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A Minnesota woman’s mugshot has attracted widespread attention because of her resemblance to Jennifer Lopez, after she was arrested over the alleged theft of power-tool batteries. Cyrena Anne Quast, 35, was arrested on a gross misdemeanour theft charge following an incident at a store in Monticello on 30 August. She is accused of taking two double packs of batteries worth $578. The photograph taken by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office prompted users online to compare Quast with the American actress and singer. One person wrote that they had “definitely thought it was JLo”, while another joked: “If it was J-Lo…

The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion arms deal to send 60,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, allowing the country to replenish a stockpile it regards as essential to its military operations. The agreement is one of the largest arms deals of its kind and is expected to trigger fierce opposition in Congress, amid growing resistance in Washington to military assistance for Israel. The weapons became a major source of tension between the Biden administration and Israel after similar bombs were used extensively in densely populated areas of Gaza, including locations where civilians had been directed to seek safety. Analysts…

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce was named as a victim of a $35 million Ponzi scheme during the sentencing of investment adviser Siddharth Jawahar in St Louis. A federal judge sentenced Jawahar, 38, to 11 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud. It remains unclear how much money, if any, Kelce lost. Prosecutors did not provide details of Kelce’s connection to the case, citing a policy of not discussing individual victims. Jawahar was sentenced in the Eastern District of Missouri after admitting that he had defrauded investors through his firm, Swiftarc Capital. Court…

Milo Yiannopoulos’s payments from Yeezy could be seized to meet a spousal support obligation claimed by his estranged husband, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles. John Campbell is asking a judge to order part of the former Kanye West chief of staff’s income to be paid to him. The request comes as divorce proceedings between the pair remain unresolved. Campbell alleges that Yiannopoulos has been spending money at the luxury department store Harrods in London rather than meeting his court-ordered obligations. He has urged the court to act quickly, arguing that delays could allow Yiannopoulos to move assets…

Investigators returned to the Washington, D.C., home of missing woman Antoinette Forbes on Wednesday and removed several bags of evidence as the search for the 53-year-old continued. The renewed activity came as Forbes’s former partner, Russell Ashford, was due to appear at an extradition hearing in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, over an alleged probation violation. Ashford was arrested during a traffic stop in Brighton Township on Saturday and is being held on a warrant linked to Montgomery County, Maryland. Ashford has not been charged in connection with Forbes’s disappearance, and police have not publicly identified him as a suspect in the…

Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a student was shot dead in Glen Alpine earlier this month in an alleged case of mistaken identity. The two teens are accused in connection with the killing of the student, who died after being shot.

Lena Dunham and her husband, British musician Luis Felber, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl born via surrogate. The 40-year-old creator of Girls announced the news in an essay for Vogue, describing the moment she first met her daughter. “Hello. I’m your mama. You look nothing like I thought you would, but exactly right. We’ve been waiting for you, do you know that? It was so nice of you to come,” Dunham wrote. She added: “I meant it. Like a kid who wasn’t sure if their schoolmates would arrive for the birthday party, I was bashful and dizzy…

A Federal Reserve rate hike has pushed two-year US Treasury yields to their highest level since July 2024.

Amanda Seyfried was seen without her wedding ring at a Toronto International Film Festival screening days before announcing her separation from husband Thomas Sadoski. The actor attended a screening of The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd on Sunday without a ring on her wedding finger. Photographs showed her wearing a ring on her middle finger instead. Seyfried and Sadoski announced their split on Tuesday, saying they had “been separated for a while”. The couple had been married for nine years and have two children together. They married in 2017, the same year their daughter, Nina, was born. Their son,…

The bribery case against a former Hayward police officer accused of taking $1,000 and free sexual services from an illegal brothel has been placed on hold after he was admitted to a mental health diversion programme. Benjamin Yarbrough, 49, could have the felony charge dismissed in two years if he completes court-monitored treatment, follows his plan and avoids further arrests. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Elisa Della-Piana approved his admission on Tuesday, despite concerns from prosecutors about whether the programme was appropriate for a bribery case. ([bhnet.org](https://www.bhnet.org/82599/former-hayward-cop-accused-of-accepting-1000-bribe-and-sexual-services-admitted-into-mental-health-diversion-east-bay-times/)) Yarbrough must continue weekly therapy and attend at least two group meetings each…