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Two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget's death before his family was alerted. More

June 20, 2022

A legislative committee investigating the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school last month is set to hear more testimony from law enforcement officers. More

June 20, 2022

Yarnell Sampson, father of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson -- who was killed after falling from a Florida amusement park ride -- fears his son's death will be forgotten, with tragic consequences for future ride patrons. More

June 20, 2022

Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the longtime leader and public face of the organization. More

June 20, 2022

Sandra Eckert’s husband, Wes, says detectives have named him and his brother “persons of interest” in the case. More

June 20, 2022

Lawyers for Darrell Brooks do not believe he will get a fair trial in Waukesha, based on more than 1,500 responses to a jury questionnaire. More

June 20, 2022

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces a historic impeachment trial this week for his actions surrounding a 2020 car crash in which he struck and killed a pedestrian. More

June 20, 2022

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death and three adults, including a police officer, were wounded after a musical event lacking a permit erupted into chaos on a District of Columbia street Sunday night, police said. More

June 20, 2022

The charges stemmed from the March 2021 death of Stone Foltz, 20, a sophomore from Delaware, Ohio. More

June 20, 2022

The victim, who was driving the vehicle, intentionally committed a traffic violation and was pulled over by deputies. More

June 20, 2022

A Georgia prisoner convicted of killing two guards during an escape from a prison transport bus five years ago has been sentenced to die. More

June 20, 2022

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court wants to revoke the law license of attorney Alex Murdaugh. More

June 17, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported. The report gave no timeline for Griner’s trial, but cited a top Russian diplomat as saying that she will not be considered for detainee swaps until her case has been investigated. More

June 17, 2022

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 70-year-old man who fatally shot three elderly people at a church potluck dinner in Alabama had attended services there previously. More

June 17, 2022

Colorado man Kyle Miotke has been arrested in Nebraska after he was found with a missing 13-year-old girl from Indiana. More

June 17, 2022

A 26-year-old man facing first degree rape charges in Maryland was also wanted for slashing a 19-year-old woman's neck in a New York City subway station. More

June 17, 2022

In Michigan, a new federal lawsuit will be filed today by 20 Oxford High School students seeking a judge to order change before the start of the new school year. More

June 17, 2022

Two white Florida men -- Roy Lashley, 55, and Robert Lashley, 52 -- have been charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly beating a Black man in a store parking lot while yelling racial slurs. More

June 17, 2022

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald blasted James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooting suspect, in court filings this week. More

June 17, 2022

A 71-year-old man fatally shot two elderly people and wounded a third with a handgun during a potluck dinner at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham, AL suburb of Vestavia Hills. More

June 17, 2022

Gregory Ulrich, who stormed a medical clinic in Minnesota, fatally shot one person and wounded four others, faces a mandatory term of life in prison without parole. More

June 17, 2022

Michigan Supreme Court rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. More

June 17, 2022

The British government on ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. More

June 17, 2022

 The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection used its latest public hearing on to focus on the pressure Donald Trump put on Mike Pence to delay or reject the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee is trying to show how that pressure incited an angry mob to lay siege to the Capitol. More

June 16, 2022

Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge in a federal court case in Southern California accusing him of cheating his clients out of millions of dollars. More

June 16, 2022

A concert by John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been canceled even as Hinckley was freed from federal court oversight. More

June 16, 2022

The California Supreme Court has left intact a ruling that allows customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it sells may contain hazardous substances such as mercury. More

June 16, 2022

The white man who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket made his first appearance in federal court on hate crime charges Thursday. More

June 16, 2022

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of of a long-delayed murder trial. More

June 16, 2022

“Epstein was the mastermind, Epstein was the principal abuser, and Epstein orchestrated the crimes for his personal gratification,” the lawyers wrote. More

June 16, 2022