Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader’s backpack accidentally discharged at school, injuring... READ MORE
Indiana man charged with murder withdraws from township race
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man who was one of three Republican candidates who advanced in the primary for a township board position... READ MORE
Man held in deadly Las Vegas lounge shooting takes plea deal
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven attempted murder charges were dropped and a 44-year-old ex-convict pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single... READ MORE
Texas inmate who escaped bus got out of restraints, cage
CENTERVILLE, Texas (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped from a prison transport bus in Texas last week got out of his restraints and a... READ MORE
Police: Former Kansas soccer goalie killed; husband charged
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former University of Kansas soccer goalie has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her... READ MORE
Wisconsin man gets 10 years in prison for racist acid attack
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge sentenced a white Wisconsin man to a decade in prison Wednesday for throwing acid... READ MORE
Man sentenced to 8 years on federal charge after commutation
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A man who was charged by federal prosecutors with producing child pornography after former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued a commutation... READ MORE
Heard’s sister, friend back her assault claims against Depp
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard’s sister testified Wednesday that she found herself in the middle of fights —... READ MORE
Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge... READ MORE
Death penalty sought in Texas for man who admitted killing 5
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas said Monday that they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to... READ MORE
Woman who spent more than 20 years in prison for husband’s death speaks out
By Mimi Elkalla SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A murder charge against 75-year-old Jane Dorotik was dismissed this week as she was getting ready for a... READ MORE
Podcast reveals bodies of Delphi murder victims were “staged”
By Rafael Sanchez DELPHI, Ind. (WRTV) — New chilling details have emerged involving the Delphi deaths investigation. On May 17, a true-crime podcast released documents... READ MORE