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According to Farmington Hills police, 14-month-old Daniel Porras was found deceased with "several injuries" in a Motel 6. More

October 7, 2021

Jesse Johnson was accused of stabbing Harriet Thompson, a 28-year-old Black nurse’s aide, to death in her Salem home in 1998. More

October 7, 2021

A prosecutor accused Cruz’s attorneys of giving him the colored pencils to make the suspected Parkland school shooter appear sympathetic before the prospective jurors. More

October 7, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to have a public defender represent him as he appeals his murder conviction and sentence in the death of George Floyd. The state’s high court said Chauvin has not established that he is entitled to a public defender. The justices made that decision […] More

October 6, 2021

Prosecutor says wealthy parents who are the first to stand trial in the college admissions bribery scandal used lies and money to steal coveted spots at prestigious schools. More

October 6, 2021

California judge plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in prison Dec. 8 while she separately considers whether he receives new trial in 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son. More

October 6, 2021

An appellate court decision says Arizona's state constitutional protections for crime victims don't prevent prosecutors from conducting pretrial interviews of victims who object. More

October 6, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes in the nation's most populous state giving judges more discretion to impose alternative sentences. More

October 6, 2021

A potential plea deal that would have averted a criminal trial for an associate of Rudy Giuliani never materialized despite talks lawyers said. More

October 6, 2021

Abu Zubaydah's treatment at the hands of the CIA has become public through a variety of sources including the media and a congressional report. More

October 6, 2021

Three men who were convicted of killing a woman in West Virginia 19 years ago were cleared of charges in the case after new DNA evidence was presented. More

October 6, 2021

Police said a Florida man confessed Tuesday to killing his 67-year-old fiancée and then driving her body to a Walmart parking lot. More

October 6, 2021

The husband convicted in the brutal killing of beloved holistic doctor Teresa Sievers is appealing his death sentence. More

October 6, 2021

Heather Mack was 18 when she was arrested after the discovery of Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s body in the trunk of a taxi in Bali. More

October 6, 2021

A Tennessee man is in custody after three people, including an 11-year-old girl, were killed in a domestic-related shooting. More

October 6, 2021

John Black, spent hours outlining the moments that led to Kyle Rittenhouse's decisions to shoot three men, offering a preview of the defense team's strategy when Rittenhouse's trial begins next month. More

October 6, 2021

Mohamed Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. More

October 6, 2021

Britney Tiger went missing in February 2018. Weeks later her body was found dumped in a wooded area in Oklahoma. More

October 6, 2021

Given the woman’s age and condition, she had not been expected “actively to evade the trial." More

October 5, 2021

A slow slog of jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the suspect in 2018's Florida high school massacre on charges that he attacked a jail guard nine months after the shooting. More

October 5, 2021

Georgia's governor has suspended a district attorney who was indicted on charges of criminal misconduct while in office. More

October 5, 2021

A judge was expected Tuesday to consider remaining motions in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of shooting three people during a protest against in Wisconsin last year. More

October 5, 2021

Chesterfield Virginia mother Jasmine Moore was last seen by her friends at her home on the 20100 block of Rowanty Court late Saturday night on October 3 2020. More

October 4, 2021

Illinois and federal officials on Monday unveiled a mobile unit that they say will add speed and efficiency to digital investigations of child pornography and exploitation. More

October 4, 2021

Three more Minnesota men were arrested Monday for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. More

October 4, 2021

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson despite requests for mercy from the pope two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. More

October 4, 2021

A jury has found Andy J. McCauley, Jr. guilty of all charges in the death of 15-year-old Riley Crossman, including first-degree murder. More

October 4, 2021

DEA agent killed when a passenger who also died opened fire as officers were doing an inspection for illegal contraband on Amtrak train in Tucson. Second agent and police officer wounded. More

October 4, 2021

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder after being accused of striking and killing three valets as he attempted to flee from Houston police. More

October 4, 2021

Donald Trump now has a Dec. 23 deadline to undergo questioning in a former "Apprentice" contestant's defamation lawsuit over what he said in denying her sexual assault allegations. More

October 4, 2021