Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence

Radio Free Asia— Le Tung Van, the 92-year-old head of an independent Buddhist community, has been under house arrest since 2022.

dailym.ai—Childhood friends of 12-year-old boy who was stabbed to death by homeless man say child killer sentences should be longer as 76-year-old faces parole. Edward Crowley stabbed Diego Pineiro-Villar, 12, around 30 times in March 2000, in a case that shocked the nation and shone a spotlight on failings in the justice system even 20 years ago.

Arkansas Times—Year-to-date state revenue down 5.5% compared to last year. Sales tax collections are up about 3% over last year.

Lake and McHenry County Scanner—5-year anniversary marked in murder, discovery of 5-year-old AJ Freund from Crystal Lake. The five-year anniversary was marked Wednesday in the discovery of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who was murdered by his parents and falsely reported missing before his body was found. JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund Sr., the parents of AJ, reported the boy missing on April 18, 2019. Andrew Freund Sr. told dispatchers […]