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Dog Food Contains 'Alarming' Levels of Heavy Metals: Report
Dog Owners May Want
to Switch Up Their Kibble
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Feb 15, 2026 10:03 AM CST

Dog Owners May Want to Switch Up Their Kibble

Report finds 'dangerous' levels of heavy metals in commercial dog food, especially in dry offerings

(Newser) - Dog owners who rely on kibble may be giving their pets a side order of metals and plastic-linked chemicals, a new lab review suggests. Colorado-based nonprofit Clean Label Project tested nearly 80 popular dog foods—fresh, frozen, dry, and air- and freeze-dried—and says many contained what it calls "...

Feds Open Perjury Probe After ICE Officer Shot Venezuelan

Meanwhile, felony assault charges have been dropped against that immigrant, another

(Newser) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice...

Serial Con Artist Back on Dating Apps After Prison Release
He Got Out of Prison, Went
Straight to Banned Dating App
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Feb 13, 2026 12:08 PM CST

He Got Out of Prison, Went Straight to Banned Dating App

BBC probe exposes serial romance fraudster trying to hook up just weeks after his latest incarceration

(Newser) - Barely days out of prison, a man long accused of preying on women looking for love allegedly walked straight back into the same world—only this time, the BBC was waiting for him. The outlet's Jane Downs and Philippa Goymer report that serial romance fraudster Raymond McDonald, who has...

Astronaut's Ex-Wife Sentenced Over Space Crime Lie

Summer Heather Worden gets 3 months over false allegations about her ex

(Newser) - The ex-wife of a NASA astronaut is going to prison over a sensational lie about her ex. A judge in Texas on Thursday sentenced Summer Heather Worden, 51, to 3 months in federal prison and ordered her to pay $210,000 in restitution, reports People . Worden admitted lying when she...

Ex-Teacher Accused of Abusing 89 Minors

French authorities name suspect Jacques Leveugle to encourage more alleged victims to come forward

(Newser) - French authorities are taking the unusual step of naming a 79-year-old former teacher they say abused minors across five continents, hoping to hear from anyone else he may have targeted. Prosecutors in Grenoble on Tuesday publicly identified Jacques Leveugle as the man charged with raping or sexually assaulting 89 boys,...

Memorial for Deadly Nightclub Fire Goes Up in Flames, Too

Candles suspected as cause; key remembrance book reportedly saved in Switzerland

(Newser) - A tribute to victims of a New Year's bar fire in the Swiss Alps has itself gone up in flames. Police in the canton of Valais say a memorial near the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana caught fire shortly before 6am Sunday, likely ignited by candles left burning at...

Source: Media Got Church Detail Wrong in Nancy Guthrie Case

Family says she missed weekly livestream gathering with close friends, not local service

(Newser) - A source close to the Guthrie family is disputing one of the earliest reported details in the high-profile missing persons case involving Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The source tells Fox News Nancy never had plans to attend an in-person church service in Tucson on Sunday,...

Remote Setting Muddles Search for Nancy Guthrie

Sizable time window also makes for a wider search radius

(Newser) - Authorities hunting for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother have a few elements working against them. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says investigators believe 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was taken from her rural Tucson-area home against her will, but they have no suspect, no clear motive, and limited surveillance to work with....

Waymo Robotaxi Hits Child
Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child
Jan 30, 2026 1:30 AM CST

Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child

Federal officials probe crash response and safety near schools after child suffers minor injuries

(Newser) - A self-driving Waymo taxi hit a child near a southern California elementary school last week, prompting a fresh federal review of the company's technology and safety practices, KTLA reports. Waymo said in a blog post that the child suffered minor injuries when they ran into the street from behind...

Europe Opens an Investigation Into Elon Musk's Grok

AI bot continues to come under fire over sexualized images

(Newser) - Elon Musk's latest trouble over Grok isn't done. European regulators launched a formal inquiry on Monday into sexualized images generated by the AI bot on Musk's X platform, reports Reuters . The European Commission—the executive arm of the European Union—will examine whether X failed to abide...

