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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Crime|Europe|Health|World

Greece arrests Algerian suspected of smuggling pain relief drug to France

Greek police arrested an Algerian man suspected of smuggling tablets of pain-fighting drug pregabalin to France from Greece, following an operation with French authorities and EU

Greece arrests Algerian suspected of smuggling pain relief drug to France
Crime

Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole

Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole

Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
Crime|US

Susan Smith gets emotional speaking to parole board

Susan Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for killing her two sons in 1995, testified to the South Carolina Board of Paroles. Smith is eligible for parole after serving 30 years of her life sentence.

Susan Smith gets emotional speaking to parole board
Americas|Crime|US|World

More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb

More than two dozen suspected gang members were killed in Haiti's capital on Tuesday after residents joined police to fight off an

More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb
Crime|Education|US

Prosecutors urge judge to keep Michigan school shooter's guilty plea and sentence in place

Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject a Michigan school shooter’s request to withdraw his guilty plea in the deaths of four students in 2021

Prosecutors urge judge to keep Michigan school shooter's guilty plea and sentence in place
Crime|US

Family upset after suspect accused of killing veteran released on bond

Family upset after suspect accused of killing veteran released on bond

Family upset after suspect accused of killing veteran released on bond
Crime|Opinion|Political|US

'Crazy law school hypothetical': Honig reacts to latest in Trump's hush money case

In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the Manhattan district attorney argued that Merchan should not dismiss President-elect Trump's conviction in the hush money case. CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig shares his takeaways.

'Crazy law school hypothetical': Honig reacts to latest in Trump's hush money case
Crime|US

51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage

A man who officials say carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan has been charged with three counts of murder

51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage
Crime|Technology|US|World

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US
Crime

3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says

3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says

3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says
Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|US

Kids are dying from accessing loaded guns. A grieving Indiana mom is fighting to stop it.

Kids are dying from accessing loaded guns. A grieving Indiana mom is fighting to stop it.

Kids are dying from accessing loaded guns. A grieving Indiana mom is fighting to stop it.
Asia|Crime|World

Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China

Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China

Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China
Asia|Crime|World

China's second mass attack in a week spurs soul-searching

A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17, police said on Sunday, prompting

China's second mass attack in a week spurs soul-searching
Crime

As a young man he went on a deadly crime spree with his domineering mother. Now he’s speaking out

As a young man he went on a deadly crime spree with his domineering mother. Now he’s speaking out

As a young man he went on a deadly crime spree with his domineering mother. Now he’s speaking out
Crime|Political|US

Evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley will show the Georgia student ‘fought for her life,’ prosecutors say

Evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley will show the Georgia student ‘fought for her life,’ prosecutors say

Evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley will show the Georgia student ‘fought for her life,’ prosecutors say
Crime|Europe

A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others

Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor’s office

A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others
Crime|US

Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model

Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model

Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model
Crime|Europe

Miami man charged with killing his wife in Spain

Miami man charged with killing his wife in Spain

Miami man charged with killing his wife in Spain
Crime|US

California teenager admits to making hundreds of hoax emergency calls

A California teenager has admitted to making hundreds of swatting calls - hoax emergency calls - over a two-year period, creating "fear and chaos" when police responded to

California teenager admits to making hundreds of hoax emergency calls
Crime|US

Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit

Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit

Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit
Local

How Copper Theft Is Derailing LA's Smart City Dreams

The soaring value of copper wire – now worth $4.50 per pound on the scrap market – has turned Los Angeles’s street lights into lucrative targets for thieves. With a single theft potentially generating thousands of dollars through illegal scrap dealers, criminals are systematically stripping the city’s electrical infrastructure, pushing critical technology upgrades years behind schedule. “Thieves can make hundreds of dollars in minutes by stripping copper from our infrastructure,” Council member Traci Park told Crosstown L.A. This high-profit, low-risk crime has led to an 800% increase in copper theft since 2017, according to NBC4, as thieves target easily accessible

How Copper Theft Is Derailing LA's Smart City Dreams
Crime|Political|US

Bob Menendez jury was mistakenly shown improper evidence, prosecutors say

The jury that convicted Robert Menendez of corruption was allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations, but the error does not justify overturning the

Bob Menendez jury was mistakenly shown improper evidence, prosecutors say
Crime

UK Southport murder suspect to go on trial in January

A British teenager is due to go on trial in January accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was

UK Southport murder suspect to go on trial in January
Asia|Crime|World

China clears memorial to mass killing victims as government scrambles to respond

Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai

China clears memorial to mass killing victims as government scrambles to respond
Crime|Lifestyle|US

Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son's body decomposed

A judge has sentenced a woman to 50 years in prison for forcing three of her children to live with the decomposing body of their dead 8-year-old brother for more than a year in a soiled, roach-infested Houston-area apartment

Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son's body decomposed
Crime|US

Guns and ammo discovered following traffic stop in Miami Shores; 2 detained

Guns and ammo discovered following traffic stop in Miami Shores; 2 detained

Guns and ammo discovered following traffic stop in Miami Shores; 2 detained
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump hush money judge delays ruling on immunity following election win

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case has put off ruling on whether the president-elect's conviction should be thrown out on immunity grounds,

Trump hush money judge delays ruling on immunity following election win
Crime|US|Videos

‘Stoic’: Reporter describes Richard Allen’s demeanor as guilty verdict was read

Richard Allen has been found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the highly publicized Delphi murder trial, according to CNN affiliate WTHR.

