Man denies being mysterious inventor of Bitcoin
A new documentary claims to have solved the greatest mystery in cryptocurrency: the true identity of the inventor of Bitcoin. The question has captivated the internet since the digital currency was launched by an unknown person or persons calling themselves Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Now the makers of an HBO film say they finally have […]
Man sentenced to 30 years for bludgeoning Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer
The man convicted of attacking the-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. David DePape, 44, was found guilty last November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the […]
Man jailed for life for murdering wife by burying her alive in Arizona
An Arizona man who buried his wife alive in a hand-dug grave near their home has been jailed for life. Seven years after the killing, David Pagniano pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before his trial was due to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement. The 62-year-old was […]
Man arrested after three Palestinian students shot in Vermont ‘hate crime’
A man has been arrested after three Palestinian students were shot in Vermont, in what their families are calling a hate crime. The three men, all aged 20, were wearing keffiyehs – a traditional scarf – and speaking Arabic when they were attacked as they walked down a street in the city of Burlington on […]
Man cleared of sexually assaulting child after 35 years in prison
A man who spent 35 years behind bars in the US after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has been freed from prison thanks to a DNA breakthrough. Louis Wright, now aged 65, had lived near the child’s home in Albion, Michigan, at the time of the attack in 1988 and an […]
Man arrested after trying to run from Florida to London in a makeshift hamster wheel
A Florida man who tried to run across the Atlantic Ocean to London using a makeshift hamster wheel has been arrested. Reza Baluchi, 44, was spotted about 70 miles off Georgia by the US Coast Guard (USCG) – and allegedly claimed he wanted to keep going all the way to the UK on 26 August. […]
Man, 84, to stand trial accused of shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl who knocked on wrong door
An 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial, a Missouri judge has ruled. Andrew Lester, a retired mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he shot 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly knocked on his house to […]
Man rescued from partially submerged boat after more than 24 hours at sea off coast of Florida
A man has been rescued from a partially submerged boat after more than 24 hours at sea off the coast of Florida. Charles Gregory, 25, went missing 12 miles offshore after he set out in a 12ft jon boat on Friday, the US Coast Guard said. His family reported him missing later that day after […]
Man charged with stealing The Wizard of Oz ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland
The FBI recovered the slippers in 2018 in a sting operation – 13 years after they were stolen. A grand jury indicted Terry Martin on Tuesday with one count of theft of a major artwork, federal prosecutors in North Dakota announced on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that in 2005, Martin stole an authentic pair of […]
Man with metal baseball bat attacks employees at politician’s office
A man with a metal baseball bat has attacked two employees at a politician’s office in the US. Democratic congressman Gerry Connolly said the man walked into his northern Virginia office on Monday morning, asked for him, and then struck two female workers with the bat. One of the victims, an intern on her first […]
