Five people have died in a catastrophic implosion of a tourist submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, raising questions about the safety of the company and other similar companies. The Coast Guard is currently investigating the incident, which has left the families of the five passengers in mourning.
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Last week, five young Muslim women were killed in a car accident in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Derrick Thompson, 27, has been charged with 10 counts of vehicular homicide for allegedly speeding in a 55 mph zone and running a red light. If convicted, Thompson could face up to 40 years in prison.
Five people aboard a submersible that went missing during a voyage to the Titanic wreckage have been confirmed dead by the U.S. Coast Guard and OceanGate, the company that operated the vessel. Debris found on the sea floor indicated a "catastrophic implosion" of the vessel, and the Coast Guard is now focusing on recovering the remains of the passengers and pilot. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was indicted in May and released on a $500,000 bond secured by his father Gercino dos Santos Jr. and aunt Elma Preven. The two co-signers were identified on Thursday, and are both residents of New York. If Santos fails to appear in court or is found guilty of the charges, they could be on the hook for the bond. Santos is expected to appear in court in the coming weeks.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich has been detained in Russia on espionage charges and his appeal to be released was rejected by a Moscow court on Thursday. His lawyers have said they will appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights, and the Wall Street Journal has called for his immediate release. The hearing was held behind closed doors and the ruling was broadcast to reporters in a separate room.
Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, a wild animal trainer featured in Netflix's "Tiger King", was convicted of two felony counts of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic in Virginia. The charges stem from an investigation which revealed Antle had illegally purchased and transported endangered lion cubs from Virginia to South Carolina. Antle faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $2,500 fine for each of the two felony counts when he is sentenced on October 2, 2020.
Four college students from Idaho were tragically killed in an off-campus home last November, and prosecutors have now linked the accused murderer, Bryan Kohberger, to the crime scene through a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath found at the scene. Kohberger, a doctoral student at Washington State University, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and is facing the death penalty if convicted. His trial is set to begin in October.
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is set to appear in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware on July 26th to enter a plea to two misdemeanor tax charges and a felony gun possession charge. Sources familiar with the agreement have said the plea agreement includes a provision for probation and acknowledgement of drug use as a contributing factor. The hearing will be presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, and the outcome of the hearing will have a significant impact on Biden's future.