US crime

Man charged with murder after three stabbed in New York City rampage

A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in random attacks across Manhattan, police said on Tuesday.Ramon Rivera, 51,...

Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned

Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she...

Police say missing Wisconsin kayaker faked death and possibly fled overseas

For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood that search divers were...

US tourist killed while on vacation in Hungary as suspect taken into custody

Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in Hungary’s capital mourned their...

US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump that...

Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz up for auction 20 years after theft

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz are on the auction block nearly two decades after a...

Republican former congressional candidate charged with stealing ballots in Indiana

A Republican former congressional candidate was charged with stealing ballots during a test of a voting system in Madison county, Indiana, state police said...

Owner charged after 18 decomposing bodies found at Georgia funeral home

The owner of a south Georgia funeral home has been charged with 17 counts of abuse of a dead body after 18 decomposing bodies,...

Minneapolis police say they 100% failed Black man allegedly shot by neighbor

Minneapolis police have apologized for failing to address a local Black man’s complaints of repeated, racist harassment from his white neighbor until after the...

Florida woman found guilty of murder after zipping boyfriend in suitcase

A woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home was found guilty of second-degree...

Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report

Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in the US after abandoning a graduate studies program in California, according to a Washington Post report that contrasted...