‘Stoic’: Reporter describes Richard Allen’s demeanor as guilty verdict was read
Crime

ATM stolen from Lincoln Park grocery store

ATM stolen from Lincoln Park grocery store

ATM stolen from Lincoln Park grocery store
Crime|US

Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme

Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme

Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme
Crime

Gunmen kill 10 in bar shooting in Mexico's Queretaro state

Gunmen killed 10 people in a bar in the central Mexican state of Queretaro late Saturday, authorities said, adding to a wave of violent crime that is gripping several areas of the country.

Gunmen kill 10 in bar shooting in Mexico's Queretaro state
Crime|US

Killer gets parole on fifth try, 38 years after brutal murder of classmate in Canton, Massachusetts

Killer gets parole on fifth try, 38 years after brutal murder of classmate in Canton, Massachusetts

Killer gets parole on fifth try, 38 years after brutal murder of classmate in Canton, Massachusetts
Business|Crime

Shooting erupts at Sao Paulo airport in apparent assassination of businessman: CNN Brasil

Shooting erupts at Sao Paulo airport in apparent assassination of businessman: CNN Brasil

Shooting erupts at Sao Paulo airport in apparent assassination of businessman: CNN Brasil
Crime|US

3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase

Three people were killed and two others wounded when a suspect opened fire in an apartment, then led police on a high-speed chase through two Pennsylvania counties before an exchange of gunfire with state troopers

3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase
Crime

Man charged in North Carolina highway shootings will remain in jail for now

Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of shooting at least eight vehicles on a busy North Carolina highway as well as several area homes in recent days, in attacks that wounded a motorist

Man charged in North Carolina highway shootings will remain in jail for now
Crime|US

Shreveport man guilty in the deaths of mother, daughter

Shreveport man guilty in the deaths of mother, daughter

Shreveport man guilty in the deaths of mother, daughter
Crime|US

Jury convicts man of killing girlfriend and hiding her body in rural Minnesota

A Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend

Jury convicts man of killing girlfriend and hiding her body in rural Minnesota
Crime|US

Disgruntled fired employee kills two workers at Chicago's Navy Pier, police say

Authorities say a man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing

Disgruntled fired employee kills two workers at Chicago's Navy Pier, police say
Crime

UK doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother’s boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison has been sentenced to 31 years in prison

UK doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine
Arts|Education

This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking

Can stories about detectives from days gone by help students learn to think more critically? An English lecturer provides clues through a course that features novels about sleuths from a bygone era.

This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
Crime|World

British doctor jailed for trying to kill mother's partner with fake COVID jab

A British doctor was on Wednesday jailed for more than 31 years for an audacious but unsuccessful plot to kill his mother's partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine, which

British doctor jailed for trying to kill mother's partner with fake COVID jab
Crime|US

Jury finds Alabama man not guilty of murdering 11-year-old girl in 1988

A jury has found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago

Jury finds Alabama man not guilty of murdering 11-year-old girl in 1988
Crime|Education|US

UCF student shot in foot reflects on surviving downtown Orlando shooting that left two dead

UCF student shot in foot reflects on surviving downtown Orlando shooting that left two dead

UCF student shot in foot reflects on surviving downtown Orlando shooting that left two dead
Crime|Europe

Swiss police catch more than a dozen drug traffickers in Verbier bust

Swiss police have arrested 15 drug traffickers operating around the Verbier mountain resort as part of the biggest ever swoop in the surrounding Valais canton, police said on

Swiss police catch more than a dozen drug traffickers in Verbier bust
Crime|US|Videos

Jury sees video of subway chokehold that led to Marine veteran's manslaughter trial

Jurors have seen video of Daniel Penny gripping a man around the neck on a New York City subway train as another passenger beseeched the Marine veteran to let go

Jury sees video of subway chokehold that led to Marine veteran's manslaughter trial
Crime|US

South Florida man arrested in 2016 disappearance of a woman and their 8-year-old daughter

South Florida man arrested in 2016 disappearance of a woman and their 8-year-old daughter

South Florida man arrested in 2016 disappearance of a woman and their 8-year-old daughter
Crime|Health|US|World

Mother holds out hope after daughter injured in shooting fights for her life

Mother holds out hope after daughter injured in shooting fights for her life

Mother holds out hope after daughter injured in shooting fights for her life
Crime|Entertainment

Collectible comic books, trading cards worth $60K stolen from Waldo T-Shirts

Collectible comic books, trading cards worth $60K stolen from Waldo T-Shirts

Collectible comic books, trading cards worth $60K stolen from Waldo T-Shirts