Trump reacts to people saying Elon Musk is in charge of government
Trump rails against transgender people, makes threats about Denali and the Panama Canal
6 key lines from Trump’s Sunday speech to conservative activists in Phoenix
Unifor members ratify new agreement with Canadian National Railway
Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a 'rushed reaction to a single incident'
Tens of thousands gather in anti-government protest in Belgrade
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestion
Trump says it could be worth keeping TikTok in US for a little while
Jayden Daniels has 5 TD passes as the Commanders end the Eagles' winning streak at 10
Jared Goff throws 3 TD passes as Lions beat Bears 34-17 for franchise-record 13th win
Crime
Undercover Minnesota police officer discovers plot to kill British TV personality
Undercover Minnesota police officer discovers plot to kill British TV personality
July 06, 2024crime
Crime
Man in custody following sword attack in downtown hotel
Man in custody following sword attack in downtown hotel
July 05, 2024
Asia|Crime
Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
A South Korean court says a man who stabbed the country's opposition leader in the neck earlier this year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison
July 05, 2024
Crime
Police seek person who threw cheese at someone's car
Police seek person who threw cheese at someone's car
July 04, 2024
Crime|News|US
Group finds decomposed body inside flooded U.S. Steel pump house, police say
Group finds decomposed body inside flooded U.S. Steel pump house, police say
July 04, 2024
Election|Europe|News
France's government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot has been attacked on the campaign trail just days before a high-stakes legislative election
July 04, 2024
Crime|Europe|News|US|World
Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced
Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced
July 03, 2024
Crime|Sports
Banned NBA player Jontay Porter to face federal charges in connection with gambling case, court documents say
Banned NBA player Jontay Porter to face federal charges in connection with gambling case, court documents say
July 03, 2024
Crime|News|US
Wisconsin fugitive wanted for 30 years arrested in West Des Moines
Wisconsin fugitive wanted for 30 years arrested in West Des Moines
July 03, 2024
Crime
Noise complaint leads to gun-related arrests
Noise complaint leads to gun-related arrests
July 03, 2024
Crime|News
Police destroy 800 marijuana plants at illegal grow site
Police destroy 800 marijuana plants at illegal grow site
July 03, 2024
Crime|News|US
Elderly woman dies after being pushed into BART train in San Francisco; suspect arrested
Elderly woman dies after being pushed into BART train in San Francisco; suspect arrested
July 03, 2024
Crime|News
Convicted UK nurse Lucy Letby says she never harmed any babies
Former nurse Lucy Letby, convicted last year of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others, told an English court on Monday that she had never harmed or intended to harm a
July 03, 2024
Asia|Crime|News|World
India court extends suspension of bail order for detained Delhi Chief Minister
An Indian court on Tuesday extended a hold on a lower court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, leaving the key opposition leader in
July 03, 2024
Crime|News|US
Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
An Illinois man charged with murder and hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother pleaded not guilty before a judge on Monday at an
July 02, 2024
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe
A.M. Lukas sues actor Nuno Lopes for alleged rape in New York court
American writer and filmmaker A.M.
July 02, 2024
Americas|Crime|News
Paraguay, Brazil launch big crackdown on arms trafficking
Paraguay and Brazil launched dozens of raids across the two countries on Tuesday to seize weapons sent from Europe to be sold to Brazil's largest criminal groups.
July 02, 2024
Lifestyle|US
Hard hit by the US opioid crisis, Oregon reconsiders decriminalization
It's a common sight on the streets of downtown Portland, Oregon: people in front of stores, trendy restaurants and hotels, on sidewalks, corners, and
July 02, 2024
Crime|News
Philadelphia man released after 44 years in prison may face new trial
William Franklin, recently released after serving 44 years in prison, could walk from a Philadelphia courtroom an exonerated man on Friday, or he may face another trial
July 02, 2024
News|Crime|US
81-year-old woman convicted of cold case murder sentenced to life in prison
81-year-old woman convicted of cold case murder sentenced to life in prison
July 02, 2024
Crime
Woman attacked with pruning saw in fight
Woman attacked with pruning saw in fight
July 02, 2024
Crime|Lifestyle|News
'We just ask God for the strength': Crete family tries to recover after attack from neighbor
'We just ask God for the strength': Crete family tries to recover after attack from neighbor
July 02, 2024
Crime|Health|News
Special task force seizes $1 million worth of drugs, including 6,000 fentanyl pills
Special task force seizes $1 million worth of drugs, including 6,000 fentanyl pills
July 02, 2024
Crime|News|US
Former City of Miami Police officer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for extortion, attempted drug distribution
Former City of Miami Police officer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for extortion, attempted drug distribution
July 02, 2024
Crime|Technology
Man arrested for child porn after allegedly using AI to alter girl's photo
Man arrested for child porn after allegedly using AI to alter girl's photo
July 02, 2024
Crime
Woman found dead in Puna home was strangled, killer still on the loose
Woman found dead in Puna home was strangled, killer still on the loose
July 02, 2024
Crime|News|US
Michigan man pleads guilty to murder in death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith
Michigan man pleads guilty to murder in death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith
July 02, 2024
News|Americas|Crime
Man pleads guilty in connection with scheme to smuggle $1 million in ammunition to Mexico
Man pleads guilty in connection with scheme to smuggle $1 million in ammunition to Mexico
July 02, 2024
Crime|News|US
Final person to plead guilty in Denver fire that killed 5 people from Senegal could get 60 years
The last of three young men to plead guilty in a Denver fire that killed five people from an extended Senegalese family could be sent to prison for 60 years when he is sentenced Tuesday
July 02, 2024
Europe
Polish prosecutors target former deputy minister in misuse of funds probe
Poland's top prosecutor has asked parliament for permission to detain and charge a former deputy justice minister accused of involvement in the misuse of public money for purposes
July 01, 2024
Crime|News
Man faces charges after shooting at woman who was stuck in ditch
Man faces charges after shooting at woman who was stuck in ditch
July 01, 2024
News|Crime
Mother sentenced to 11 years in prison after guilty plea in her child's overdose death
Mother sentenced to 11 years in prison after guilty plea in her child's overdose death
July 01, 2024
Crime|News|US
Child targeted in attempted kidnapping; Armed suspect detained
Child targeted in attempted kidnapping; Armed suspect detained
July 01, 2024
Crime|News|US
White Nebraska man shoots and wounds 7 Guatemalan immigrant neighbors
Authorities are not ruling out racist motives as they investigate why a white Nebraska man shot and wounded seven neighbors who were Guatemalan immigrants
July 01, 2024
News|Crime
Couple stab each other during domestic struggle after man allegedly strangles woman, police say
Couple stab each other during domestic struggle after man allegedly strangles woman, police say
July 01, 2024
Election|News|US
Trump puts murdered women and girls center stage in anti-immigration drive
Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother of 12-year-old
June 30, 2024
News|Crime|US
Philadelphia woman bought a Brazilian butt lift with COVID relief funds stolen from Florida, prosecutors say
Philadelphia woman bought a Brazilian butt lift with COVID relief funds stolen from Florida, prosecutors say
June 29, 2024
Crime|US
Ex-employee of Boston's Northeastern University convicted of hoax bombing
A former employee of Northeastern University was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he staged a hoax explosion in 2022 and fabricated a story about being
June 28, 2024
Business|Crime|Health|Technology|US
US charges executives at ADHD startup in Adderall fraud
The founder and the top doctor of a San Francisco-based telehealth startup were charged by the U.S.
