An Indian-origin doctor has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with his unlawful prescription of powerful opioids, which led to the deaths of two patients due to overdose. The doctor, Sanjay Mehta, had minimal experience with chronic pain patients and no training in prescribing Schedule-II narcotics when he was recruited at a clinic in…
Bryan Kohberger, a graduate student in criminology, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The plea deal allows him to avoid the death penalty in exchange for four life sentences without the possibility of appeal. The killings took place in Moscow, Idaho — a community…
Lorenzo Tangira, 28, has pleaded guilty to the murder of 25-year-old India-born security guard Ramandeep Singh, who was brutally attacked and killed nearly two years ago while finishing his shift at Massey’s Royal Reserve in West Auckland. Tangira and his teenage accomplice assaulted Singh at the park, leading to his death on the spot. The…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s Test captaincy debut at Headingley couldn’t have been more impressive on the cricketing front. The 25-year-old led from the front with a career-best 147, anchoring India’s innings in the first Test against England. But while his batting drew praise, it was his socks that had fans – and probably officials –…
A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed in federal court in Los…
The French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted by a Paris court on Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting two women working on the set of a film in which he was starring in 2021. He received a suspended sentence of 18 months, and his name will be added to the national sex offender registry….
Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death (Photo: AP) A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the December death of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday called for action in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, urging authorities to “punish the guilty, but protect the innocent.”“After the Pahalgam terror attack, there must be a decisive fight against terrorism and its origin. Punish the guilty, show them no mercy but don’t…
Haji Najibullah, a former Taliban commander, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a US journalist and supporting deadly attacks on American soldiers. The plea was made in a Manhattan federal court on Friday, in which Najibullah pleaded guilty to providing weapons and assistance to Taliban militants between 2007 and 2009. Through an interpreter, he informed Judge…
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said. The man, Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of St. Helena Island, S.C., pleaded guilty to Lacey Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act charges for importing and selling sperm…