Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

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Who was Muhlaysia Booker? Here's what to know after the man accused of killing her pleaded guilty

A man charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of a transgender Dallas woman about a month after she was beaten in a separate attack that was caught on video has been sentenced to 48 years in prison

Who was Muhlaysia Booker? Here's what to know after the man accused of killing her pleaded guilty
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Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?

A 35-year-old Texas woman found guilty in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years in prison

Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?
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Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison

Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March

Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison
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Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women

Anger has erupted in Italy over the slaying of a college student allegedly by an ex-boyfriend who resented her success and wouldn't accept their breakup

Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women
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Father of slain Italian woman challenges men to be agents of change against femicide

The father of a young woman whose murder galvanized Italian outrage against violence targeting women implored men to be agents of change to a culture that often “undervalues the lives of women.”

Father of slain Italian woman challenges men to be agents of change against femicide
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Texas deputies confronted but didn't arrest fatal shooting suspect in August, a month before new law

A man suspected of killing six people earlier this week in a shooting rampage across central Texas was confronted by police in August

Texas deputies confronted but didn't arrest fatal shooting suspect in August, a month before new law
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Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial

A former Pennsylvania death row inmate who spent more than two decades locked up has been released from prison following the dismissal of murder charges in two 1998 killings that he blamed on his brother, who died in prison

Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial
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Italian prosecutor acknowledges stalking threat against slain woman may have been underestimated

An Italian prosecutor has acknowledged that a stalking threat to a 26-year-old pregnant woman found stabbed to death in her home may have been underestimated by authorities who failed to take action against the man now suspected of killing her

Italian prosecutor acknowledges stalking threat against slain woman may have been underestimated
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Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest

A Nebraska judge has agreed that the fact that the suspect was found lying on top of a badly wounded priest covered in blood stains last month inside the home where the priest lived next door to his small-town church suggests Kierre Williams was responsible for the killing

Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest
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Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029

Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison on parole to live under strict conditions at a family home after serving nearly nine years of his murder sentence for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029
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Track star, convicted killer, now parolee. A timeline of Oscar Pistorius's life

A list of the major moments in the life of Oscar Pistorius, the South African double-amputee Olympic runner who was released from prison on parole Friday having served nearly nine years of a murder sentence for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Track star, convicted killer, now parolee. A timeline of Oscar Pistorius's life
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Trial is postponed for an Illinois man charged with killing 7 at a Fourth of July parade in 2022

A judge has postponed the trial of an Illinois man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 after his lawyer on Wednesday asked for more time to review evidence

Trial is postponed for an Illinois man charged with killing 7 at a Fourth of July parade in 2022
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Trial of woman charged with covering up killing of mother of 5 begins in Connecticut

The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of a mother of five has begun in a Connecticut courtroom

Trial of woman charged with covering up killing of mother of 5 begins in Connecticut
Entertainment|News|World

Police in Brazil arrest a suspect in the brutal slaying of a Manhattan art dealer

Brazilian police say that a suspect has been arrested in the brutal killing of an American art dealer who was the co-owner of a prominent gallery in Manhattan

Police in Brazil arrest a suspect in the brutal slaying of a Manhattan art dealer
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6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020

A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck

6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020
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Boyfriend of woman fatally shot when they turned into the wrong driveway testifies in murder trial

The boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman fatally shot in the neck when they pulled into the wrong driveway described to a jury the moment when he heard a shot pierce the car, and then saw his girlfriend slumped over in the passenger seat

Boyfriend of woman fatally shot when they turned into the wrong driveway testifies in murder trial
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Man convicted of murder for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

A man has been convicted of murder and other crimes for carrying out the arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people

Man convicted of murder for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36
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Four Las Vegas high school students plead not guilty to murder in deadly beating of schoolmate

Four high school students in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in November

Four Las Vegas high school students plead not guilty to murder in deadly beating of schoolmate
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Opening arguments start in murder trial of former Ohio deputy charged in fatal shooting

Prosecutors say a gun that a former Ohio sheriff's deputy said a man was waving at him when he fatally shot him in the back in 2020 was found in the man’s kitchen with the safety on

Opening arguments start in murder trial of former Ohio deputy charged in fatal shooting
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Witness testifies accused killer pressured him to destroy evidence in Jennifer Dulos murder case

A witness has testified that the estranged husband of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos pressured him to get rid of items that would later become evidence in the investigation of her 2019 killing

Witness testifies accused killer pressured him to destroy evidence in Jennifer Dulos murder case
Sports

Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder

A Louisiana State University freshman football player was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people

Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder
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Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences

Pennsylvania’s high court is taking a case to decide whether some automatic life sentences for those convicted of murder violate constitutional protections for defendants

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences
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Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing due in court in Las Vegas

A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is due in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing

Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing due in court in Las Vegas
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Texas authorities say they've found body of girl, 11, who had been missing since last week

Texas authorities say they found the body of an 11-year-old girl who had been missing since last week and will charge a man who lived on her family’s property with murder

Texas authorities say they've found body of girl, 11, who had been missing since last week
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Man accused of killing wife sentenced in separate case involving sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings

A Massachusetts man charged with killing his wife has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars in an unrelated art fraud case

Man accused of killing wife sentenced in separate case involving sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings

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