secretaries of…

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Prosecutors seeking life sentences for real estate brokers, brother convicted of sex trafficking

Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking life sentences for two former luxury real estate brokers and their brother, who were convicted earlier this year of using their influence to drug and sexually abuse women over the course of several years, according to court documents. Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, and their brother Tal, “have…

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Advocates fear potential witnesses handcuffed in back of ICE vehicle that struck Houston man could be deported

HOUSTON — Two handcuffed men were in the backseat of an ICE vehicle Saturday when it struck and injured Miguel Parra Hernandez as he fled on foot in Houston. Advocates are fighting to make sure the men — now potential witnesses — are not deported. At a news conference Wednesday, family members, advocates and attorneys…

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Watchdog group sues Trump administration over Jared Kushner’s government work

A watchdog group filed suit Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s current role as a top envoy for the administration is unlawful and raises numerous conflict-of-interest concerns. Kushner is wielding tremendous influence internationally “without having been confirmed by the Senate and without having filed a single financial disclosure,” the suit by Citizens for…

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