Hunter S. Thompson Died by Suicide, New Review Agrees

Writer's widow had requested another look at the case

(Newser) - Investigators in Colorado said Friday that a new review that considered potential new information in the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson has confirmed that it was a suicide. "All speculative theories could not be substantiated," the bureau said, per the AP . The review found that...

UPenn Balks as Feds Demand Records on Jewish Staff

University says EEOC inquiry seeking that data violates privacy, safety, constitutional rights

(Newser) - The University of Pennsylvania is pushing back hard against the Trump administration over a federal demand it says goes too far. In a new federal court filing , the school criticized the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for seeking detailed records on Jewish employees, describing the request as "extraordinary and unconstitutional,...

Judge Releases Busfield Pending Child Sex Abuse Trial

Actor will be allowed to leave New Mexico to live at home

(Newser) - A judge in New Mexico has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail pending a trial on child sex abuse charges. The order Tuesday by state district court Judge David Murphy is linked to accusations that Busfield inappropriately touched a minor while working as a director on the...

Cops: Teen Survives Family's Murder-Suicide

Father in Lakewood, California, allegedly kills wife, younger daughter before taking own life

(Newser) - A deadly shooting inside a suburban home in Lakewood, California, has left three members of the same family dead and a 19-year-old daughter as the lone survivor, authorities say. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the teen called 911 around 8am Thursday, reporting that her father had fired at...

Feds Investigate Slotkin Over Video on Illegal Orders

Inquiry into Democratic senator follows video urging troops to refuse unlawful presidential commands

(Newser) - Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she's now the target of a federal inquiry over a video telling US troops to refuse unlawful commands. The Michigan Democrat and former CIA officer says she learned of the investigation when the office of Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia...

2 Women Accuse Julio Iglesias of Sexual Assault

Spanish superstar's former employees allege abuse at Caribbean properties in 2021

(Newser) - Spanish music icon Julio Iglesias is at the center of a judicial inquiry in Spain, where two former staff members accuse him of sexual assault and creating a workplace defined by intimidation and control. The women, identified under pseudonyms in a joint three-year investigation by Spanish outlet elDiario.es and...

Officials Probe 'Staged' Youth Hockey Brawl
Officials Probe 'Staged'
Youth Hockey Brawl
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Jan 13, 2026 11:29 AM CST

Officials Probe 'Staged' Youth Hockey Brawl

League, club vow discipline and safeguards after AHL intermission entertainment

(Newser) - Fans at a minor-league hockey game in Pennsylvania got an unexpected show during intermission: an all-out fight between players aged 8 or younger, now the subject of multiple investigations. The brawl broke out Saturday during the Hershey Bears' "Mites On Ice" segment at Giant Center in Hershey, when members...

DOJ's Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Not Going Over Well

GOP senators warn probe risks Fed independence, market stability, confirmations

(Newser) - Senate Republicans are lining up behind Jerome Powell, supporting the Fed chair in the face of a Justice Department probe . GOP senators are sharply questioning the criminal investigation into Powell's congressional testimony about renovation costs at the Fed's headquarters, warning it risks undermining the central bank's independence...

Now Feds Are Probing Letitia James and Her Hairdresser: Sources

Probe centers on payments to hairdresser and comes after prior cases collapsed

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are again circling New York Attorney General Letitia James, this time by scrutinizing her relationship with a longtime hairdresser now facing fraud charges. According to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the New York Times , investigators are examining past financial dealings between James, her political operation,...

Man Accused of Smashing Vance's Windows

Investigators looking for motive after damage to vice president's Cincinnati home

(Newser) - A late-night act of vandalism at JD Vance's Ohio home has led to one arrest and a federal investigation into whether the vice president was deliberately targeted. Authorities say a man was taken into custody after windows were smashed at the residence in Cincinnati's East Walnut Hills neighborhood...

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