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Coroner: 8-year-old California girl died of asphyxiation, stab wounds to neck

May 3, 2016

Coroner: 8-year-old California girl died of asphyxiation, stab wounds to neck

Sheriff's officials say an 8-year-old Northern California girl who they say was sexually assaulted and killed by a teenage neighbor died of asphyxiation and stab wounds to the neck.

Pennsylvania man's conviction for 1976 rape, murder thrown out due to DNA evidence

May 3, 2016

Pennsylvania man's conviction for 1976 rape, murder thrown out due to DNA evidence

A man who spent 34 years in prison for the rape and shooting death of a teenage girl was released from prison Thursday after a judge vacated his murder conviction, citing new DNA evidence.

Man identified by fingertips shown in pics of young girls pleads to child pornography charges

May 3, 2016

Man identified by fingertips shown in pics of young girls pleads to child pornography charges

A Pennsylvania man whose fingertips were captured in the explicit pictures he took of a 3-year-old girl and her older sister has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

Dallas woman sues Uber after company admits fault by employing driver accused of raping her

May 3, 2016

Dallas woman sues Uber after company admits fault by employing driver accused of raping her

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in Dallas is suing the ride-hailing company and the suspect.

Former Oklahoma trooper charged with rape, battery of female motorists to be arraigned

May 3, 2016

Former Oklahoma trooper charged with rape, battery of female motorists to be arraigned

An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper charged with rape and sexual battery of three women during traffic stops is scheduled to be arraigned.

Appeals court to hear argument in cover-up case against 3 former Penn State administrators

May 3, 2016

Appeals court to hear argument in cover-up case against 3 former Penn State administrators

A Pennsylvania appeals court is to hear oral arguments in the criminal cases against three former high-ranking Penn State administrators, nearly four years after two of them were first charged.

Former headmaster of elite Delaware prep school appeals conviction for child porn dealing

May 3, 2016

Former headmaster of elite Delaware prep school appeals conviction for child porn dealing

The former headmaster of an elite Delaware prep school is challenging his child pornography conviction.

Uber says it accepted by mistake a driver now accused of sexually assaulting female passenger

May 3, 2016

Uber says it accepted by mistake a driver now accused of sexually assaulting female passenger

Uber says an internal investigation found it mistakenly granted driver status to a man now accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger.

Vermont probes its inmate's death in a private Kentucky prison; police weren't told he'd died

May 3, 2016

Vermont probes its inmate's death in a private Kentucky prison; police weren't told he'd died

The Vermont Legislature is investigating the death of a Vermont inmate who was beaten at a private prison in Kentucky and died six weeks later.

Man gets life for killing Fort Bragg solider who confronted him over sex offender status

May 3, 2016

Man gets life for killing Fort Bragg solider who confronted him over sex offender status

A 28-year-old man has admitted he killed a Fort Bragg soldier after she confronted him about being on the sex offender registry after a night of drinking.