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The arrests of John Wade, 33, and Chisom Kingston, 23, were confirmed by an Atlanta fire spokesman. More

July 2, 2020

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — One of the police officers investigated over photographs connected with the death of Elijah McClain in Colorado has resigned, Aurora police said Thursday. In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of those depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain’s death last summer. The department […] More

July 2, 2020

The death of George Floyd has ignited a movement – one that has made people look closer at the relationship between law enforcement and the African American community. (Episode 46) More

July 2, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Army investigators believe a Texas soldier missing since April was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier’s family said Thursday. Lawyer Natalie Khawam said the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division told her that the other soldier bludgeoned 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillen […] More

July 2, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado couple accused of killing their 11-year-old son by forcing him to drink large amounts of water are facing several charges, including child abuse and first-degree murder.   The Colorado Springs Gazette reports 41-year-old Ryan Sabin and 42-year-old Tara Sabin turned themselves in to authorities Tuesday and are being held without […] More

July 2, 2020

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with helping recruit underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More

July 2, 2020

UPDATED 7/1/20   ORIGINAL STORY 6/26/20 PARIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three people are facing a multitude of charges after police found a caged toddler in a filthy Tennessee mobile home that also contained dogs, rodents and snakes, authorities said Friday. Authorities went to the home Thursday after receiving an anonymous tip about possible animal cruelty, […] More

July 2, 2020

Chad Daybell faces additional charges after prosecutors say he conspired with Lori Vallow Daybell to hide her children's bodies on his property. More

July 1, 2020

  KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — The family of a soldier who has been missing since April believes partial remains that were found in Central Texas are her remains, the lawyer for her family said Wednesday, and the Army said it has identified two suspects in her disappearance. Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was last seen April 22 in […] More

July 1, 2020

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Wednesday after a county prosecutor declined to retry his case, punctuating years of work by WNBA star Maya Moore and other supporters who argued he was falsely convicted of burglary and assault charges. Moore was on hand when Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out […] More

July 1, 2020

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida appellate judges on Tuesday questioned the legality of search warrants that let police secretly video record New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others paying for massage parlor sex, pressing a prosecutor on his contention that the warrants were legally valid. Deputy Solicitor General […] More

June 30, 2020

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished in a bizarre case that captured worldwide attention had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids’ bodies. The new felony charges against Lori Vallow […] More

June 30, 2020

A judge ruled that the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks can be free on bond while his case is pending. More

June 30, 2020

Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19 million with dozens of sexual misconduct accusers. More

June 30, 2020

In the months following their parent’s brutal murder, Lyle and Erik Menendez went on with their lives thinking they had gotten away with it. Little did they know that one woman – a woman they had never met – would be their downfall. Her name was Judalon Smyth and had she not come forward and […] More

June 30, 2020

By DON THOMPSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gay Hardwick stood arm-in-arm with her husband to face a criminal dubbed the Golden State Killer and couldn’t recognize the elderly man hunched in a wheelchair as the sadistic rapist who had terrorized them 42 years earlier. In a hushed and raspy voice, […] More

June 30, 2020

A Minnesota judge warned attorneys charged in George Floyd's death that if they don't stop speaking to media, the case will need to move. More

June 29, 2020

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former police officer who terrorized the Sacramento region as a serial rapist and went on to kill more than a dozen people across California and evade capture for decades said Monday he will plead guilty to murder and admit dozens of sex assaults. Joseph James […] More

June 29, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd are due in court Monday. It’s the second pretrial hearing for the men. Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and other counts, while Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. Floyd died May […] More

June 29, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former police officer, faces 13 rape-related charges and 13 murder counts stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s across six counties in California. He is expected to enter a guilty plea during a hearing Monday. Authorities allege the 74-year-old is the elusive Golden State Killer, […] More

June 29, 2020

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of the House Democrats’ far-reaching police overhaul bill returned attention to the Senate on Friday, as the divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she’s willing to negotiate if the Senate is able […] More

June 26, 2020

By PATTY NIEBERG and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado governor on Thursday ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police who stopped him on the street in suburban Denver last year because he was “being suspicious.” Gov. […] More

June 26, 2020

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Army investigators are suspecting foul play in the disappearance of a Texas soldier who has been missing for two months, a congresswoman confirmed Tuesday.   Pfc. Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance is being treated as a criminal investigation after she went missing April 22, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Tuesday at a […] More

June 25, 2020

Two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks are charged. Court TV breaks it down. (Episode 45) More

June 25, 2020

William 'Roddie' Bryan Jr., Travis McMichael and Greg McMichael are charged with malice and felony murder in Ahmaud Arbery's death. More

June 25, 2020

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more at a Walmart in Texas is expected to be reindicted Thursday as he faces another murder charge in the mass shooting that targeted Mexicans, prosecutors said. Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, is currently being held without bond on one count […] More

June 24, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man was in police custody Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and his twin toddlers were in the hospital after he drove off a cliff with them in his car in what police say was a suicide attempt.   Robert Brians was booked Monday on suspicion of two counts of […] More

June 24, 2020

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-year-old Jeremy the third man to be charged, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer David Guillod, by a task […] More

June 24, 2020

Brett Hankison was fired by the Louisville Police Department for violating procedures during the botched raid at Breonna Taylor's home. More

June 24, 2020

Robert Durst had argued the unprecedented three-month delay caused by COVID-19 should be reason for a mistrial. More

June 23, 2020