June 28, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime|News
Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death penalty
June 27, 2024
Crime|News|US
Suspect is dead after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen injured, police say
Authorities say a man fatally shot five people and wounded a 13-year-old girl before shooting himself as he was confronted by police near Las Vegas
June 25, 2024
Crime|News|US
Judge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl has been ordered to be held on a $10 million bond
June 25, 2024
Crime|Europe|Health|News
Nearly 40% of Italian teens take drugs, government report finds
Almost 960,000 Italians aged between 15 and 19, or 39% of them, have consumed illegal substances at least once, an annual government report to parliament showed on Tuesday, as drug
June 25, 2024
Africa|Crime|World
US, British citizens among suspects on trial in Congo after thwarted coup
More than 50 defendants, including six with U.S., British, Canadian or Belgian citizenship, appeared in court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday charged
June 25, 2024
Crime|News|US
Mass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer
The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence
June 24, 2024
Crime|News|US
New mom who delighted in her daughter is among the dead in Arkansas grocery store shooting
A new mom reveling in her daughter's development was among four people shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store
June 23, 2024
Crime|News|US
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping and faces life in prison
A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court has also been convicted of aggravated kidnapping by a state court, a conviction that mandates life behind bars
June 21, 2024
Crime|US
Alaska serial killer who admitted to killing five people has died in an Indiana prison
An Alaska serial killer who admitted that he killed five people, including one when he was only 14, has died in an Indiana prison
June 21, 2024
Crime|News|US
Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed
Attorneys for a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank outside another officer’s home have begun presenting their case that she was framed by police
June 21, 2024
Crime|News|US
FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings
Federal authorities have identified a now-deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the man they believe raped and murdered two women in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park almost three decades ago
June 20, 2024
Crime|News|US
Another police dog dies while trying to help officers arrest a suspect in South Carolina
For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina
June 20, 2024
Asia|Crime|Health|News
Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in southern India
Officials say at least 34 people have died and dozens are hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor tainted with methanol in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
June 20, 2024
News|US
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor's trees
June 19, 2024
Crime|Finance|News|US|World
24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
Federal authorities say they've uncovered a complex scheme between one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels and Chinese individuals in the U.S. who laundered millions of dollars from illicit drug sales
June 18, 2024
Crime|News|US
The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at a nightclub in Colorado Springs has pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
June 18, 2024
Business|Crime|News
New Jersey power broker is charged with racketeering in waterfront redevelopment case
New Jersey’s attorney general has charged Democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and other crimes in connection with government issued tax credits
June 17, 2024
Americas|Crime|News|World
Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.”
June 15, 2024
Crime|News|US
Gunman wounds 3 in Atlanta food court before being shot by officer, police say
Authorities say a gunman shot three people at a food court in downtown Atlanta before then getting shot by a police officer
June 11, 2024
Crime|News|US
Oregon man who drugged daughter's friends with insomnia medication at sleepover gets prison term
An Oregon man who drugged his daughter’s friends with a sleeping medication after they didn’t go to bed during a sleepover was sentenced to two years in prison
June 11, 2024
Crime|News|US
Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband
A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri
June 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|World
New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children 2 years ago
Police in New Zealand offered an 80,000 New Zealand dollar reward and immunity from prosecution on Tuesday to anyone who could help them secure the safe return of three children missing since December 2021
June 11, 2024
Crime
British nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal over babies' murder conviction
British nurse Lucy Letby on Friday lost her attempt to overturn her conviction for murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others.
