All news by author: Benjamin Lynch

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Teen suspended from school as officials say his dreadlocks violate dress code
A Black teen in Texas was suspended from a week of school after he wore his hair in dreadlocks. This is despite a new law protecting against race-based hair discrimination
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Lauren Boebert thinks F-35 fighter jet went missing because of 'woke ideology'
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert said she believes this missing F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina disappeared because 'military leaders are more focused on woke ideology'
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Trump loyalist's theatre fondling lover owns gay-friendly bar hosting drag shows
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's new flame is the owner of a drag show-friendly bar, despite her being critical of it. The pair were caught fondling each other in a theatre
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Key things you need to know after mum loses all four limbs from undercooked fish
A mum in California lost all four of her limbs after she contracted sepsis when she ae raw fish from a food market in San Jose. Here is everything you need to know
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Bomb threat sees major bridge closed for second time this week
The Roebling Bridge between northern Kentucky and Cincinnati over the Ohio River was closed for the second time this week after another bomb threat. It has now reopened
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Baby dies after he's infected with brain-eating amoeba at children's splash park
Michael Alexander Pollock III is believed to have caught the deadly infection - which enters via the nose - while playing at a splash park in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Worker at daycare where baby died 'eating fentanyl' screamed four chilling words
Chilling screams were heard from a Bronx daycare where a baby died after 'eating fentanyl.' Police have since said they found a suspicious item used for packaging drugs
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Billionaire druglord El Chapo's son 'The Mouse' extradited to US to face charges
One of El Chapo's sons has been extradited to the US to face criminal charges. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, known as 'The Mouse,' faces a range of charges including drug trafficking
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What Hunter Biden charges mean for the president and the upcoming 2024 election
Republicans are attempting to tie President Joe Biden to his son's legal woes. No evidence of wrongdoing has been found, but could charges against Hunter Biden harm the president?
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Chilling video shows moment before white nationalist ‘ran down family killing 4’
Horror footage shows the moment Nathaniel Veltman allegedly ran down a family of Muslims in an alleged murder. Veltman, a Canadian, also faces terrorism charges
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Mum tortured her daughter, 3, and then dumped her burnt remains on sports field
Kristie Haas, from Delaware, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after she admitted to the murder of her three-year-old daughter with her remains found on a sports field
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Woman fed up with dating apps takes to street with sign - and is swept off feet
Karolina Getis is fed up with dating apps and took to the streets of New York City with a sign appealing for a husband and the 29-year-old may have already found herself a date
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Powerball results as $550million sum could reach lucky winner soon
The Powerball jackpot is now at about $550 million, with a cash value of $266 million - here are the latest results for Wednesday, September 13
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Astronaut plans to return home scuppered as he becomes record-breaker
Francisco Rubio's incredible time of 357 days in space is the longest single spaceflight by an American. His mission was originally only supposed to last six months
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Fiancé arrested after law student is found dismembered on shoreline
A man in California has been arrested and accused of killing and dismembering his fiancé. Her remains were found washed up on the shore but did not contain her head, feet and hands
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Wedding turns into mass brawl with police as woman 'kicks cop in groin'
Grim footage from a police body cam and a bystander shows the moment an arrest at a wedding party turned into a large brawl. Officers in Newport, Rhode Island were involved
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Teens left 'projectile vomiting' outside sushi restaurant after 'food poisoning'
Children at a birthday party in New York were left projectile vomiting after a serious case of food poisoning. A table nearby with a pregnant woman was also affected
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Delta passengers stranded on remote island warned not to start a 'revolution’
Passengers onboard a Delta Airlines flight were told to be ‘grateful’ their plane didn’t crash after 'mechanical issue' forced them to land on a Portuguese island
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Driver baffled over rude note telling him not to park in front of couple's home
A confused driver in California became locked in verbal brawl with an angry couple when he parked near their home on a visit to a friend. Steve Haas recorded the bizarre exchange
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Mum's final moments before daughter 'stabbed her to death’ heard on phone
A mum in Ohio was brutally killed when she was stabbed repeatedly and hit with a cast-iron frying pan. Her final moments were heard over the phone and her daughter is now on trial
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Sign of rare childhood dementia that can be spotted in the eyes
A mum in Texas was devastated to discover her daughter has Batten disease - a lethal condition that can cause dementia - following a routine eye test. So what are the symptoms?
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Major casino resort firm hit by huge cyber attack as guests locked out of rooms
MGM Resorts International has said it has been hit by a major security breach that has left people across the US unable to access their hotel rooms or use the company's casinos
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Chilling final calls made by brave people trapped in the Twin Towers on 9/11
The memory of the final words uttered by victims inside the Twin Towers on 9/11 remains as poignant as ever. Thousands were trapped above an inferno when the planes struck
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Arlington Cemetery evacuated over ongoing bomb threat at military graveyard
The Virginia cemetery, which has shut amid bomb threat fears, was established during the American Civil War and is the burial site of around 300,000 US troops
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Elon Musk turned off Starlink to stop Ukraine attack on Russia, new book claims
Aa new book alleges Elon Musk shut off Starlink satellites to stop a drone strike on the Russian naval fleet because of worries about a nuclear war. Musk has denied the claims