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2 women and a toddler fatally shot in Jackson, Mississippi
Two women and a toddler were found dead Saturday night at a Jackson, Mississippi home, according to the Jackson Police Department.
Alleged UFC plotters posted a ‘terminally online Mad Libs’ of grievances
The man investigators say was behind a foiled plot to attack the UFC event at the White House was driven by a shuffling playlist of grievances, court documents suggest.
Kentucky flash floods kill at least 3 people with rescue operations ongoing
At least three people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rain and multiple thunderstorms in Kentucky, officials said, with additional fatalities expected to be confirmed soon.
Ex-youth pastor accused in wife’s 2006 death lived lavishly after insurance payout, authorities allege
In the years after a former Las Vegas youth pastor allegedly pushed his wife from an iconic peak at Zion National Park, he appears to have lived lavishly off an insurance payout from her death and threw booze-fueled parties for church youth, court documents allege
Michigan parents charged with murder after 7-year-old son dies weighing 255 pounds
A Michigan couple have been charged with murder in connection with the death of their 7-year-old son, who was 255 pounds when he died, according to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton
Missing giraffe ‘Gracie’ found in Texas
Gracie the giraffe was found just miles away from the Texas ranch she vanished from about two weeks ago
Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking death and fleeing US to Scotland after rape charges, has died
A man who was accused of faking his own death in 2020 and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S. has died after he was taken to a hospital from a Utah prison, authorities said Friday
Prosecutor in case of accused Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson found in contempt of court
A Utah judge on Friday found a prosecutor violated court rules with comments he made to a media outlet about the presumed guilt of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk
74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
Dusty Ray Spencer was convicted of the 1992 stabbing death of his wife. Another 74-year-old Florida inmate, Dennis Sochor, is scheduled to be executed July 14.
Mother and son identified as skeletal remains found in Connecticut home bought at auction
A mother and her son have been identified as two of three skeletal remains found inside a Connecticut home that was recently bought at auction