June 10, 2024
Crime|News|US
Seven charged in smuggling migrants in sweltering secret compartment with little water
Authorities say seven people have been arrested after smuggling 26 migrants near San Antonio, Texas, in a secret compartment of a trailer with little water and in sweltering heat
June 07, 2024
Crime|Economy|Finance|Health|News|US
Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme
A jury has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others in a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children
June 07, 2024
Americas|News|World
Ecuador's Noboa declares new security state of emergency
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday declared a new state of emergency in seven of the country's 24 provinces, as well as one area of a further
June 07, 2024
Crime|News|World
North Carolina woman and her dad complete prison sentences for death of her Irish husband
The wife of an Irish businessman who was beaten to death in 2015 and the woman's father have been released from North Carolina prisons
June 06, 2024
Crime|News|US
The Latest: Court adjourns for the day in Hunter Biden's gun trial
Court has adjourned for the day in Hunter Biden’s gun trial
June 05, 2024
Crime|News|US
Hunter Biden's ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia
June 05, 2024
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment
Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud
June 03, 2024
Crime|News|US
Police probing deadly street party in Ohio believe drive-by shooter opened fire
Police investigating a deadly shooting at a street party in Akron over the weekend think at least one person opened fire on the crowd from a vehicle, killing one person and wounding 24 others
June 03, 2024
Americas|Election|News|World
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
Mexico’s projected election winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history
June 02, 2024
Crime|News|Political|US
Answers to your questions about Donald Trump's historic hush money trial conviction
The first criminal conviction of a former American president is raising a host of legal and political questions: Will Donald Trump go to prison
May 31, 2024
Crime|US
Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system
Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the criminal justice system as a whole
May 31, 2024
Crime|News|US
Chicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen who had child cut from her womb
A Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to helping her mother kill a pregnant teenager in 2019 before the baby was cut from her womb with a butcher knife has been sentenced to 30 years in prison
May 30, 2024
Crime|Food
A pair enjoyed pricey meals and bolted when it was time to pay. Their dine and dash ended in jail
A Welsh couple who dined out on pricey meals and then bolted when the bill came is now paying the price
May 30, 2024
Crime|Europe|News
Who is 'The Fly', the French gangster on the run after a prison van assault?
Hundreds of police are scouring northern France for Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as "The Fly" who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van that killed two guards
May 30, 2024
Crime|News|US
Massachusetts fugitive dubbed the 'bad breath rapist' captured in California after 16 years at large
Authorities say a fugitive dubbed the “bad breath rapist” has been arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area more than 16 years after he fled following a conviction for sexually assaulting a coworker in Massachusetts
May 29, 2024
Crime|News|US
Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
Jury deliberations are underway in the trial of an Idaho man accused of killing his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children
May 29, 2024
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment
Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston has agreed to return to from California to Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars in fraud
May 28, 2024
Americas|Election|News
Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections
Ahead of upcoming presidential elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum have strongly rejected any criticism of the governing party's security strategies
May 28, 2024
Celebrity|Crime|News
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother stole more than $1 million through fraud, authorities say
Authorities say Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture
May 24, 2024
Crime|Opinion
What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them
Closing arguments tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, how the facts are linked or not and, most importantly, why their decision to either acquit or convict is moral and just.
May 24, 2024
Business|Crime|Finance|US
Jury chosen for Bill Hwang's trial over Archegos collapse
A jury was chosen on Thursday in the criminal racketeering trial of Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang over the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion fund Archegos Capital
May 24, 2024
News|Crime|US
Arizona man convicted of first-degree murder in starvation death of 6-year-old son
A northern Arizona man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other crimes in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son
May 23, 2024
News|Crime|US
Man is found fit to go on trial in attacks that killed 4 in Rockford, Illinois
A man has been found fit to stand trial on charges of killing four people and injuring seven others during a series of frenzied attacks in northern Illinois in March
May 23, 2024
Economy|Finance|News|World
Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face fraud charges
Malta's attorney general has filed charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds against Central Bank of Malta Governor Edward Scicluna and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne,
May 22, 2024
News|Crime|US
Adult children of Idaho man charged with killing their mom and two others testify in his defense
The adult children of an Idaho man accused of killing their mother and his girlfriend’s two young kids testified in his defense this week
May 21, 2024
Education|Crime|News|US
Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor
A former University of Arizona graduate student has been convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a professor on campus two years ago
May 21, 2024
News|Crime|Education|US
Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago
May 19, 2024
News|Celebrity|Crime
Man charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York
A man wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month has been arrested on an assault charge
May 17, 2024
News|Crime|Uncategorized
Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to murder charges for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone
May 17, 2024
News|Crime
Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem
A Missouri inmate who is weeks away from execution is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman described as a “medical emergency."
May 17, 2024
News|US
Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem
U.S. officials say the number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year
May 15, 2024
News|Crime|US
Colorado teen pleads guilty in death of driver who was hit in the head by a rock
A second teen has pleaded guilty in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year
May 15, 2024
Health|News
Canada's British Columbia scraps program to allow drug use in public spaces
The Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday scrapped a much-criticized pilot program that allowed the open use of some illegal drugs, citing the need to maintain public
May 13, 2024
Business|Crime|Finance
Hedge fund operators go on trial after multibillion-dollar Archegos collapse
A federal fraud trial has begun for the owner and chief financial officer of a hedge fund that collapsed
May 13, 2024
News|WrittenByLAPost
Death row do-over, from failed attempt to controversial second chance
In America’s execution chambers, a very troubling new method is emerging. It is called “nitrogen hypoxia” and involves suffocating the prisoner to death by depriving them of oxygen. Several states like Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi now allow using nitrogen gas as an execution method as an alternative to lethal injection. But this practice is incredibly inhumane and brutal. With nitrogen hypoxia, the inmate wears a mask that feeds them nitrogen gas instead of regular air with oxygen. As they breathe in the nitrogen, their body is slowly starved of the oxygen it needs to survive. It is essentially a controlled
May 12, 2024
Crime|Health|News|US
Specialty lab exec gets 10-year prison term for 11 deaths from tainted steroids in Michigan
A Michigan judge has sentenced the former executive of a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison for the deaths of 11 people in 2012
May 10, 2024
Crime|News
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge
May 10, 2024
Crime|News|US
New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in young daughter's death
A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and other charges
May 09, 2024
Crime|News|US
Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country
May 09, 2024
Crime|News
N.Ireland's Donaldson appears in court over rape, other sexual offence charges
The former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Jeffrey Donaldson, faces 11 historical sex offence charges, including one
May 08, 2024
Australia|Crime|News
Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s family poisonous mushrooms with lunch has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder
May 07, 2024
Americas|Crime|News
Under US pressure over fentanyl, Mexico wages “imaginary war on drugs” with raids on inactive labs
Mexico's army appears to be raiding only a handful of active drug labs every month, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on fentanyl
May 07, 2024
Asia|Crime|World
Teen charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on Friday despite concerns about retaliatory attacks after police charged a
May 07, 2024
Australia|Travel
How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast
May 06, 2024
Crime|News|US
Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case
Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case
May 03, 2024
Crime|Finance
Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds
The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife have pleaded not guilty to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds
May 02, 2024
Crime|News|Political|US
Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump have heard a recording of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president
May 02, 2024
Crime|News|US
Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners
Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law
May 01, 2024
Asia|Crime|Europe|News|World
EU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue
The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon who has another property that has been used by human traffickers
May 01, 2024
Crime|Technology
Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
The FBI says scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year
April 30, 2024
Crime|News|US
3 Louisiana officers wounded by gunfire in standoff with shooting suspect, police say
Police in Louisiana say three officers have been wounded by gunfire in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people
April 28, 2024
Crime
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencer
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad
April 27, 2024
Crime|News
Police arrest six, seek three others linked to Canada's largest gold heist
Police in Canada and the United States have arrested six people and are seeking three others in connection with the theft of over C$22 million ($16 million)
April 26, 2024
News|US
O.J. Simpson cremated during private Las Vegas gathering a week after his death
O.J.
