Tag: Violent crime
Prosecutors want more time for federal trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are asking a judge for more time to prepare for the federal trial of four former police officers facing civil rights...
Brother of boy ‘possessed’ resents retelling in ‘Conjuring’
BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The brother of a boy who some thought was possessed by demons has told the Hartford Courant previously that he resents...
Woman, three children found slain in Fort Wayne home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Three children and a woman were found slain in a Fort Wayne home Wednesday morning, and police asked for the...
Activists protest police killing of Black man in California
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Police in California have released images of a Black man holding a pistol and aiming it at an unmarked police...
Colorado shooting victims demand answers on public donations
DENVER — Several families and survivors of those killed in the March mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket have demanded the appointment of a...
Terre Haute man pleads guilty to charges in death of woman
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A Terre Haute man pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and burglary in the November 2017 slaying of a woman...
State seeks 30 years for Chauvin; defense wants time served
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, but a defense...
Ronaldo wants US court to dismiss Vegas rape hush-money case
LAS VEGAS — More than a decade after soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo paid $375,000 to hush a Nevada woman’s claim that he raped her...
Police release dramatic body-cam video of rail yard shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a Northern California rail yard shot himself twice in the head as sheriff's...
A year later, racial reckoning yields uncertainty in giving
One year ago, as protesters filled America's streets demanding justice after George Floyd’s murder by police, corporations and major philanthropists pledged an outpouring of...