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October 12, 2023

As solar eclipse nears, Indigenous traditions encourage inactivity, including no spectating, eating, sleeping

This weekend’s solar eclipse will gather many spectators across the U.S. However, for some cultures such as the Navajo tradition, indigenous people are encouraged to be inactive.

October 12, 2023

US judge upholds New Mexico Gov. Grisham’s suspension on gun-carry rights in public parks, playgrounds

A federal judge has rejected a request from gun rights advocates to block Gov. Grisham’s emergency order restricting gun-carry in parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

October 12, 2023

Texas 'love triangle' murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong's short-lived escape attempt caught on video

Video shows the short-lived alleged escape attempt of former fugitive "love triangle" murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong, charged in death of cyclist Mo Wilson.

October 12, 2023

Missing girl's dad hunts ex-wife he believes disappeared with daughter after 34-day marriage

The father of missing Texas girl Ava Grace Baldwin, last seen when she was 6 in 2015, believes his ex-wife of 34 days, who is also misisng, may be hiding her.

October 11, 2023

Texas executes man who killed elderly woman, recites lengthy Psalm in last statement

A Texas death row inmate was executed late Tuesday after the Supreme Court overturned an order from a lower court that delayed the death sentence.

October 11, 2023

Texas pastor accused of sexually abusing juvenile family member for over decade, impregnating her at 16

A Texas pastor from the Houston area was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a child continuously and sexually assaulting a child under the age of 17.

October 11, 2023

Oklahoma chief justice calls for removal of judge caught texting during 2-year-old's murder trial

John Kane IV, the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, has recommended the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom.

October 11, 2023

Woman awaiting trial in cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson's homicide attempts escape during medical escort

A woman awaiting trial in connection with the homicide of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, made an attempt to flee while being escorted by officers to a medical appointment.

October 11, 2023

Texas boy, 13, convicted of murder for fatally shooting Sonic Drive-In employee

A 13-year-old boy has been convicted of murder for fatally shooting Sonic employee Matthew Davis. Davis and the boy's uncle, Angel Gomez, were fighting when the shooting occurred.

October 11, 2023

Woman burned alive on Texas roadside in ritzy neighborhood: police

Melissa Davis was found engulfed in flames on the side of an Austin, Texas, road late last month, and an autopsy revealed that she was alive when she was set ablaze.