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Virginia man who chopped up dead wife found guilty of murder

Prince William County jurors found a Manassas Park husband guilty of murdering his wife just hours after deliberations began Tuesday, with the verdict cutting against the man's testimony that she had committed suicide and he dismembered her in state of post-traumatic shock.

November 10, 2026
Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

British jury convicts Russell Brand of rape, sexual assault

A London jury on Thursday convicted comedian Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault in relation to a string of attacks that the celebrity argued were all consensual during a promiscuous episode of his life more than a decade ago.

November 5, 2026