Man Kills Wife and Ex-Wife Within Two Weeks, Police Say
A man killed his wife and then killed his ex-wife less than two weeks later, according to Schenectady County police. Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty on July 1 to the second-degree murder of his ex-wife, Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, on May 28, 2023. Taylor is also facing a pending indictment over allegations that he murdered the woman […]
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Pregnant Wife Says ICE Agents Beat Her Husband During Workplace Raid
A 7-month pregnant woman has told Newsweek immigration agents beat her Venezuelan husband after he tried to evade detention. Carla Rodríguez said 21-year-old Reinel Fernando Acosta Rodríguez was beaten as he tried to flee from agents at the Illinois warehouse where he worked last month. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has denied the claims, […]
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Ken Paxton’s Wife, Angela, Files for Divorce, Citing ‘Biblical Grounds’
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Former UFC Star Ben Askren Being Prepared for Lung Transplant, Says Wife
Former Bellator and UFC star Ben Askren continues to fight for his life in the hospital. There were rumors that he died, which were immediately shot down by his wife, Amy Askren. Read more: Former UFC Star is ‘Fighting for Life’ As Wife Shoots Down Death Rumors Amy has updated fans as much as possible […]
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Husband Away on Deployment Unprepared for What Ring Cam Captures Wife Doing
A woman in Texas found a special way to let her husband, who was deployed, know that she was quite literally counting down the days until his return. Jimmi from San Angelo used the happy couple’s Ring doorbell camera to surprise her other half with a daily message reminding him of how long he had […]
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Donald Trump’s ‘Trophy Wife’ Remarks in West Point Speech Raise Eyebrows
President Donald Trump went off on a tangent about a “trophy wife” during his commencement address at West Point on Saturday—drawing scrutiny and backlash from some critics online. “He ended up getting a divorce. Found a new wife. Could you say a trophy wife? I guess we can say a trophy wife. It didn’t work […]
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Red Sox All-Star Liam Hendriks, Wife Receive Death Threats: ‘Enough is Enough’
By J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of […]
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Navy Officer Charged After Wife Found Dead in Hotel Room
A U.S. Navy officer was charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday in the death of his wife, Jessica “Jesse” Arguinzoni Olsen, whose body was discovered in a hotel room in Japan in October. Lieutenant Commander Christopher Olsen was also charged with obstruction of justice at a preliminary hearing at Naval Base San Diego on Wednesday. […]
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Trump Admin Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wife and Child Are Now ‘Safer’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Why Kilmar Garcia’s Wife Says She Was ‘Afraid’ of Him, Feared for Her Child
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Stefania Vasquez Sura, alleged that she was “afraid to be close to him” and that he was driving “like crazy” with their child in the back seat, in a newly surfaced 2021 petition for protection order. Newsweek reached out to the Maryland Courts via email Wednesday night for a copy […]
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