Houston saw a sharp spike in violent crime during 2021, enduring a nearly 20% spike in murders as the crime…
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Ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner leaves jail after serving half his term for sexual assault
The one-time Stanford swimming star whose six-month term for sexual assault sparked national outrage walked out of jail with his…
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A federal judge on Thursday denied a former Arkansas circuit judge’s request to withdraw his guilty plea on a bribery…
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Man charged with murder in Texas campsite killings
PALESTINE, Texas – A man was charged with six counts of capital murder Thursday in the killing of a family…
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CHICAGO – A 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot this week was “lured” from a park into an alley…
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut’s highest court has overturned the death penalty in the state, saying it’s unconstitutional. Thursday’s ruling could…
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Ex-girlfriend of man accused of luring teen to death via Facebook says he confessed to crime
BANGOR, Maine – The ex-girlfriend of a Maine man accused of using Facebook to lure a teenager to her death…
Read MoreInvestigators say Oregon fugitive shot by police converted van into ‘moveable dungeon’
PORTLAND, Ore. – Authorities say a man fatally shot by a Portland officer last month had been stalking young women…
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Protesters riled by police killing of black 18-year-old yell abuse at officers in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Protesters angered by the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by police faced off with officers in…
Read MoreSome residents, politicians question credibility of investigation in Missouri teen’s shooting
FERGUSON, Mo. – The Missouri authorities leading the investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white…
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