InClean, a Girl Is Dead and Secrets Will Come Out: Read an Excerpt Here (Exclusive)

Lorena Palavecino; Riverhead Books Zerán’s latest follows Estela, a country girl who wants to make enough money to care for her mother back home. For seven years, she cooked, cleaned and raised the family’s daughter. And — as domestic help so often does — she has also “kept their secrets, witnessed their fights and frictions, heard the rats scrabbling in the ceiling, saw the looks the señor gave the señora, knew about the poison in the cabinet, the gun, the daughter’s rebellion as she grew up, the mother’s coldness [and] the father’s distance,” as the book’s synopsis reads.

Incoming Rep. George Santos Apologizes for 'Embellishing My Resume': 'I Said I Was Jew-ish'

George Santos.Photo: Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty U.S. Rep.-electGeorge Santosis apologizing for fabricating several aspects of his past –– including his education, jobs and religious background — but says that it will not stop him from taking the oath of office on Jan. 3. “My sins here are embellishing my resume,” Santos, 34, toldThe New York Poston Monday. “I’m sorry.” In an interview with the publication, theincoming congressman said he lied aboutworking at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, as he had previously asserted, and revealed that he had also embellished his education, noting that he did not attend Baruch College or New York University.

Ind. Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering 17-Year-Old Whose Remains Were Found Buried on His Property

Valerie Tindall, left, and Patrick Scott.Photo:Rush County Sheriff’s Office; Rush County Jail Rush County Sheriff’s Office; Rush County Jail An Indiana man who pleaded guilty tomurdering a 17-year-old girlin June 2023 was sentenced to 57 years in prison. Patrick Scott, 59, admitted to killing Valerie Tindall, his neighbor, in Arlington, Ind. on June 7. On Monday, Scott pleaded guilty to murder and had charges of giving false information and obstruction of justice dismissed, court records indicate.

Ind. Mom and Her 3 Young Kids Found Dead with Gunshot Wounds Amid House Fire

Naomi Briner and her three children.Photo:Naomi Briner/Facebook Naomi Briner/Facebook Police in Indiana have identified a 35-year-old woman and her three children as the victims found shot inside a burning home, according to authorities. Emergency personnel responded to the home in rural Jefferson County late afternoon Tuesday and found the home on fire, Sgt. Stephen Wheeles of the Indiana State Police said in astatementon Wednesday. Inside, they found Briner and her children Adelia Briner, 12, Leland Briner, 8, and Iyla Briner, 6, according to the statement.

Ind. Teacher Found Dead in School Stairwell Hours After He Called Family for a Ride — and Never Showed Up

Police car.Photo:Getty Getty The Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force was called out to the scene to investigate, but police said there’s no reason to believe foul play was involved. “Preliminary investigation indicates that Mr. Jones contacted his family yesterday and advised them that he was working late at the school,” the department said. Jones called his family for a ride home around 10:30 p.m. local time. His death remains under investigation and police said no other information has been released at this time.