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The sister of a Sonoma County winery owner has filed a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her during their childhood in the 1970s. Hilary McKean, now 60, accuses her brother, Mark Hanson, of abusing her for six years and seeks civil damages for symptoms including PTSD and anxiety. Hanson denies the allegations, claiming his sister fabricated the claims for monetary gain. McKean says she repressed memories of the abuse until recently and wants to end stigma around survivors of incest abuse through legal action and public advocacy.

Donald Trump's defense lawyer accused star witness Michael Cohen of lying about a crucial phone that tied the former president to a cover-up around hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Defense lawyer Todd Blanche delivered his blow just before the lunch break, saying the key conversation was actually about harassment from a prank caller and not, as Cohen claimed three days earlier, about a $130,000 payment for Daniels' silence. It came in a dramatic moment as the case barrels towards its conclusion; the sort of pin drop shock common to courtroom TV dramas but rare in real life.

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert joined fellow GOP members at former President Trump's trial in Manhattan. However she was a no-show at her 18-year-old son Tyler's criminal trial, where he faces numerous charges including felony counts, raised eyebrows. Tyler even told the judge that he was struggling financially despite his mother earning a substantial salary of at least $175,000. It has prompted criticism about her priorities as a parent. Tyler, alongside three accomplices, faces accusations of theft and possession of stolen items, including financial documents. The case gained attention after there were allegations of Tyler's involvement in a car robbery, impacting a woman with medical needs.

A former DEI boss at Facebook and Nike got hit with more than five years in prison after she pleaded guilty in December to stealing over $5 million from both corporations. She's been ordered to pay both companies back the money took through fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks.

House prices are set to rise an average 1.6 percent across the country over the next year, according to a new report.  Yet twenty-two cities could see even higher growth of 3.7 percent or higher, Zillow reports.  It comes after new analysis showed that the 2020's could be the best decade yet for the real estate market. 

The stars of Sports Illustrated's latest swimsuit edition were out in force in New York City on Thursday night.  Ahead of the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated swimsuit issue - sports stars, models and influencers walked the red carpet for a lavish party at the Hard Rock Hotel. The stars of the 60th anniversary issue have been teasing its release all week but gathered in the Big Apple for the official launch. 

Omar Bin Omran (left), from El Guedid near Djelfa (inset bottom), 150 miles south of Algiers, was just 19 when he disappeared in 1998 on his way to a vocational school at the height of Algeria's civil war, prompting fears amongst his family that he had been killed. But the truth was under his grieving family's nose the entire time: now 45, a bearded Omar was found in a sheep pen (right), covered by bales of hay by his family after they stormed the neighbour's house (inset top) following a tip-off on social media. Speaking to Algerian media, the missing man's cousin Khaled Reggab said his relative was not in a 'critical' state but that he is 'shocked, more than shocked' having spent more than a quarter of a century in captivity.

Newsome, who is 6ft 6in, can be seen towering over the officer, shouting: 'You think I'm scared of you? You must be out of your f****** mind!' Still in the officer's face, he then says: 'You p***y! You see how I'm all up on you? You're a vagina! A f****** vagina!' As he is led away, Newsome can again be seen shouting obscenities' inside the court room which ends in a shoving match according to social media footage.

Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and Lainey Wilson led the Western glamour at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas on Thursday night. Lambert made jaws drop as she hit the red carpet in a sexy black cutout gown that showed off her ample cleavage. It also had a daring thigh-high slit that highlighted her tanned and toned legs.

Speaking to The Mirror , author Tom Quinn remarked that the whistlestop 72-hour visit 'confirmed the worst fears' for the Duke of Sussex 's family, and has left the King and Prince of Wales (right) 'absolutely furious'. 'Everything you might expect from an official royal visit was there - the receptions, the visits to schools and charities, to wounded soldiers and the disabled,' he explained. 'Meghan and Harry's speeches and their whole attitude has been designed to give the impression that they are still fully paid-up royals and William and his father King Charles don't like it one bit.' Tom said it appears that Harry and Meghan (left) appear to have 'gone rogue' - and alleged that the Firm has been worried they would 'try to pull a fast one'.

