2 dead, 1 wounded in family feud over Florida vacation home
A family fight over the home of a woman who moved into an assisted living facility left two people dead, and another wounded, police said. More
July 12, 2022
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US judge orders Mexican cartel to pay billions for killings
A Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community must pay $1.5 billion to the families, a federal judge from North Dakota ruled. More
July 12, 2022
Jury selection underway for Ruben Flores in Kristin Smart murder trial
Jury selection for Ruben Flores, charged as an accessory in Kristin’s 1996 disappearance, got underway Monday. More
July 12, 2022
‘Yellowstone’ actor charged with disability payment fraud
“Yellowstone" actor Q’Orianka Kilcher has been charged with illegally collecting nearly $97,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show. More
July 12, 2022
Westgate shooter sentenced to 44 years for 2020 shooting
The man who opened fire at Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District in 2020 has been sentenced. More
July 12, 2022
Depp’s lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact
In court papers filed Monday, Depp's lawyers dispute arguments from Heard's team that the jury's verdict was nonsensical and unfounded. More
July 12, 2022
31-year-old woman arrested for sexual assault of 13-year-old boy is pregnant
31-year-old Colorado woman arrested for sexual assault of 13-year-old boy is pregnant. More
July 11, 2022
Cleveland man declared wrongfully imprisoned for 1991 killing
A Cuyahoga County judge ruled Cleveland man Charles Jackson was wrongfully imprisoned after he spent over 27 years in prison before his murder conviction was dismissed in 2019. More
July 11, 2022
Woman accused in husband’s death returned to US from Italy
Beverly McCallum, accused in the 2002 fatal bludgeoning of her husband in Michigan, was ordered held on $10 million bond following her return to the U.S. from Italy. More
July 11, 2022
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
Texas woman Brandy Bottone contests HOV lane violation by telling cop her unborn daughter counts as a person. More
July 11, 2022
Nevada man charged in 1982 killing of child in California
Robert John Lanoue, 70, was charged in the 1982 killing of 5-year-old Anne Pham, who disappeared while walking to kindergarten. More
July 11, 2022
Consolidated youth center abuse lawsuits move forward
A judge has consolidated hundreds of lawsuits alleging physical and sexual abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, more than two years after the first case was filed. More
July 11, 2022
No bond for 2 charged in connection with alleged July 4 plot
Rolman Balcarcel Ac, 38, and Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, both from Guatemala, were charged in connection with what police have said was a thwarted Fourth of July mass shooting in Richmond, Virginia. More
July 11, 2022
‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member admits fraud
Jennifer Shah, of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” fame, pleaded to a fraud conspiracy charge that could result in a prison sentence of over 11 years. More
July 11, 2022
Judge won’t delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
Federal judge declined to delay trial of Steve Bannon, adviser to Donald Trump facing contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection. More
July 11, 2022
OH v. Shawnte Davon Hardin: Phony Funeral Home Trial
An Ohio man is facing dozens of charges related to allegations he provided funeral services without a license. More
July 11, 2022
Police: Florida woman hid mother’s body in freezer, collected disability benefits
A Florida woman is under arrest after police said she stuffed her dead mother's body into a freezer because she wanted to continue receiving her mom's disability benefits. More
July 11, 2022
Family says mother, daughter murdered in Virginia were trying to escape abuse
Officials said former Henrico Police officer Richard Crowder allegedly killed his wife Diane Crowder and stepdaughter Carrie Szaksz on July 2. More
July 11, 2022
Heard attorneys say juror served improperly, seek mistrial
“Newly discovered facts” show Juror No. 15 in the six-week trial was not the individual summoned in April to serve in the case, Amber Heard's attorney wrote. More
July 11, 2022
Report: Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny
The consortium's Uber Files revealed the extraordinary lengths that the company undertook to establish itself in nearly 30 countries. More
July 11, 2022
Report: Southern California county failed Turpin children
The shocking abuse in the Turpin home went unnoticed in Perris, California until then-17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped in January 2018 and called police. More
July 8, 2022
Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
Elon Musk announced that he will abandon his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. More
July 8, 2022
Man in Florida gets 20 years for posting bomb-making video
Romeo Xavier Langhorne has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to support the Islamic State terrorist group by posting a video online for making explosives. More
July 8, 2022
Parole denied for Manson follower for slayings in 1969
A California panel denied parole for Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis, 79. More
July 8, 2022
Japan’s tight gun laws add to shock over Abe’s assassination
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control. More
July 8, 2022
Family of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges
The family of a Black man in Connecticut, paralyzed when a police van without seatbelts braked suddenly, asked federal authorities to file civil rights charges against the officers involved. More
July 8, 2022
EXPLAINER: What’s next for 3 other ex-cops in Floyd’s death
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane await sentencing for their convictions on federal civil rights charges. More
July 8, 2022
Uvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre
The mayor of Uvalde disputed a report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school. More
July 8, 2022
Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid
Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper. More
July 8, 2022
Former jail deputy sentenced for killing wife, attempting decapitation
Wilford Jenkins was initially charged with murder but took a plea deal Thursday. More
July 8, 2022