Tag: Homicide
South Carolina judge refuses to block 2 scheduled executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge on Tuesday refused to block two executions set for later this month as she considers a lawsuit...
Turkish mafia boss dishes dirt, becomes YouTube phenomenon
ANKARA, Turkey — From alleged drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants, a convicted crime ringleader has been dishing...
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?
It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New York that the coronavirus pandemic brought...
South Carolina court weighs pausing new death penalty law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge heard arguments Monday on whether to temporarily halt a new law effectively forcing death row prisoners to...
Gary woman to be resentenced in fire deaths of 2 children
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Gary woman whose prison sentence was thrown out on appeal in a 2018 apartment fire that killed two of...
Parents of 8-year-old girl killed in Atlanta sue city
ATLANTA — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks had been shot several weeks...
Hate crime charges added in Asian American store attacks
BALTIMORE — A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate...
Prosecutor: Woman to face more charges in Texas boy’s death
HOUSTON — A woman arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body authorities say was kept hidden in a...
Vegas police: Slain boy was from California, mother sought
LAS VEGAS — A 7-year-old boy from San Jose, California, was the child whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas 10...
Canadian police say family run down targeted as Muslims
TORONTO — A family of five who were struck by a vehicle were targeted because they were Muslims, Canadian police said Monday.
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