April 26, 2024
Crime|Election|News|US
US agrees to delay Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial over wife's health
U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay the corruption trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife by at least two months, after
April 26, 2024
Election|News|US
Trump jurors to be asked their views on his treatment in hush money case
Prospective jurors in Donald Trump's trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star will be asked their opinions on how the Republican presidential
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Trump hush money charges seen as serious by most voters, Reuters/Ipsos finds
The New York criminal charges against Donald Trump for allegedly covering up hush-money payments to a porn star are serious in the eyes of a firm majority of U.S.
April 26, 2024
US
Trump faces criminal trial, first for an ex-US president, in hush money case
Donald Trump next week is set to become the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial - a case involving hush money paid to porn star Stormy
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Trump ordered to end attacks on judge's family in hush money case
Donald Trump must stop verbal attacks on family members of the New York judge and others in his upcoming trial on charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star, the
April 26, 2024
Business|Finance|News|Technology|US
Events leading up to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction
Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction on fraud charges stemming from the dramatic collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he
April 26, 2024
Crime|Sports|US
Third man charged with murder in shooting at Super Bowl rally in Kansas City
A third man was charged on Thursday with murder after a gunfight on the fringe of a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri, last month killed one person and wounded more than 20
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Homicides in US dropped by more than 13% in 2023, FBI data shows
Homicides across the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in 2023, according to FBI data released this week, declining for the second consecutive year after a precipitous spike during the
April 26, 2024
Americas|Crime|News|Political|World
Explainer-Haiti's prime minister called for international security support. Who answered?
As increasingly powerful alliances of heavily armed gangs expand their influence over Haiti's capital, its government formally requested a multinational force be deployed
April 26, 2024
Asia|Crime|News|US|World
US charges Japanese crime leader with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear
April 26, 2024
Americas|Crime
US charges suspected Mexican drug lord Zambada with fentanyl crimes
U.S. federal prosecutors charged Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl,
April 26, 2024
Crime|Health|News|US
Doctor who prescribed more than 500,000 opioid doses has conviction tossed
A Virginia doctor who prescribed more than 500,000 opioid doses in less than two years had his conviction and 40-year prison sentence thrown out by a federal appeals
April 26, 2024
Business|Crime|Finance|Technology|US
US authorities charge Bitwise co-founders for fraud scheme
U.S. authorities on Thursday charged the co-founders of private technology startup Bitwise Industries for their roles in a $100 million fraud scheme, according to federal prosecutors and
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
White House adds $334 million to boost community policing, hire more officers
The White House on Thursday announced $334 million in new grants for state and local law enforcement agencies to bolster community-oriented policing services,
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to federal charges in death of Tyre Nichols
Fired Memphis, Tennessee police officer Desmond Mills pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols and has agreed to plead guilty to related
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|Political|Uncategorized|US
Nevada man charged with threatening Jewish US senator
A Las Vegas man faces federal criminal charges after threatening to kill Democratic U.S.