Ben Affleck was pictured on a solo outing without wife Jennifer Lopez amid rumors that the Hollywood power couple are headed for a split as they were last pictured together seven weeks ago. The 51-year-old actor was seen leaving Baltaire restaurant in Los Angeles on Monday evening. He was joined by friend and former longtime president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey on the outing. Jennifer was not seen on the outing but was spotted house-hunting in Beverly Hills the following day.

Kanye West's $2.2 million Calabasas ranch appeared dilapidated and crumbling in shocking new photos of the expansive property - nearly four years after rapper boarded up the home in September 2020.  The Heartless hitmaker, 46 - whose top Yeezy executive recently quit over the brand's move into pornography - initially purchased the residence in 2018, and was used for Sunday Service and his Donda Academy headquarters.  The star had also purchased an additional 300 acres surrounding the property for $4 million. 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce looked as loved-up as ever as they enjoyed a romantic break to Lake Como, Italy this week - amid a break in the European leg of her The Eras Tour. The superstar singer and the Kansas City Chiefs star, both 34, were seen enjoying an alfresco private dinner date outside a €20,000 a night villa at the five star Grand Hotel Tremezzo - just days after Travis' teammate Harrison Butker was slammed for a ' bigoted and misogynistic' speech quoting the singer's lyrics.

The mother of controversial Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is an accomplished and decorated scientist, DailyMail.com can reveal. It comes after the Super Bowl winner controversially said a woman's life doesn't 'truly' begin until she gets married and has kids. But, ironically, his own mother is Elizabeth Keller Butker - a physicist working at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta, according to her LinkedIn profile. 

An Orthodox Jewish woman has garnered support from strangers across the country after she was denied a divorce decree. Malky Gold Berkowitz, 30, attempted to split from her husband after three years of marriage, alleging that Wolf 'Volvy' Berkowitz was physically abusive. In Orthodox Jewish marriage, a man has the absolute right to refuse a divorce decree, or gett, leaving Malky with no options. When all seemed lost, Brooklyn-based activist Adina Sash took up the cause, drawing nationwide support for the mother of two.

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen (left), from Connecticut, who is a New York Times bestselling author, joined Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast to discuss just how close we are to nuclear war. Since she started writing her book Nuclear War: A Scenario, in 2020 she said: 'The geopolitical temperature of the world has escalated to a point that you have not seen in your lifetime and I haven't seen in my lifetime.'

Hundreds of people have gathered for the solemn funeral of a 10-year-old boy who was bullied into suicide - with his vigil lined by motorcycles escorting his tiny casket. Tearful mourners convened in Greenfield, Indiana on Tuesday for the funeral of Sammy Teusch, who tragically killed himself on May 5 after suffering years of brutal bullying.

Amanda Scheller, from Canada, took to TikTok to candidly divulge all the mishaps that happened after she tied the knot with Sequoyah Stonecipher. The couple, who got married in Litibu, Mexico, really let their hair down during celebrations and seemed unfazed when things went awry. Dozens of viewers have since flooded to the comments to heap praise on their nonchalant approach.

They're the wonders of the ancient world that still leave scientists scratching their heads today. Now, an important part of the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids may have been solved. Archaeologists have discovered that the famous structures could have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile. And it could help explain why they now seem to be situated in a narrow, inhospitable desert strip.

Chris Pratt has paid an emotional tribute to his former stunt double after his death aged 47. Tony McFarr passed away Monday at his home outside Orlando, Florida . His family say they are yet to learn how he died, but Farr's mom Donna told TMZ his passing was 'unexpected and shocking.'

Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant, was pardoned on Thursday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott over the July 2020 murder of BLM protestor Garrett Foster during a riot. Abbott requested the state parole board investigate his case to discuss a possible pardon just days after his conviction in April 2023, which led to a unanimous approval vote that was announced Thursday. In a statement after the vote was announced, Abbott cited Texas' 'Stand Your Ground' laws, which allow people to use deadly force if they feel they are in imminent danger.

