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May 8, 2024

Pennsylvania man who claimed 'spirits' sent him to kill pastor charged with unrelated murder

Bernard Polite has been charged with his cousin's murder days after he was identified as the gunman who appeared on video in a Pennsylvania church attack.

May 8, 2024

Idaho students' former roommate breaks silence as judge closes suspect Kohberger's next hearing

A former roommate of two of the University of Idaho students killed in an ambush attack in November 2022 has broken her silence as she pushes for campus safety around the U.S.

May 7, 2024

NC man convicted of sawed-off shotgun killing entitled to new trial, appellate court rules

Ronald Wayne Vaughn Jr. had his conviction vacated in the 2017 shooting death of Gary Somerset after judges deemed instruction of a possible self-defense argument to be insufficient.

May 7, 2024

NM high court upholds man's convictions in 2018 triple homicide

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder convictions of John Powell in the fatal 2018 shootings of three people near Dixon.

May 7, 2024

Murder trial begins in case of Detroit-area teen whose disappearance triggered exhaustive landfill search

25-year-old Jaylin Brazier is standing trial for second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Zion Foster, whose body has yet to be found despite an extensive search.

May 7, 2024

Ukraine busts up Russia's Zelenskyy assassination plot in massive 'failure' of Putin's spies

Russian intelligence service FSB has searched for members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's inner circle who would participate in an operation to kidnap and assassinate him.

May 7, 2024

Suspect in NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller slaying pleads not guilty to murder, other charges

NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller's suspected killer Guy Rivera pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a Queens courtroom Tuesday morning.

May 7, 2024

Maine woman screams 'Don't think I will?' at boyfriend in fatal shooting on newly emerged video: report

A Maine woman's meltdown was recorded on doorbell camera's microphone after she allegedly shot her boyfriend to death at point-blank, according to a new report.

May 7, 2024

Tennessee's worst juvenile criminals can't age out of punishment thanks to new blended sentencing

Budding career criminals in Tennessee face a new crackdown as "blended sentencing" aims to take off the kid gloves for more serious youthful offenders.

May 6, 2024

Minnesota woman accused of killing 2 children, setting house on fire

Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, has been charged with killing two children — reportedly her own — fleeing with a third, and setting a house on fire.