April 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Parents of Michigan teen school shooter to face trial
The parents of a teenage school shooter who killed four students and wounded six other people in 2021 at his Detroit-area high school will stand trial for involuntary
April 26, 2024
Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets|US
Texas firm settles US charges it fraudulently took Madoff victims' money
A Texas investment firm agreed on Friday to pay $2.51 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently obtaining payments from a fund
April 26, 2024
Australia|Crime|News
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack
April 24, 2024
Crime|News|US
Murder charges filed against woman who crashed into building hosting birthday party, killing 2 kids
Second-degree murder charges have been filed against a Michigan woman who smashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a birthday party and killed two young siblings
April 23, 2024
Election|News|US
'Catch-and-kill' to be described to jurors as testimony resumes in hush money trial of Donald Trump
A longtime tabloid publisher is expected to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as testimony resumes in the historic hush money trial of the former president
April 23, 2024
Americas|News|World
Ecuador's President Noboa handily wins security-focused referendum
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has won significant voter support for a raft of security measures he says will help him fight sharply increased crime, a quick
April 21, 2024
Crime|News|US
Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors
A man who’s served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors as part of a plan to rob and kill people before fleeing overseas has been granted parole
April 18, 2024
Crime|News|US
Man sentenced to 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from upstate New York park
A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a state park in upstate New York last year
April 17, 2024
Crime|Health
Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak
The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids
April 17, 2024
Crime|News
9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history
Canadian police say nine people are facing charges in the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago
April 17, 2024
Crime|News|US
Ohio man fatally shot Uber driver after scam phone calls targeted both of them, authorities say
An Ohio man who authorities say fatally shot an Uber driver he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both has been indicted on a murder charge
April 16, 2024
Australia|Crime|News
Police say a man is arrested after a reported stabbing at a church in Sydney
Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney
April 15, 2024
Crime|News|US
A police officer, sheriff's deputy and suspect killed in a shootout in upstate New York, police say
A police officer and a sheriff's deputy in upstate New York were shot and killed Sunday night in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who also was killed
April 15, 2024
Crime|Health|News
Doctors say Wisconsin woman who at 12 nearly killed girl should be let go from psychiatric hospital
Two doctors are in favor of releasing a Wisconsin woman from a psychiatric hospital, a decade after she nearly killed a girl at age 12
April 11, 2024
Crime|News|US
Convicted murderer charged in two new Texas killings offers to return to prison in plea
A convicted murderer who was released early from a Texas prison in 1993 and now faces two new murder charges has offered to enter a plea and to return to prison for 50 years in exchange for avoiding going to trial and facing a possible death sentence
April 11, 2024
Crime|News|US
Idaho teen faces federal terrorism charge. Prosecutors say he planned to attack a church for ISIS
An Idaho teenager is charged with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS after prosecutors said he planned to carry out an attack on a Coeur d’Alene church
April 09, 2024
Crime|News
Idaho inmate and accomplice accused of helping him escape during hospital ambush are due in court
Two members of an Idaho white supremacist prison gang are due in court for a preliminary hearing, along with a woman accused of providing a vehicle they used during 36 hours on the run after an escape in an armed ambush at a Boise hospital
April 08, 2024
Crime|US
Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five year report
April 04, 2024
Crime|News|US
4th person charged in ambush that helped Idaho prison inmate escape from Boise hospital
A fourth person has been charged in connection with an ambush that allowed a white supremacist Idaho prison gang member to escape as he was being discharged from a Boise hospital
March 28, 2024
Crime|News|US
FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
Federal prosecutors say convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up
March 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Alcohol permit lifted at Indy bar where shooting killed 1 and wounded 5, including police officer
Indiana officials have revoked the liquor license of an Indianapolis bar where one person was killed and five others, including a police officer, were wounded during a weekend shooting
March 26, 2024
Africa|Crime|News
Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
Kenya's government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country
March 26, 2024
Crime|Education|News|US
Colorado university hires 2 former U.S. attorneys to review shooting, recommend any changes
The Colorado university where a student is charged with killing his suitemate and another person in a dorm room last month has hired two former U.S. attorneys to review of what led to the shooting and whether any campus policies and procedures can be improved
March 25, 2024
Crime|US
Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect’s home and vehicle
March 25, 2024
Crime|News|US
Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate
Authorities are investigating the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a 72-year-old man who lived in a remote cabin in connection with the escape of an Idaho white supremacist prison gang member and an accomplice after a Boise hospital ambush
March 22, 2024
Crime|News|US
Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
An Alabama woman who faked being abducted after stopping her car to check on a toddler wandering along a highway on Thursday pleaded guilty to charges of giving false information to law enforcement
March 21, 2024
Crime|News|US
US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows
New FBI statistics show violent crime in the U.S. dropping again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike
March 20, 2024
Crime|US
Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol
A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police
March 18, 2024
Crime|US
Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop them
It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter didn’t get his firearm legally from a store or gun show, but instead obtained it from someone who did
March 14, 2024
Crime|Election|News|Political|US
Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, lawyer with Democratic backing
An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary
March 14, 2024
Election|News|Political|US
Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but others remain
March 13, 2024
Crime|Finance|Sports|US
Former Jaguars financial manager who pled guilty to stealing $22M from team gets 78 months in prison
A former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager who pled guilty to stealing more than $22 million from the NFL franchise through its virtual credit card program was sentenced to 78 months in prison
March 12, 2024
Crime|News|Sports|US
Man pleads guilty to murdering University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe
The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe has pleaded guilty to murder more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City
March 11, 2024
Crime|Europe|News|US
US man convicted of murder and rape, given life sentence for attack on 2 American women in Germany
An American man has been convicted of murder and other charges for attacking two American women near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein castle last summer and pushing them into a ravine, fatally injuring one of them
March 11, 2024
Crime|Europe|News
Police remove 34 bodies from English funeral home and arrest 2 for fraud and preventing burial
Police in northern England say they have removed 34 bodies from a funeral home and arrested a man and woman on suspicion of fraud and preventing lawful burials
March 10, 2024
Crime|US
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone
March 09, 2024
Crime|News|US
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis' traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death
Republican Tennessee House lawmakers have advanced a bill to undo the reforms to police traffic stops made by Memphis officials in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers last January
March 07, 2024
Americas|Crime|News|World
Canadian police find 6 people dead in a house in Ottawa and arrest a suspect
Police in Canada’s capital capital of Ottawa are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a house in a southern suburb
March 07, 2024
Business|Crime|News|Technology|US
Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York
A federal judge has banned a Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks
March 06, 2024
Crime|News|US
Rewritten indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez alleges new obstruction of justice crimes
New obstruction of justice crimes have been alleged against Sen. Bob Menendez
March 05, 2024
Americas|News|World
As gangs plunge Haiti into anarchy, people ask: Where in the world is the prime minister?
It’s the one question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is Prime Minister Ariel Henry
March 05, 2024
Crime|Election|US
San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance cameras
Voters in San Francisco are weighing in on a pair of public safety measures on Tuesday’s ballot that reflect frustration over crime and drug use in the politically liberal city
March 05, 2024
Americas|Crime|News|US
Man charged with attacking police in Times Square, vilified in Trump ad, was misidentified, DA says
A Venezuelan man who became the subject of national attention for allegedly kicking a police officer in Times Square, then flipping off news cameras on his way out of court, was cleared of wrongdoing on Friday
March 02, 2024
Crime|Education|News|US
Mourners to gather for the funeral of a slain Georgia nursing student who loved caring for others
Family, friends and classmates of a nursing student found slain on the University of Georgia campus plan to gather to say farewell
March 01, 2024
Crime|Election|News|US
The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
The killing of nursing student in Georgia has become an issue in the 2024 presidential campaign
February 27, 2024
Crime|Environment|News|US|World
Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to federal criminal charges
February 27, 2024
Crime|Education|US
Court documents shed new details in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia
The suspect in the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus used an object as a weapon in the crime, and he’s also accused of “disfiguring her skull."
