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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years
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Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Judge issues full ruling clearing Joshua Riibe in Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance
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Judge issues full ruling clearing Joshua Riibe in Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance

PUNTA CANA (DM) — A Dominican judge officially dismissed the case against the American man who was the last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond’s Senate record with 24-hour speech
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So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond’s Senate record with 24-hour speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals today, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Teen raped after trying to stop man sexually assaulting passed out woman
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Teen raped after trying to stop man sexually assaulting passed out woman

MILWAUKEE (TS) — A Wisconsin man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and a teenage girl after getting drinks together at a restaurant he co-owns, authorities said. Kevin Ivan…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
‘Tell the world that monsters do exist’ relative relates about girlfriend who ‘poisoned’ boyfriend’s 18-month-old ‘angel’
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‘Tell the world that monsters do exist’ relative relates about girlfriend who ‘poisoned’ boyfriend’s 18-month-old ‘angel’

PITTSBURGH (DM)— An 18-month-old child was poisoned to death after ingesting batteries and screws, and now the girlfriend of the baby's father has been arrested on homicide charges.  Aleisia Lynnae Owens,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
RFK Jr. is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ endangering lives, say analysts at Howard Lutnick’s former firm
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RFK Jr. is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ endangering lives, say analysts at Howard Lutnick’s former firm

WASHINGTON (CNBC) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine crusader, is not qualified to have any power at the agency that’s supposed to protect the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Cop shoots wife in the face and tells her to lie, Texas police say. He’s prison-bound
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Cop shoots wife in the face and tells her to lie, Texas police say. He’s prison-bound

HOUSTON (MN) — A former Houston police officer accused of shooting his wife in the face is now set to go to prison for decades, court records show. Galib Waheed…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
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Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital today, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2025

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