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A 17-year-old high school student is charged as an adult with first-degree murder after police say he fatally stabbed his mother at their Fayetteville home and left her body partially inside a recycling bin in the garage. The killing has shaken a quiet neighborhood on the city’s south side and raised painful questions that investigators have not yet answered, including what led up to the stabbing and what was written in a note police say …
A 44-year-old Pennsylvania father was charged with attempted homicide after authorities said he stabbed his 3-month-old son in the abdomen and threw the injured infant into the snow outside their apartment complex, a violent episode investigators said unfolded in front of the baby’s mother and a 9-year-old child. The case in Chester County quickly moved from a frantic medical emergency to a criminal prosecution, with police and prosecutors describing a scene where family members and …
President Donald Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players, wiping away federal convictions that ranged from perjury to drug trafficking and granting one pardon posthumously, the White House said. The pardons, announced Thursday and publicized Friday by White House clemency official Alice Marie Johnson, drew attention because of the high-profile names and the variety of offenses. The actions are part of Trump’s continued use of presidential clemency, which can erase the legal consequences of …
Two young men were shot and killed inside a dorm room at South Carolina State University, and another person was wounded, authorities said, prompting an overnight campus lockdown as state agents took over the investigation. The shooting, reported late Thu., Feb. 12, rattled students at the historically Black university and revived worries after violence around homecoming events in the fall. Police said there is no ongoing threat, but no arrests have been announced. University leaders …
Two sisters, ages 2 and 3, died after they were found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool at their family’s home west of Houston on Feb. 11, authorities said, a case that drew a large emergency response and left relatives and first responders grieving. The deaths triggered a standard but sensitive investigation that often follows child drowning calls, with detectives working to pin down a timeline, how the children got outside and whether any barriers …
A Kentucky man charged with murdering his wife after she disappeared on a walk near their home entered an Alford plea to reduced charges days before his trial was set to start, bringing a yearslong case closer to an end. Glenn Jackson, 45, pleaded to manslaughter, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death of Ella Jackson. The plea comes more than six years after Ella Jackson, a 47-year-old mother, went missing …
A 38-year-old woman was arrested and charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after police said her newborn daughter was found dead inside a portable toilet holding tank at a recreation area near Las Cruces. Investigators said an autopsy showed the baby was alive when she entered the tank and breathed and swallowed the blue sanitation liquid. The case began as a medical call and quickly turned into a criminal investigation, with police racing …
A former New Jersey high school teacher was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after admitting she sexually assaulted two male students and used “textbook” grooming tactics that a judge said caused lasting psychological harm, according to prosecutors and courtroom accounts. Julie Rizzitello, 37, was taken into custody after the sentencing. The case has drawn intense attention in Monmouth County because it spans years, involves two victims, and centers on abuse of authority in …
Houston police found a man and a 24-year-old woman dead inside a downtown apartment after a neighbor called 911 to report blood outside the unit, authorities said. Investigators said the deaths appeared to involve gunshot wounds and were treating the case as a suspected murder-suicide. The deaths were discovered late Thursday at Houston House, a residential high-rise in the city’s central business district. Police said they were still working to confirm identities and notify next …
A body believed to be Nathan Smith, the 27-year-old son of rapper and producer Lil Jon, was recovered from a pond near Smith’s home after he was reported missing earlier in the week, police in this Atlanta suburb said. Authorities said they were awaiting confirmation and autopsy results. The discovery ended several days of searching that drew attention beyond north Fulton County because of Lil Jon’s fame and because police issued frequent updates as they …