February 27, 2024
Crime|Education|News|US
Republicans say Georgia student's killing shows Biden's migration policies have failed
Students at two Georgia colleges are grappling with the killing of a nursing student killed in a violent act that Republicans including former President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp blamed on the immigration policies of President Joe Biden
February 26, 2024
Crime|News
Idaho is set to execute a long-time death row inmate, a serial killer with a penchant for poetry
For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him to medical appointments
February 25, 2024
Crime|News|US
Brother of suspect in nursing student's killing had fake green card, feds say
Federal authorities say the brother of a man who is charged with killing a Georgia nursing student has been accused of presenting a fake green card to police
February 24, 2024
Crime|Education|Health|Lifestyle|Sports
Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes
The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone
February 24, 2024
Crime|News|US
Student charged with murder in fatal shooting of 2 in Colorado college dorm
A student has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, felony menacing and committing a crime of violence in the shooting deaths of two people in a Colorado college dorm
February 23, 2024
Business|Crime|Finance|US
A work-from-home tip: Don't buy stocks after eavesdropping on your spouse's business calls
A Houston has man has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for trading on inside information from his wife's business conversations while both were working from home
February 23, 2024
Crime|News|US
Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain's death
A former Colorado police officer is appealing his conviction by a jury for his role in the death of Eljiah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb in 2019
February 22, 2024
Crime|News|Opinion
Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk
Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
February 22, 2024
Crime|News|US
Guilty plea from the man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from an upstate New York park
A man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York pleaded guilty to two felony counts and faces 47 years to life in prison
February 22, 2024
Crime|News|US
Police search a car and find cocaine -- and a US Army rocket launcher
A police detective says he was unnerved to find a U.S. Army rocket launcher when searching a suspicious truck for drugs in central Massachusetts
February 21, 2024
Crime|News|US
Flint man becomes first person charged under Michigan's new gun storage law
A Michigan man has been charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver the day after the law took effect
February 21, 2024
Crime|News|World
Widow of slain Haitian president, ex-prime minister and a former police chief are indicted in case
A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others
February 19, 2024
Crime|MidEast|News|World
A man in Iran guns down 12 relatives in a shooting spree with a Kalashnikov rifle
A 30-year-old man has gunned down 12 of his relatives in a remote rural area in southeast Iran, the deadliest shooting reported in decades
February 17, 2024
Crime|News
Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman
A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to more than two years in prison for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government
February 16, 2024
Crime|News|US
Man who told estranged wife 'If I can't have them neither can you' gets life for killing their kids
A suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill for drowning his three young children has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
February 16, 2024
Crime|News|US
Shooting deaths of 2 people in Colorado college dorm being investigated as homicides, police say
Police say the deaths of two people who were shot in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will be investigated as homicides
February 16, 2024
Asia|Crime|Finance|News
Hong Kong customs arrests 7 in a $1.8 billion money laundering case linked to transnational crime
Hong Kong customs officials have arrested seven people linked to the territory's largest money laundering case on record, involving about $1.8 billion
February 16, 2024
Crime|News|US
Alaska woman gets 99 years for orchestrating catfished murder-for-hire plot in friend's death
An Anchorage woman will serve 99 years in prison for orchestrating the death of a developmentally disabled woman in a murder-for-hire plot, hoping to cash in on a $9 million offer from a Midwestern man purporting to be a millionaire
February 15, 2024
Crime|News|US
Kansas lawmakers look to increase penalties for harming police dogs
Kansas legislatore are moving to impose tougher prison sentences for harming or killing police dogs
February 14, 2024
Crime|Lifestyle|Opinion|Political
Can anyone make a citizen’s arrest? The history and legalities of catching criminals yourself
Stopping someone against their will can be false imprisonment or even kidnapping. There are laws that determine who is acting as a hero and who is acting as a vigilante.
February 12, 2024
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US
Man accused of stalking outside Taylor Swift's Manhattan home to receive psychiatric treatment
A man accused of stalking Taylor Swift after being spotted multiple times outside the singer’s Manhattan townhouse was found unfit to stand trial and will be committed to state custody for psychiatric treatment
February 09, 2024
Crime|News|US
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial will resign
February 09, 2024
Crime|News
New York woman sentenced to probation and fines in COVID aid fraud schemes
New York prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman has been sentenced in connection with a sprawling COVID-19 fraud scheme
February 09, 2024
Crime|News|US
No charges for off-duty officers in fatal shooting of 2 men outside Nebraska bar
A prosecutor says he won't charge two off-duty police officers who shot and killed two men while working weekend security at a bar in Nebraska's largest city
February 08, 2024
Crime|Education|News|US
What's next for Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Michigan school shooter?
The mother of a Michigan school shooter is the first parent in the U.S. to be found criminally responsible for a mass school attack conducted by their child, even though she didn't pull the trigger
February 07, 2024
Crime|News
Dad accused of killing 5-year-old daughter says attorneys will acknowledge guilt on 2 lesser charges
A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter told a judge that his attorneys plan to acknowledge his guilt on two lesser charges — falsifying physical evidence and abusing a corpse
February 07, 2024
Crime|News|US
Prosecutor: Man accused of killing 2 Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims
A man accused of murdering two Alaska Native women recorded images of both of his victims, and the break in the case came when a third woman stole the man’s phone and provided police with photos and videos of one of the killings
February 07, 2024
Crime|News|US
Jury to get manslaughter case against Michigan school shooter's mother
A Michigan jury will get instructions from a judge and begin deliberations in an unusual trial against a school shooter’s mother
February 05, 2024
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US
A stolen digital memory card with gruesome recordings leads to a double murder trial in Alaska
The double murder trial of a man accused of killing two Alaska Native women is set to begin more than four years after a woman turned in a stoled digital memory card that authorities say contained gruesome recordings of one of the killings
February 04, 2024
Crime|News|US
Funeral held for 7 of the 8 victims in Joliet-area shootings
The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month has been held
February 03, 2024
Crime|US
Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick?
