July 31, 2020 Federal appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, based on the opinion that the judge in the case did not vet the jury property, with regard to possible bias stemming from pretrial publicity.
July 9, 2020 El Paso Walmart shooting rampage suspect faces more federal charges A man accused of shooting scores of people at a Texas Walmart last summer was indicted Thursday on new federal hate crime and gun charges following the death of another person injured in the attack.
June 22, 2020 Split among members of 'Seven Deadly Sins' led to Alabama mass shooting: sheriff A split between members of a six-person club called the “Seven Deadly Sins” led to the shooting deaths of seven people this month in an Alabama home that was also set on fire, investigators said Monday.
May 14, 2020 Deputy fired over Parkland school shooting to be reinstated with back pay: reports A Florida sheriff’s sergeant who lost his job after it was discovered he hid behind his car when a shooter at a high school in Parkland first opened fire will reportedly get his job back.
May 3, 2020 Connecticut gun manufacturer's ‘ranch’ rifle among weapons banned in Canada A Connecticut gun manufacturer’s “ranch” rifle is among the assault-style weapons Canada banned Friday following the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the country’s deadliest, according to a report.
April 27, 2020 El Paso mass shooting victim dies almost 9 months after attack A girl's soccer coach hospitalized since being shot multiple times during last year's mass shooting at a Texas Walmart, has died on Saturday.
April 24, 2020 Washington state’s ‘Green River Killer,’ other inmates denied coronavirus release in 5-4 vote In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the state Supreme Court of Washington rejected a lawsuit calling for the release of thousands of inmates to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to reports. Those narrowly missing a shot at freedom included Gary Ridgway, the so-called “Green River Killer.”
April 19, 2020 Oklahoma City bombing remembered by virtual commemoration, 25 years later Survivors and victims’ families came together Sunday to pay virtual tribute to the lives lost and lives altered 25 years ago on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City.
March 20, 2020 Oklahoma City bombing 25th anniversary scaled back over virus concerns Next month's commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing has been changed from a live event to a pre-recorded program due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus.
March 4, 2020 Gunman at Molson Coor’s Milwaukee facility had noose placed on locker in 2015 Someone had placed a noose at the locker of the Wisconsin brewery employee who fatally shot five of his co-workers last week before turning the gun on himself, the company confirmed Wednesday.