Category: Delaware

Life in Prison for Man Involved in Street Feud That Led to Woman’s Death and Shooting of 6-Year-Old

July 7, 2023
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DOVER, Del.—A Delaware man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in a street feud involving a drug kingpin that resulted in the kidnapping and slaying of a woman and the shooting of a 6-year-old boy. Dion Oliver, 43, was sentenced to the mandatory life term after he was convicted in federal…

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Republicans Demand Interviews With Hunter Biden Prosecutor, FBI Officials

June 29, 2023
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Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking interviews with a slew of federal officials involved with an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son. Republicans are demanding to speak to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official Lesley Wolf, accused of alerting Hunter Biden’s attorneys that investigators knew of a storage unit he had;…

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Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

June 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s son has pleaded guilty to federal crimes, U.S. prosecutors said on June 20. Hunter Biden, 53, has admitted to intentionally failing to pay federal income tax, U.S. Attorney David Weiss said in a letter to the U.S. court in Delaware. The law in question forbids people from “willfully fail[ing]” to file tax…

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Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

June 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s son has agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes in a deal with the U.S. government, prosecutors said on June 20. Hunter Biden, 53, has admitted to intentionally failing to pay federal income tax, U.S. Attorney David Weiss said in a letter to the U.S. court in Delaware. Hunter Biden plans to…

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Battle Over Biden’s Senate Records Continues in Delaware’s Supreme Court

June 14, 2023
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The Delaware Supreme Court will deliberate on whether the University of Delaware violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in denying requests related to President Joe Biden’s U.S. Senate records. More than 1,850 boxes of archival records and 415 gigabytes of electronic records from Biden’s time in the Senate are currently housed at the…

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Stepfather of Murdered Delaware 3-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment

May 27, 2023
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DOVER, Del.—The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges, according to court documents. Brandon Haas, 41, pleaded guilty in March to one felony count and three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. None of the…

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Delaware Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing 3-Year-Old Daughter, Dumping Remains on Softball Field

May 25, 2023
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DOVER, Del.—A Delaware woman is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing her 3-year-old daughter and dumping her burned remains on a softball field. Kristie Haas, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder by abuse or neglect, abuse of a corpse, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors are recommending…

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Survivor of Mao’s China Warns UD Students About ‘American Cultural Revolution’

May 4, 2023
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NEWARK, Del.—After being rejected by a Christian university, Chinese-American activist Xi Van Fleet received a warm welcome from students at the University of Delaware (UD) as she shared her story of growing up in China during Mao’s cultural revolution. On May 1, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) held a seminar titled “Xi Van Fleet: Survivor of…

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Film Screening of ‘Medical Genocide’ Shocks Audience at University of Delaware

April 28, 2023
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NEWARK, Del.—The public film screening of a documentary in this city has raised awareness about forced organ harvesting in China, with audience members saying they were shocked to learn about such abuses. The University of Delaware’s Rotaract Club hosted the screening of “Medical Genocide” at Trabant Theater on campus on April 26. The documentary exposes…

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3 Sought in Delaware Mall Shooting That Wounded 3 People

April 10, 2023
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CHRISTIANA, Del.—Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall over the weekend that wounded three people and led to an evacuation. According to the state police, the three suspects confronted an 18-year-old man as he was leaving the Christiana Mall’s food court shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday and began to…

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