A small town has gone head-to-head with big developers attempting to destroy their stunning and protected rural pastureland with housing estates. The town is known for its vast oasis of rolling pastureland, serving as a sanctuary for wildlife and protected natural resources.  Sitting on the western shore of a lake, it is home to just over 600 people, many of whom inherited 'generational land.' 

The Democrat California Governor, 56, invited criticism and mockery over his remarks about tackling homelessness, as some said he cherrypicked statistics that missed how the issue has worsened. At a press conference Tuesday, he announced a $3.3 billion fund for California counties to tackle rampant homelessness, including a mental health initiative he pushed for. 'The state of California saw a decline in veteran's homelessness,' he said. 'We have a national model.' Newsom appeared to be citing California's 30 percent drop in veteran homelessness over the past 12 years, despite a 2023 federal report finding that the state holds 28 percent of the nation's total homelessness. That figure marked a 40 percent increase from the rate it was at five years ago.

Daiane dos Santos Farias, 34, admitted to luring her husband Gilberto Nogueira de Oliveira to bed by promising kinky sex. But after lashing his arms and legs to the bed with her underwear and turning out the lights, Farias whipped out a razor blade and began hacking violently at her husband's manhood, prosecutors told the Atibaia Court near Sao Paulo, Brazil. She then flushed the severed penis down the toilet. Farias reportedly launched the attack after discovering that her husband slept with her 15-year-old niece. Astonishingly cook Farias has since made up with her husband and he even paid for her legal team for the trial.

The incident took place at Utah's Canyonlands National Park on March 23, and constitutes 'archaeological theft', according to the presiding park service. Trail cameras captured the male and female suspects in the act, with the man seen guzzling beer in the closed-off portion of the park before making off some unspecified artifacts from a cabinet. Once a place for cattlemen to take a load off, the site dates back the late 1800s, and the contains a great deal of material abandoned when the site became disused. The man and his female accomplice - who is photographed laughing after entering the 'signed-as-closed area' - stole several of these artifacts, park rangers said in a statement, asking the public for help in identifying the thieves.

A Florida man has found out he's not a citizen after living in the US for over six decades. Jimmy Klass, 66, discovered he was not actually a citizen when he applied for social security retirement papers recently, after living in the country for over 60 years.  Klass, who came to US at 2 years old, has lived in the US ever since - even receiving a Social Security Card, a driver's license and a voter registration card, he told News 6

The pair continue to fight over her decision to sell her shares of the $500million business to a Russian businessman instead of her ex. She claims she refused because Pitt was 'abusive'. He says he was entitled to them. In court on Thursday, Pitt's attorneys argued the NDAs would be 'highly probative'.

Police bodycam footage of the moment WWE superstar Liv Morgan was arrested in December has been posted.  The 29-year-old wrestler was charged with possession of a synthetic cannabinoid & possession of marijuana (20 grams or less). One charge was dropped less than a month later and Morgan paid a fine for the other before the case was closed in February this year.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: This is the shocking moment an alleged street level drug dealer jumped from an apartment building while attempting to flee from cops in northern Brazil. The failed escape took place Sunday when the Espirito Santo Military Police launched an operation to arrest neighborhood drug dealers after busting a teenager for allegedly buying narcotics in the municipality of Marechal Floriano. The cops apprehended a 17-year-old boy with cocaine who was heading to the building where he had made the purchased.

Petra in Jordan receives close to one million visitors a year, and one adventurous tourist has told how she had a one in a million experience after cave dwellers there took her in for the night. Caitlin Redden, from New Jersey, visited the ancient city, which dates back to 400 BC, earlier this year and in a series of TikToks, she documents the adventure she had. Instead of wandering around with other tourists, Caitlin found herself befriending a member of a local Bedouin tribe and she was invited to see how they live.

Sydney Thomas, 26, was driving over the Clark Memorial Bridge in March when a pickup truck crashed into her and sent her careering over the side of the crossing. Dashcam footage from the truck was played in court on Wednesday as the pickup driver Trevor Branham, 33, appeared in court after being charged. In the footage, the pickup truck can be seen swerving out of its lane to avoid hitting a car that had stalled, before crashing into Thomas.