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Innocent on Death Row? New Evidence Casts Doubt on Convictions
The number of executions in the United States remains close to nearly a three-decade low. And yet the decline has not prevented what those who closely track the death penalty see as a disturbing trend: A significant number of cases in which prisoners are being put to death, or whose execution dates are near, despite questions about their guilt.Hotel Agrees to Settlement Over Massacre in Las Vegas
The company that owns a Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire from his room onto a country music festival two years ago, killing 58 and wounding hundreds of others, agreed Thursday to pay up to $800 million to settle lawsuits filed by victims.Hotel Agrees to Settlement Over Massacre in Las Vegas
The company that owns a Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire from his room onto a country music festival two years ago, killing 58 and wounding hundreds of others, agreed on Thursday to pay up to $800 million to settle lawsuits filed by victims.MGM Agrees to Pay Las Vegas Shooting Victims Up to $800 Million
MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay up to $800 million to settle lawsuits from victims of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and hundreds of others injured.MGM Agrees to Pay Las Vegas Shooting Victims Up to $800 Million
MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay up to $800 million to settle lawsuits from victims of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and hundreds of others injured.Former FBI agent is indicted in a case involving St. Louis' prosecutor
Tisaby interviewed the woman in January 2018 with Gardner present. During a sworn deposition two months later, conducted by Greitens’ lawyers, Tisaby made several false statements, including that he had not made any notes during the interview and that a video recorder had malfunctioned.Who's your pick to sit on iron throne? Care to make it interesting?
The “Game of Thrones” character who will rule Westeros at the end of the series finale on Sunday didn’t fend off the army of the dead with a sword in Winterfell. Nor did they lead the charge through the gates of King’s Landing during the scorching butchery of the last episode.A Police Officer Shot a Woman in Pajamas. Here's Why It May Be Hard to Convict Him
When opening arguments began Tuesday in the murder trial of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a 40-year-old Australian woman while on duty in 2017, the prosecutors may have to hold most of the cards.A Police Officer Shot a Woman in Pajamas. Here's Why It May Be Hard to Convict Him.
With opening arguments expected Tuesday in the murder trial of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a 40-year-old Australian woman while on duty in 2017, the prosecutors might seem to hold most of the cards.Powerful storm threatens more misery in flood-hit Midwest
A storm bearing down on the Great Plains this week may or may not qualify as another “bomb cyclone.” But it will certainly be big.Simpson prosecutor will defend suspect in rap star's killing
The killing this week of Nipsey Hussle, a rapper and advocate for the communities of South Los Angeles, sent a painful tremor throughout those neighborhoods and the music industry.Chris Darden, O.J. Simpson Prosecutor, Is Now Defending the Suspect in Nipsey Hussle's Killing
The killing this week of Nipsey Hussle, a rapper and advocate for the communities of South Los Angeles, sent a painful tremor throughout those neighborhoods and the music industry.Timmothy Pitzen vanished in 2011, a teenager in Kentucky says he's the missing boy
Almost eight years ago, Amy Fry-Pitzen took her 6-year-old boy out of an elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, and drove him to Wisconsin, where they were last seen together at a water park.Timmothy Pitzen Vanished in 2011. A Teenager in Kentucky Says He's the Missing Boy.
Almost eight years ago, Amy Fry-Pitzen took her 6-year-old boy out of an elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, and drove him to Wisconsin, where they were last seen together at a water park.Timmothy Pitzen Vanished in 2011. A Teenager in Kentucky Says He's the Missing Boy.
Almost eight years ago, Amy Fry-Pitzen took her 6-year-old boy out of an elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, and drove him to Wisconsin, where they were last seen together at a water park.Timmothy Pitzen Vanished in 2011. A Teenager in Kentucky Says He's the Missing Boy.
Almost eight years ago, Amy Fry-Pitzen took her 6-year-old boy out of an elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, and drove him to Wisconsin, where they were last seen together at a water park.A Texas Biker Shootout Left 9 Dead, but No One Will Be Held Accountable
The crime scene was one of the most shocking that Texas had witnessed in years: Nine people killed and 20 wounded in a lunchtime shootout among members of the Bandidos and Cossacks motorcycle gangs in a restaurant parking lot in Waco in May 2015.Bald eagles, symbol of America, are dumping trash on the Seattle suburbs
Perhaps Ben Franklin had a point.Bald Eagles, Symbol of America, Are Dumping Trash on the Seattle Suburbs
Perhaps Ben Franklin had a point.How so many violent felons are allowed to keep their illegal guns
Federal law bars gun ownership by felons, fugitives, drug abusers, people adjudicated to be mentally ill, those dishonorably discharged from the military or living in the country illegally.