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Amber Guyger fatally shot Botham Jean in his apartment September 2018, saying she mistook his apartment for her own. More

October 23, 2019

BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children’s way into elite universities or cheating on college entrance exams. A grand jury in Boston indicted the parents on charges of […] More

October 23, 2019

Ezra McCandless was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her lover, Alex Woodworth, who was found in her car. More

October 23, 2019

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the 7-year-old’s death that was previously believed to be from a terminal disease. In a grand jury indictment […] More

October 22, 2019

The city of Chicago is suing former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett to recoup money spent investigating a fake attack. More

October 22, 2019

Ezra McCandless, who is charged with murdering Alex Woodworth, intends to introduce evidence about the victim's character. More

October 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty Friday for a man dubbed “The Boy Next Door Killer” after he was found guilty of two murders and attempted murder. The victims of Michael Gargiulo, 43, included 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin, who was killed on a night in 2001 when she had plans […] More

October 21, 2019

PHOENIX (AP) — Appellate judges who will decide whether to reverse Jodi Arias’ murder conviction in the gruesome 2008 killing of her former boyfriend grappled Thursday with who was responsible for whipping up publicity during the salacious trial and whether alleged misconduct by a prosecutor should cause the verdict to be tossed.   A lawyer […] More

October 18, 2019

The Killer Girlfriend trial is underway in Wisconsin where Ezra McCandless is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death.  More

October 17, 2019

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers are scheduled to make arguments Thursday before the Arizona Court of Appeals as Jodi Arias seeks to overturn her murder conviction in the 2008 death of her former boyfriend. Arias argues a prosecutor’s misconduct and a judge’s failure to control news coverage during the case deprived her of the right to […] More

October 17, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up to a dozen women testify that he violated them, too. Standing in a New York City courtroom, Gooding pleaded not […] More

October 16, 2019

Omar Long will be released from prison on October 20, 2019, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Long has been serving a 12-year-sentence for the death of his 23-month-old daughter Arianna.   Arianna Long died of heat hyperthermia. Reports say Long worked a late shift and spent time with friends before driving his live-in […] More

October 16, 2019

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on a murder charge Monday […] More

October 16, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday accused a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Joshua Waites, the director of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s office of special investigations, according […] More

October 15, 2019

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — A representative for Felicity Huffman says the actress has reported to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in the college admissions scandal. The Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin is a low-security prison for women in the San Francisco area. A federal judge in Boston sentenced Huffman last month […] More

October 15, 2019

Update 10/15/19: A jury in Leon County, Florida, deliberated for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning in the penalty phase of Sigfredo Garcia before recommending a life sentence for the 2014 murder of Dan Markel. Judge Hankinson will formally sentence Markel at 11a ET. Under Florida law, if the jury recommends a life sentence, the court […] More

October 15, 2019

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she’s feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in the year after the […] More

October 14, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Fonda was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday while peacefully protesting climate change. The actress and activist was handcuffed on the east side steps and escorted into a police vehicle. Video of the arrest circulated online. Fonda was one of 16 people arrested for unlawfully protesting and was charged […] More

October 14, 2019

“She Said” by The New York Times investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey is as much about journalism as it is about Harvey Weinstein. It is far more than an exceptional read; it is a lesson in having patience when you are playing the long game. The book chronicles the investigative journey Kantor and […] More

October 14, 2019

The responding officer fired a shot through the home's window, killing Atatiana Jefferson. More

October 14, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. learned on Thursday that he’s facing a new undisclosed charge in his sexual misconduct case, a development that came as jury selection was set to begin for his trial. At a court hearing in Manhattan, Assistant District Attorney Jenna Long revealed the charge is contained in a sealed […] More

October 10, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years after Matt Lauer was abruptly fired by NBC News for sexual misconduct, more questions are emerging about the former “Today” show host’s behavior and whether bosses looked the other way at problems involving one of the network’s biggest stars. A new book by Ronan Farrow, a former NBC News […] More

October 10, 2019

Michael Drejka was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton outside a Florida convenience store. More

October 10, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges is set to begin this week. The trial, which is scheduled to start Thursday, was postponed in September after prosecutors said they were still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused […] More

October 10, 2019

Amber Guyger’s conviction for the murder of Botham Jean, after the ex-cop entered his apartment believing it was her own, didn’t end the drama surrounding her trial.  More

October 10, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who worked at NBC News claimed that Matt Lauer raped her at a hotel while on assignment for the Sochi Olympics, an encounter the former “Today” show host claimed was consensual. The claim outlined by Brooke Nevils in Ronan Farrow’s book, “Catch and Kill,” puts a name and details […] More

October 9, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have settled allegations that they failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in income taxes to the state of Georgia. A spokesman for the couple, Allan Mayer, announced Tuesday that the couple had reached an agreement with the Georgia Department of Revenue. The agreement […] More

October 9, 2019

Investigators believe the three suspects accused of killing Joshua Brown were in Dallas to buy drugs from him. More

October 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Tuesday over whether a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment. With the court’s four liberal justices likely to side with workers who were fired because of their sexual orientation or transgender status, the question in two highly anticipated cases that filled the courtroom […] More

October 8, 2019

Judge Tammy Kemp said she had never previously acknowledged her Christian faith to a defendant or given one a Bible. More

October 7, 2019