Nearly 3,500 people have been exonerated of crimes in the U.S. since 1989, and $4 billion has been paid in compensation
February 01, 2024
Crime|Education|News|US
Official found it 'strange' that Michigan school shooter's mom didn't take him home over drawing
A Michigan school official told jurors that he had no grounds to search the backpack of a teenager before the boy killed four fellow students in 2021
January 30, 2024
Americas|Crime|News|Sports
Killer of pro cyclist Mo Wilson was captured with help of want ad for yoga instructor in Costa Rica
Federal investigators say a local want ad for a yoga instructor in Costa Rica helped them capture the killer of rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022
January 30, 2024
Crime|US
US prosecutors charge 195 people with running drug enterprises
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged dozens of people across the nation with taking part in major drug trafficking operations, including a narcotics ring run by a
January 26, 2024
Crime|News
Furry surprise in theft suspect's pocket: A tiny blue-eyed puppy
Officers in a Detroit suburb found a furry surprise when they patted down a theft suspect: A tiny blue-eyed puppy zipped inside the man’s jacket pocket
January 26, 2024
Crime|News|US
Montana man convicted of killing eagles is sentenced to 3 years in prison for related gun violations
A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for related gun violations
January 24, 2024
Crime|News|US
Illinois man who shot 8 people to death was family to most of his victims
A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas was a family relative to most of his
January 23, 2024
Crime|News|Political|US
Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his residence were illegally found and seized
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a judge to toss out much of the evidence in the prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence to get back at him for defeating a prior prosecution
January 23, 2024
Celebrity|Crime
Man arrested twice within a few days near New York home of Taylor Swift
A Seattle man was arrested twice in the span of a few days outside the New York City home of musician Taylor Swift, the second time on stalking and harassment charges, police and
January 23, 2024
Crime|Entertainment|News|US
Woman charged with killing Hollywood consultant Michael Latt pleads not guilty
A woman charged with killing a high-profile entertainment marketing consultant in his Los Angeles home has pleaded not guilty
January 23, 2024
Crime|News|US
Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation at a gas station with law enforcement officials in Texas
January 22, 2024
Crime|Entertainment|News
Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to 'historic' trial
A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney to represent him ahead of his murder trial
January 22, 2024
Crime|News|World
Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body
Sri Lankan authorities say they have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs and are vowing to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations during the “heavy-handed” operation
January 19, 2024
Crime|News|US
Trial underway for California man who fired shot at car on freeway, killing boy in booster seat
A prosecutor says a California man acted callously in pulling out his gun and firing a shot at a car traveling on the freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back in a booster seat
January 18, 2024
Americas|Crime|World
How Ecuador went from being Latin America's model of stability to a nation in crisis
Widespread violence tied to Ecuadorian drug gangs has left the country looking at a draconian response.
January 12, 2024
Crime|News|US|World
Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as accused attacker appears in court in Illinois
An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an October attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son has appeared for a pretrial hearing
January 03, 2024
Crime|News|US
Alex Murdaugh's pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
The judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing next month
December 29, 2023
Crime|News|US
Suspect in 2 killings, high-speed chase was armed with stolen rifle from Vegas gun show, police say
Authorities say a man who fatally shot his mother two days after Christmas and set off a high-speed police chase through the suburbs of Las Vegas was armed with two rifles
December 29, 2023
Crime|News|US
Independent lawyers begin prosecuting cases of sexual assault and other crimes in the US military
The U.S. military is now putting independent lawyers in charge of its investigations of sexual assault and other major crimes, what Secretary of Defense Lloyd J
December 28, 2023
Crime|Europe
4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father is in custody
Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime
December 26, 2023
Crime|Economy|Europe|News|World
Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros
December 22, 2023
Crime|News|Political
Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption
A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private law business from developers
December 21, 2023
Crime|News|US
Senator's son appears in court on new homicide charge from crash that killed North Dakota deputy
The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has appeared in court on a new homicide charge in connection with the crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy earlier this month
December 18, 2023
Crime|Europe|Travel
Spanish police arrest 14 airport workers after items go missing from checked-in luggage
Spanish police say they have arrested 14 workers at one of the country’s main tourist airports on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage
December 15, 2023
Crime|News
Florida dentist gets life in prison in death of his ex-brother-in-law, a prominent professor
A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison for the 2014 shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor at Florida State University, following a bitter custody battle
December 12, 2023
Crime|Technology
The District of Columbia is combating car thefts and carjackings with dashcams and AirTags
The government and police in the nation's capital are handing out tracking devices and dashboard cameras to local drivers to help stem rising crime rates
November 20, 2023
Crime|Education|News|US
Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
Authorities say a Las Vegas high school student was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus in a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen
November 15, 2023
Crime|News|US
Man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue appeals detention order pending trial
A judge’s order to deny bail is being challenged by a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador
November 08, 2023
Crime|News|US
Florida dentist convicted in 2014 slaying of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor
A jury has convicted a Florida dentist of murder in the death of his former brother-in-law, a professor killed in 2014 after a bitter custody battle with the dentist's sister
November 06, 2023
Crime|News|US
Car crashes through gate at South Carolina nuclear plant before pop-up barrier stops it
Authorities say a driver tried to crash through the exit gates of a South Carolina nuclear plant about an hour after security asked the same car to leave when it tried to enter
November 03, 2023
Crime|News|US
Timeline shows Maine suspect moved swiftly to carry out mass shooting rampage and elude police
A timeline released Friday shows that the suspect in the Maine mass shootings stayed one step ahead of police who rushed to the bowling alley and a bar but were too late to stop him from killing 18 people and slipping away into the night in his Subaru
October 28, 2023
Crime|News|US
Inmate suspected in prison attack on Kristin Smart's killer previously murdered 'I-5 Strangler'
California officials say an inmate accused of attacking Paul Flores this summer, shortly after Flores reported to prison to serve his conviction for murdering college student Kristin Smart, strangled his own serial killer cellmate two years ago
October 27, 2023
Crime|Europe|News|US
