Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases

From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities

As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases
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Parents identify bodies of U.S., Australian tourists missing in Mexico

Mexican authorities on Sunday confirmed the American and two Australian tourists who went missing in northern Mexico last week are dead after

Parents identify bodies of U.S., Australian tourists missing in Mexico
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Three men accused in Canadian Sikh leader's death appear in court

The three men accused of murdering Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in a killing that triggered a diplomatic crisis between Canada and India appeared briefly in

Three men accused in Canadian Sikh leader's death appear in court
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Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian police said on Saturday, in a case that strained

Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar
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Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender

Canadian police say they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now deceased U.S. fugitive who hid in Canada from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s

Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender
News

Sentencing trial set to begin for Florida man who executed 5 women at a bank in 2019

A Florida man will soon learn whether he will be sentenced to death or life in prison for fatally shooting five women in a bank in 2019

Sentencing trial set to begin for Florida man who executed 5 women at a bank in 2019
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Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons

A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder is dead, about two weeks after being granted a medical transfer from prison to a facility that could better treat his condition, including quadriplegia

Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons
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Amanda Knox will defend herself in an Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge

Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all

Amanda Knox will defend herself in an Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge
News

Italian court convicts Amanda Knox of slander over murder accusation

(This June 4 story has been corrected to fix the year of murder to 2007 in paragraph 1, and to rectify the spelling of Christopher in paragraph 4) By Silvia Ognibene and Cristiano Corvino FLORENCE,

Italian court convicts Amanda Knox of slander over murder accusation
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A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach

A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
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A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

The trial of a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank has finished its seventh week

A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial
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Amanda Knox vows to 'fight for the truth' after Italian court convicts her again of slander

Amanda Knox told Italian TV that she was surprised by a Florence appeals court decision to convict her of slander for accusing a Congolese bar owner of murdering her British housemate

Amanda Knox vows to 'fight for the truth' after Italian court convicts her again of slander
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Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard

A Samoan author is charged with killing another prominent Samoan writer and academic, who also was the aunt of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
Entertainment|News

Two suspects held in murder case of Swedish rapper C.Gambino

Swedish prosecutors have apprehended two people suspected of being accessories to the killing of the award-winning hip-hop artist known by the alias C.Gambino, the prosecution

Two suspects held in murder case of Swedish rapper C.Gambino
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Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday
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Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021

A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021
News

Accused lookout in James 'Whitey' Bulger prison killing pleads guilty, gets no additional time

The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger won’t serve additional prison time after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents

Accused lookout in James 'Whitey' Bulger prison killing pleads guilty, gets no additional time
Entertainment

‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman

In “Fancy Dance,” Lily Gladstone stars as Jax, who is searching for her missing sister and caring for her young niece

‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman
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FBI names Ohio man suspect in 1996 Shenandoah double murder

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FBI names Ohio man suspect in 1996 Shenandoah double murder
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Judge sets $10 million bond for Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl

A judge in Texas has set bond of $10 million for an undocumented Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl

Judge sets $10 million bond for Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
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Ecuador trial over presidential candidate's murder gets underway

A court in Ecuador on Tuesday started a trial against five people accused of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year, where the accused could serve up to 26

Ecuador trial over presidential candidate's murder gets underway
News

Karen Read, a 'convenient outsider' accused of killing her Boston police boyfriend

The woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend had dated him briefly when they were in their 20s, and they reconnected during the pandemic

Karen Read, a 'convenient outsider' accused of killing her Boston police boyfriend
Health|News

Arizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son

A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son

Arizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son
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Italy court trims sentences for US tourists over police officer's murder, again

An Italian appeals court on Wednesday again reduced the prison terms imposed on two American tourists, who were originally given life sentences for the 2019 murder of a

Italy court trims sentences for US tourists over police officer's murder, again
News|World

Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences

An Italian appeals court has upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their sentences

Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences

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