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An Ohio police chief is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars after being slapped with a 70-count indictment for alleged sex crimes involving a child.Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert, 44, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night in Seminole, Florida, by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. A Clermont County grand jury indicted the Blanchester, Ohio, resident on 56 counts of sexual battery and 14 counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor — all third-degree felonies.TEXAS SHERIFF ARRESTED BY HIS OWN DEPUTIES, NOW FACES NEW CHARGE FOR LYING TO GRAND JURYIf convicted of all

A Howard University professor tore into the victim-impact statement delivered by the father of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf, arguing that the teen's death "did not begin with the knife" wielded by Karmelo Anthony but instead that his father's parenting style was to be blamed as well.Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University's School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled "Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That Black Boys Have Boundaries" to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting out of self-defense."YOU failed to teach your boy

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro warned on Thursday that she didn't want the show's upcoming interview with Vice President JD Vance to become a "free-for-all" just to sell books, which she argued happens with Republican guests.The show's producer, Brian Teta, asked Navarro to discuss the Vance interview during the "Behind the Table" podcast. Teta said people were surprised he was coming on the show."It shouldn't be surprising, he's got a book, right? And I think that everybody, including Republicans, know that at 'The View,' we are really good at selling books," she said. "I think it's a very relevant time.

Former Major League Baseball star Jim Edmonds isn't one to take patriotism lightly. And as he told Tomi Lahren in a new interview, he wouldn't tolerate any disrespect toward the United States had it occurred in one of his clubhouses.Edmonds played in the big leagues for 17 seasons, developing a reputation as one of the best defensive center fielders baseball's ever seen. He won an astonishing eight Gold Gloves, made four All-Star teams and hit nearly 400 home runs during his career.But as he told Lahren, it wasn't just his production on the field that mattered to him, it was

The University of California (UC) announced Thursday that it is launching a comprehensive review of its standardized testing policy. The pivot follows a massive revolt by faculty members who warn they are being forced to re-teach middle school mathematics to incoming university students."The Board of Regents and University leadership take very seriously the critical issue of college preparedness, and the UC Academic Senate has proposed a comprehensive, data-driven review to support its recommendations to strengthen student readiness and success at UC," University of California President James B. Milliken said in a statement. "There are few things more important on our

Britain's defense secretary resigned Thursday after accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government of failing to adequately fund the military despite rising threats from Russia and growing NATO demands, delivering a major political blow to the prime minister ahead of July's alliance summit.In a sharply worded resignation letter, John Healey said the government had failed to commit the resources needed to execute Britain's long-term defense strategy, arguing the country's armed forces risk being left short of the money, personnel and industrial capacity needed to meet mounting security challenges."This new era for defence required further investment through the Defence Investment Plan," Healey

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that accused him of ordering drone flights over North Korea in an effort to justify his declaration of martial law.Yoon, 65, was sentenced alongside former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun by the Seoul Central District Court.The ousted president was previously sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection following his declaration of martial law in December 2024.North Korea accused South Korea of flying drones over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets on three occasions in October 2024.SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKERS SUPPORT SUSPENDING

A man who admitted to assaulting a federal officer during protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, last year was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday.Robert Jacob Hoopes previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.According to court documents, Hoopes threw a rock during a June 2025 protest that struck an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer in the face, "causing significant injury."Prosecutors said the officer's wound bled heavily and obstructed his vision. The officer also required medical treatment beyond basic first aid.SUSPECTED ICE FACILITY ATTACKERS