April 26, 2024 On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering Lincoln Union troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe Lincoln, before finding him in a Virginia barn and killing him on this day in history, April 26, 1865.
April 20, 2024 The role of forensic science in solving true crime cases Forensic science is often depicted in crime shows and movies, but how it plays a role in solving true crime cases can be very different.
April 15, 2024 Salman Rushdie in 1st interview about nearly-fatal knife attack: 'I feel more the presence of death' Salman Rushdie survived the knife attack, which lasted nearly 30 seconds and damaged his liver and severed the nerves in an arm and an eye.
March 28, 2024 Prominent Bahamas politician killed during robbery attempt near Nassau Don Saunders, a prominent Bahamian politician and top-ranking Free National Movement Party official, was fatally shot Wednesday during an attempted robbery.
March 27, 2024 4 sentenced to death for 2013 assassination of Tunisian politician A Tunisian court has delivered verdicts in the case of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid, who was assassinated in 2013. Four people have been sentenced to death.
March 19, 2024 Iraqi immigrant plotted to smuggle assassins through Mexico to kill former US president: docs An Iraqi immigrant living in Ohio planned to smuggle assassins into the U.S. through Mexico to assassinate former president, but his plot was foiled.
February 24, 2024 Navalny spokesperson says his body was handed to his mother The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was turned over to his mother by the Russian government, his spokeswoman announced via social media on Saturday.
February 22, 2024 Lawsuit brought by Navalny's mother will be heard in Russian court: report A lawsuit brought by Lyudmila Navalnaya, mother of deceased activist Alexei Navalny, is slated to be heard next month by a Russian court in the Arctic region of Salekhard.
February 21, 2024 Alabama pushes to use controversial nitrogen gas method in second execution Alabama is seeking to execute its second inmate on death row, Alan Eugene Miller, with nitrogen gas after the execution of Kenneth Smith on January 25.
February 21, 2024 Indictment of assassinated Haitian president's widow a political hit, attorney says An attorney for Martine Moïse, the widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dismissed an indictment against her as politically motivated.