American man indicted on murder charges over an attack on 2 US tourists near a German castle
Prosecutors say an American man has been charged with murder and other offenses for attacking two women from the U.S. near Neuschwanstein castle in Germany in June and pushing them into a ravine
October 26, 2023
Crime|News|US
Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window
October 25, 2023
Crime|News|US
Houston's next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job
Houston’s next mayor will tackle many challenges similar to ones faced by other large U.S. cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing
October 21, 2023
Crime|News|US
Man living in woods convicted of murder in shooting deaths of retired New Hampshire couple
A man who was living in a tent in the woods has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a retired New Hampshire couple who were out for a walk
October 20, 2023
Crime|News|US
Sen. Bob Menendez's co-defendants, including his wife, plead not guilty to revised bribery charges
Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, including his wife, have pleaded not guilty in New York City to a revised indictment
October 18, 2023
Crime|News|US
Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case
Jurors have delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia
October 17, 2023
Americas|News|World
Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
October 16, 2023
Crime|News|US
Police officer killed in shooting after break-in at Philadelphia airport garage, authorities say
A Philadelphia police officer has been shot and killed and a second officer has been wounded after they confronted people breaking into a car at Philadelphia International Airport
October 13, 2023
Crime|News|US
Vermont police release sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean
Vermont State Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean who was shot dead last week while walking on her favorite trail near the Vermont State University campus
October 11, 2023
Crime|News
Police search for killer of retired Vermont college dean who was shot on trail near campus
Students and residents in a small Vermont university town are being told to lock their doors and stick together as police search for a killer who shot a retired dean on her favorite walking trail last week
October 10, 2023
Crime|News|US
Chicago-area man charged in connection to Juneteenth party shooting where 1 died and 22 were hurt
Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has been charged in connection with a June shooting where one person died and 22 others were injured
October 06, 2023
Crime|US|Videos
Suspect in helmeted motorcyclist's stomping of car window in Philadelphia is jailed on $2.5M bail
A man who prosecutors say was the helmeted motorist who stomped in the back window of a car in Philadelphia and waved a gun at the vehicle’s driver in a weekend assault that was recorded on video is in custody
October 05, 2023
Crime|Education|News
Michigan school shooter's parents cleared to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges
The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal and cleared the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges
October 03, 2023
Crime|News|Sports|US
11-year-old shoots, injures 2 teens following altercation at Florida Pop Warner football practice
Police say an 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother’s vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds following an altercation that began during a Pop Warner football practice in central Florida
October 03, 2023
Crime|Health|News|US
Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options
Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope in U.S. District Court in New Mexico
October 03, 2023
Crime|News|US
Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death
A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been executed
October 03, 2023
Crime|News
Prosecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt
Prosecutors say DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from a pizza crust and used to link Heuermann to one of the victims
September 27, 2023
Business|Economy|News
Target to close 9 stores, including 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area, citing safety concerns
Target says it's closing nine stores in four states, including one in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, and three in the San Francisco Bay Area
September 26, 2023
Crime|News|US
Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl inside a New York City day care center
September 25, 2023
Crime|Economy|Finance|News
Gold, watches and other luxury items totaling $1.75B seized in Singapore money laundering scheme
Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to $1.75 billion
September 21, 2023
Crime|News
Suspect in ambush killing of LA deputy pleads not guilty due to insanity
The man charged with murder in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
September 20, 2023
Crime|News|US
Hunter Biden to plead not guilty to firearms charges
Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, his lawyers said Tuesday in court documents
September 19, 2023
Crime|News|US
Officer's bail revoked in shooting death of driver after prosecutors lodge constitutional challenge
A Philadelphia police officer charged in the shooting death of a driver last month is back in custody following the revocation of his bail
September 19, 2023
Business|Crime|Technology
What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
Buyers and sellers alike use this system to not get caught.
September 19, 2023
Crime|News|US
Former Colorado officer gets probation for putting woman in police vehicle that was hit by a train
A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked vehicle that was hit by a freight train last year, causing the woman to suffer a traumatic brain injury, has avoided a jail sentence
September 17, 2023
Crime|News|US
$250K reward offered as detectives search for assailant who shot Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy
Authorities are asking for the public’s help and offering a $250,000 reward as investigators search for the assailant who shot and killed a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy as he sat in his patrol car at an intersection
September 17, 2023
Crime|US
Armed man accused of impersonating officer detained at Kennedy campaign event in LA
An armed man accused of impersonating a federal officer was taken into custody outside a Robert F
September 16, 2023
Crime|News|US
Man convicted of bomb threat outside Library of Congress sentenced to probation after year in jail
A man whose bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol forced evacuations and sparked an hourslong standoff with police in 2021 was sentenced to five years of probation Friday after a year in jail
September 15, 2023
Crime|Election|News|US
Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments
Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge
September 15, 2023
Crime|Uncategorized|US
Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency
The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was scolded Wednesday by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who say her lack of transparency is hampering their ability to help fix the agency, which has long been plagued by staffing shortages, chronic violence and other problems
September 13, 2023
Crime|News
How they got him: Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante arrested after 2-week pursuit in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania authorities say they were able to capture escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante thanks to thermal imaging equipment in the air, search teams working through a stormy night, a search dog and the element of surprise
September 13, 2023
Crime|Health|News|US
Judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public, siding against New Mexico governor
A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area
September 13, 2023
Crime|News|US
Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured in Pa. with the help of dogs and a heat-sensing plane
Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been taken to a state prison outside Philadelphia after his capture Wednesday morning
September 13, 2023