​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A man and a woman in North Carolina were arrested on child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a “filthy” home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel.. Lacy Douglas Hocutt Jr., 34, and Rachelleigh Marie Galasso, 33, were taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with abuse, neglect and other serious crimes, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said, according to WRAL.. The two suspects made their first court appearances on Thursday, when prosecutors said the alleged abuse was among the worst they had ever seen.. Prosecutors said six children, ranging in age from one to 15, were removed from the home in February, with each of them having serious health issues, WRAL reported.. REPEAT OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY STABS PREGNANT MOM IN RANDOM GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT ATTACK ‘WITH A STEAK KNIFE’. Multiple children will need to have teeth removed and are unable to eat without pain, prosecutors said.. One child, 13, was kept in a dog kennel, court documents show, according to WRAL.. The boy was considered to be “so grossly underweight that it was life-threatening,” according to the documents.. NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN WHO VANISHED 24 YEARS AGO TEARFULLY REUNITES WITH DAUGHTER OUTSIDE COURT. “He now rocks back and forth, and all he yells is, ‘You’re never getting out. You’re never getting out,’ which we can only assume is what was screamed at him while he was in there,” the assistant district attorney told a judge in court on Thursday, WRAL reported.. Another child’s scoliosis was left untreated to the point that she “will have to suffer from the condition for the remainder of her life,” according to documents.. Prosecutors also explained the extent of how filthy the home was.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. “When CPS and Wake County got involved and the sheriff’s office went out there, it was so filthy that investigators had to wear protective gear,” the assistant district attorney said.. The children also did not attend school, so none of them could read or write.. Hocutt and Galasso are being held without bond and are both due back in court on April 23.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Wild video captured the moment a young fisherman plunged into pounding Southern California surf to wrestle a thrashing shark and free it from his fishing line.. Kevin Phan, 20, was reportedly fishing at about 9 a.m. local time Wednesday on Hermosa Beach, when the sea dog caught his line from a nearby pier.. In a video captured by beach-goers, Phan was seen rushing to the shoreline to untangle the flailing predator.. He appeared to be dangerously close as he attempted to cut the line from the shark’s mouth.. SHARKS IN BAHAMAS FOUND TO HAVE COCAINE AND OTHER DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEMS, STUDY SAYS. Witnesses could be heard in the background speculating whether the shark was still alive.. After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark’s tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.. “I saw a bunch people over there, and I ran down there like there’s something going on,” witness Stephen Copeland told local outlet KTLA. “He was in his underwear… he said that was the second one of the day.”. SHARK ATTACK DEATHS SURGE ABOVE DECADE AVERAGE IN 2025. Phan reportedly suffered minor cuts and scrapes, but was otherwise unharmed, according to the outlet.. Other fishermen at the pier said they may avoid the casting spot due to an increase in shark sightings.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. “Don’t know if I’m gonna be coming here as often because of that,” George Lam told the news station. “Mostly just here for smaller fish, something get a quick bite.”. Studies by the California State University at Long Beach showed juvenile great white sharks generally pose a low risk to humans at beaches.. However, they frequently gather near the shore to feed on small fish.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island, N.Y., girl he was babysitting has been charged with rape, federal authorities said Thursday.. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso is charged with predatory sex assault against a child, vaginal sexual contact with a child, sexual abuse, acting in a manner to injure a child, and resisting arrest, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.. Reynoso was originally charged with only child endangerment. However, local authorities asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest him while they gathered evidence to build a larger case against him.. Reynoso, 27, was babysitting the girl as a favor to her mother. When the mother returned home from work on Feb. 1, she discovered her daughter bleeding, prompting her to take her to a hospital, authorities said.. CONVICTED MURDERERS, CHILD SEX ABUSERS AMONG ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED BY ICE ACROSS US. “While local llocal law enforcementw enforcement processed DNA evidence and built their case, they contacted ICE to arrest this pedophile so he would not be released into our communities to prey on more innocent children,” said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.. “On March 16, ICE transferred this monster to local law enforcement to face justice for his reprehensible crimes,” she added.. ICE took Reynoso into custody on Feb. 2 as he was coming out of a police precinct, where he appeared for a desk ticket on the child endangerment charge, the New York Post previously reported.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. He was turned over to local authorities on March 16. A federal immigration judge issued a deportation order for Reynoso on the same day.. Authorities don’t know when he illegally entered the United States, but DHS noted that seven of the 10 safest cities cooperate with ICE.