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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE RACE IS ON TO ...

How a chance reunion led to Nipsey Hussle’s death

Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the ...

Phoenix police officer killed, 2 more wounded in shooting

A Phoenix police commander was killed and two other officers were wounded Sunday night after they responded to calls about ...

Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison

Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles for ...

PG&E to use wildfire victims fund to pay for past crimes

Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t pay ...

Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection

Zimbabwe's public hospital doctors and nurses went on strike Wednesday over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus ...

PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires

Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a swath of death and destruction left ...

Supreme Court rules states can bar insanity defense

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can prevent criminal defendants from pleading insanity without violating their ...

India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape

Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, ...

2 Americans imprisoned in Iran, Lebanon released

An American jailed for months in Lebanon was released from custody Thursday, while a Navy veteran was granted medical ...

Minnesota jury acquits sheriff's deputy in shooting death

A Minnesota sheriff's deputy was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter Thursday in the 2018 fatal shooting of a suicidal ...

Twilight Time: Long-lost Rod Serling baseball comedy on deck

Years before he journeyed to "The Twilight Zone," Rod Serling made a brief detour to the strike zone. To many, he's the ...

Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder

The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was ...

San Francisco area man found sane in commuter train stabbing

A San Francisco area judge ruled Monday that a transient who fatally stabbed an 18-year-old woman at a commuter train ...

Sheriff: Boy killed at random in Idaho mobile home shooting

A young boy was shot and killed in his Idaho home Sunday night in what investigators are calling a random act of violence.

Trial of Robert Durst delayed for 3 weeks amid virus fears

A Los Angeles judge on Sunday postponed the murder trial of multimillionaire New York real estate heir Robert Durst for three ...

Trial of Robert Durst delayed for 3 weeks amid virus fears

A Los Angeles judge on Sunday postponed the murder trial of multimillionaire New York real estate heir Robert Durst for three ...

Parents, grandmother indicted in Arizona boy's death

The parents and grandmother of a 6-year-old northern Arizona boy have been indicted on murder and other charges in the ...

Police officer serving warrant is killed; fugitive arrested

A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed early Friday as he served a homicide warrant at a home, and several people ...