Lamar Johnson has long maintained his innocence, and St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is backing his request to vacate his conviction. More
December 12, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another cop kneeled on his neck, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. More
December 9, 2022
3 women sue Univ. of Vermont saying it didn't adequately respond after they reported they'd been sexually assaulted as students on the Burlington campus. More
December 9, 2022
Four teens -- two of them only 13 -- were arrested in connection with the death of a 62-year-old man beaten with a baseball bat... More
December 9, 2022
Lawyer says Payton Gendron, who plead guilty to killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, was willing plead guilty to if spared death penalty. More
December 9, 2022
Prosecutors allege disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to gain sympathy, providing a cover from financial crimes. More
December 9, 2022
Minneapolis will buy the gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed and turn it into a racial justice healing center and memorial. More
December 9, 2022
Shannon Ruth accuses Nick Carter of raping her at a concert in Washington State in 2001 when she was 17 and Carter was 21. More
December 9, 2022
Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. nearly 10 months after the WNBA star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. More
December 9, 2022
Attorney requests new hearing on the motion that led to the release of Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was chronicled in the "Serial" podcast. More
December 9, 2022
Self-proclaimed midwife Angela Hock is facing negligent child abuse charges after a home-birth delivery went tragically wrong. More
December 9, 2022
Authorities say a northern Iowa couple drowned their newborn in a bathtub shortly after she was born, fearing her cries would draw the attention of... More
December 9, 2022
The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand told cops he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van. More
December 8, 2022
Heather Mack, Chicago woman charged with conspiracy in the death of her wealthy mother during Bali vacation, to remain in custody while awaiting trial. More
December 8, 2022
Michigan doctor Zvi Levran, jailed on criminal sexual conduct charges connected to work with youth hockey organizations, is charged in 2 more cases. More
December 8, 2022
Paul Whelan's family said Biden admin made the right decision in a prisoner exchange that freed Brittney Griner, but are devastated Whelan stays behind. More
December 8, 2022
Judge unseals dropped bomb threat case against Colorado gay bar shooting suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich, who last year threatened to become a mass killer. More
December 8, 2022
And now that he has a name — his real name — it will be etched on the stone, said the cemetery’s secretary-treasurer. More
December 8, 2022
Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 13 years in prison for his role. More
December 8, 2022
Investigators believe at least 25 people fell victim to Herb Baumeister, who police have said killed gay men in the mid-80s and 90s. More
December 8, 2022