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. NASA’s Artemis II crew fired the Orion spacecraft’s main engine, committing the mission to a trajectory toward the moon just one day after launching into deep space.. The translunar injection burn, which lasted several minutes, is the most critical engine firing of the mission and propelled the spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and onto a path that will carry the crew around the moon and back to Earth.. “With that successful TLI, the crew’s feeling pretty good up here on our way to the moon, and we just wanted to communicate to everyone around the planet who’s worked to make Artemis possible that we firmly felt the power of your perseverance during every second of that burn,” Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hanson told mission control. “Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of, and it’s your hopes for the future that carry us now on this journey around the moon.”. NASA said the burn places Orion on a “free-return trajectory,” a flight path that loops around the moon and naturally brings the spacecraft back toward Earth without requiring additional major propulsion.. NASA RACES TO BUILD MOON BASE AS US CHALLENGES CHINA IN NEW SPACE RACE. The milestone marks the moment the Artemis II mission transitions from Earth orbit operations to deep space travel, sending astronauts farther from Earth than any crewed mission in more than 50 years.. Hanson and astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the U.S. launched Wednesday evening aboard the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. The four-person crew lifted off at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972 and a major step in NASA’s efforts to return humans to the moon.. CHILD GOES VIRAL FOR EXCITED, BLUNT RESPONSE TO REPORTER’S QUESTION ABOUT ARTEMIS II MOON MISSION. Prior to the translunar injection, the crew completed a perigee raise burn to position the spacecraft in the correct orbital geometry for the maneuver, ensuring the engine firing would place Orion precisely on its intended path.. With the burn now complete, Orion will spend the next several days traveling toward the moon, with NASA planning a series of smaller trajectory correction maneuvers to keep the spacecraft on course.. As the spacecraft approaches the moon, it will enter the lunar sphere of influence, the point at which the moon’s gravity becomes stronger than Earth’s pull, allowing Orion to swing around the far side before beginning its return journey.. CHAD WOLF: SPACE ISN’T JUST THE FINAL FRONTIER, IT’S THE ‘ULTIMATE HIGH GROUND’. Although Artemis II will not land on the lunar surface, the mission is designed to test critical systems needed for future moon landings and deep space exploration.. NASA has described Orion as the most powerful spacecraft it has built for human spaceflight, capable of carrying astronauts farther into space than at any point since t  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Prosecutors pressed the Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a tense cross-examination Thursday, challenging his account of a violent confrontation on an Oahu hiking trail.. Gerhardt Konig, who testified the day before that his wife attacked him first, faced pointed questions about his actions, his state of mind and his behavior in the months leading up to the incident.. During questioning at his trial, Konig acknowledged he went into what he described as “detective mode,” saying it began even before he accessed WhatsApp messages. He admitted to tracking his wife’s activity and reviewing her communications.. He testified that WhatsApp was the most frequently used app and confirmed he also looked through her emails, saying he had her consent.. DOCTOR’S BLOODIED WIFE SEEN IN BODYCAM AFTER SCREAMING FOR HELP FROM HUSBAND’S ALLEGED ATTACK. Konig acknowledged that while the messages did not contain explicit sexual content, he was upset by the extent of the relationship.. “I was upset,” he told jurors, explaining his reaction was not about a single message, but the overall nature of the communication.. Prosecutors also pressed him on his language, and Konig acknowledged calling his wife derogatory names, though he said that did not happen during the initial disclosure.. HAWAII DOCTOR’S EX-BOSS SAYS ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE MEANS TO KILL AS WIFE TESTIFIES ABOUT SYRINGE ATTACK. He testified that he wanted his wife to leave her job and strongly preferred she have no further contact with the coworker she was allegedly having an affair with.. Outside the presence of the jury, attorneys clashed over the scope of questioning allowed during cross-examination.. The state argued the defense had opened the door to questions about sexual coercion, including whether Konig demanded sex or threatened to disclose private information.. The judge ruled prosecutors could question Konig about sexual demands, but could not characterize them as coercion.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. The court also allowed limited questioning about what was described as “digital spying,” including allegations Konig accessed his wife’s accounts, used an iPad to monitor her communications, and mirrored her phone to view emails and messages.. The cross-examination followed Konig’s dramatic testimony Wednesday, in which he claimed his wife attacked him first during a violent struggle on the trail.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. He told jurors the confrontation escalated after an argument over her alleged affair.. Konig testified his wife shoved him, grabbed him, and struck him with a rock. He admitted striking her twice, saying he acted on instinct to protect himself.. SEND US A TIP HERE. He also became emotional on the stand, telling jurors he felt “horrified” and “hopeless” after the incident.. Konig’s testimony came after two days of emotional testimony from family members, including his own son.. LIS