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Legal experts, though, said it's incredibly difficult to prove criminal charges against a shooter's parent or guardian. More

July 7, 2022

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.” More

July 7, 2022

A jury convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of collaborating with Elizabeth Holmes in a massive fraud involving the blood-testing company that once enthralled Silicon Valley. More

July 7, 2022

DODGEVILLE, WI. (Court TV) – One fact is certain in the murder trial of Sean Pickett; The 21-year-old killed his mother and the family dog, a pit bull named “Chico.” This jury must decide whether he should be held responsible for causing their deaths. More

July 7, 2022

Russian news agencies say jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges during her trial in Moscow. More

July 7, 2022

A Florida man told deputies he did not recall killing two people who were found dead Saturday night at a home near West Palm Beach. More

July 7, 2022

Inside the home, the sheriff's office said deputies found Tzvi Allswang holding the female victim at knifepoint. More

July 7, 2022

Harris apologized to his victims, saying, “I am deeply sorry for all the trauma my abuse has caused you. I pray deep down that your suffering comes to an end.” More

July 7, 2022

An unannounced delivery of flowers turns deadly for Atlanta socialite Lita McClinton. Tamron Hall explores the two decade hunt for the killer. More

July 7, 2022

A company that has performed appraisals on some of Donald Trump’s most prized properties has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the former president’s business practices. More

July 6, 2022

President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, to reassure her that he is working to win Griner's freedom as soon as possible, the White House said. More

July 6, 2022

Former Las Vegas McDonald's employee arrested for spitting in customer's coffee. More

July 6, 2022

Jurors found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle. More

July 6, 2022

The father of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby has been indicted by a grand jury on 30 counts unrelated to his son's disappearance. More

July 6, 2022

Prosecutors say Chrystul Kizer traveled to Randall Volar's home in Kenosha in June 2018 and killed him. More

July 6, 2022

R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch following the jailed R&B singer's sentencing in a federal sex abuse case. More

July 6, 2022

A trial date has been set for a Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man. More

July 6, 2022

The gunman initially evaded capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, investigators said. More

July 6, 2022

Akron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop. More

July 6, 2022

Three people have been have been arrested, and two of them have been formally charged, after a man was shot and killed in Michigan while making a Facebook Live video. More

July 5, 2022

A federal judge on approved a plan that calls for transferring about 4,000 dogs currently housed at a troubled Virginia breeding facility to shelters where they can be adopted. More

July 5, 2022

A Colorado funeral home operator accused of illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court. More

July 5, 2022

The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is subpoenaing Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani, and other members of Trump's campaign legal team. More

July 5, 2022

A federal judge threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species. More

July 5, 2022

A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. More

July 5, 2022

Kaitlin Armstrong is back in Austin. She was apprehended last week on a beach in Costa Rica looking drastically different. More

July 5, 2022

By MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing […] More

July 5, 2022

Brittney Griner made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed on to the White House through her representatives, saying she feared she may never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” More

July 5, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. — Amber Heard’s lawyers have asked a judge to throw out the $10.35 million verdict against her in the defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp. More

July 5, 2022

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks. More

July 5, 2022