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A Kansas man who authorities now say jointly planned with his wife to kill their four young children before the couple killed themselves had previously been convicted of aggravated battery after another woman testified that he strangled and severely beat her, leaving her with permanent injuries, according to court documents.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he doesn’t believe it would be the best course of action for the FBI to take over the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona

A New Jersey man surrendered to authorities Friday on charges that he was operating a boat under the influence in July when two children, ages 7 and 9 years, were thrown into the water and died, police said.

A 13-year-old girl — the only survivor of a shooting rampage in rural Michigan — called 911 on Friday after she was shot four times, according to a state police official and her family Saturday.

An influencer whose 3-year-old son drowned more than a year ago has apologized for letting her 16-month-old sit on a boat without a life jacket, telling followers it was a lapse in judgment she deeply regrets.

Projects ranging from air monitoring in Georgia to installing indoor plumbing in an Alaskan village to providing septic tanks in Alabama have collapsed, leaving residents in the lurch.

Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court Friday has ignited a legal battle that will determine if he could still receive a murder conviction in state court.

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught on video kicking and chasing a protected sea lion at a local beach.

Five people were found dead in rural northern Michigan on Friday, state police said.

Tyler Boebert, the 21-year-old son of Rep.