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

Murder

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Jury starts deliberating in trial of New Hampshire man accused of killing daughter, 5

A jury has begun deliberations in the case of a New Hampshire man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old daughter

Jury starts deliberating in trial of New Hampshire man accused of killing daughter, 5
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Man charged in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade near Chicago to stand trial next February

A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will stand trial next February

Man charged in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade near Chicago to stand trial next February
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US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates

A U.S. appeals court panel has declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates

US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates
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Suspect in New York hotel killing remains in custody without bond in Arizona stabbings

A suspect in the killing of a woman at a New York City hotel has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona's most populous country in the subsequent stabbing attacks of two women in the Phoenix area

Suspect in New York hotel killing remains in custody without bond in Arizona stabbings
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Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot

Prosecutors said that police have charged a man with two counts of first-degree murder for the killing of a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri and an officer who responded, prosecutors said Friday

Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot
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An arrest has been made and charges filed in Pennsylvania slaying of pregnant Amish woman

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday and charged in the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman whose body was found last week

An arrest has been made and charges filed in Pennsylvania slaying of pregnant Amish woman
World

American man jailed for life over rape and murder of tourist near German castle

An American man was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for the rape and murder of a tourist and the attempted murder of

American man jailed for life over rape and murder of tourist near German castle
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Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case

Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and dumping her body into San Francisco Bay in 2002

Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
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Jurors weigh fate of Afghan refugee charged with murder in a case that shocked Muslim community

Prosecutors have wrapped up their case against an Afghan refugee in the first of three trials stemming from allegations that he gunned down three Muslim men over the course of several days in 2022

Jurors weigh fate of Afghan refugee charged with murder in a case that shocked Muslim community
News|World

Afghan refugee convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

An Afghan refugee has been found guilty of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022

Afghan refugee convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
World

Afghan asylum seeker convicted for New Mexico killing of Pakistani immigrant

A New Mexico jury on Monday found an Afghan asylum seeker guilty of murdering a Pakistani immigrant in one of three 2022 ambush-style shootings that terrified Muslims in the

Afghan asylum seeker convicted for New Mexico killing of Pakistani immigrant
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Detention of 3 teens over gruesome killing of 13-year-old classmate sparks debate in China

Three teens have been detained over the gruesome murder of a 13-year-old boy in China, sparking debate over bullying and mental health in China’s countryside

Detention of 3 teens over gruesome killing of 13-year-old classmate sparks debate in China
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Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman

Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman
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Judge dismisses murder charges ex-Houston officer had faced over 2019 drug raid

A former Houston police officer facing charges after a 2019 deadly drug raid he led prompted a probe that revealed corruption within the police department’s narcotics unit has won a legal victory

Judge dismisses murder charges ex-Houston officer had faced over 2019 drug raid
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Italy opens new slander trial against Amanda Knox. She was exonerated 8 years ago in friend's murder

A Florence appeals court on Wednesday opens a new slander trial against Amanda Knox based on a 2016 European Court of Human Rights decision that her rights were violated during a long night of questioning into the murder of her British roommate without a lawyer and official translator

Italy opens new slander trial against Amanda Knox. She was exonerated 8 years ago in friend's murder
Entertainment|News|Sports

AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase

The first week of the O.J. Simpson case in mid-June 1994 moved quickly, with reporters racing to reach the news

AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase
News|Technology

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed

The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed
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Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say

Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed

Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say
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Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge

A central Indiana man who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter

Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge
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South Africa man convicted in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women faces revocation of U.S. citizenship

Federal prosecutors want to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a South Africa man convicted of killing two Alaska Native women for allegedly lying on his naturalization application for saying he had neither killed nor hurt anyone

South Africa man convicted in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women faces revocation of U.S. citizenship
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Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths

A judge says defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case

Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths
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Trial starts in conspiracy-fueled case of girlfriend charged in Boston police officer's death

The trial of a woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend has begun with both sides presenting their opening statements

Trial starts in conspiracy-fueled case of girlfriend charged in Boston police officer's death
Education

Soccer star's murder highlights South Africa's crime problem as election nears

In the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was

Soccer star's murder highlights South Africa's crime problem as election nears
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Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist's slaying that sparked a spat with India

Canadian police say they arrested three suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government

Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist's slaying that sparked a spat with India
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India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader

India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

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