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Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say
Court records say a Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond. His wife...
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Man attempts to shoot pastor during church service
A Pennsylvania church service was interrupted by a man with a gun who attempted to shoot the pastor giving his sermon.
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Watch: Homeboy Industries founder Father Gregory Boyle receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Father Gregory Boyle, founder and director of the successful Homeboy Industries gang-intervention and rehabilitation program in Los Angeles, was recognized with the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday at the White House.
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Scuba boat captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34
The captain of a scuba dive boat was sentenced to four years in prison for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. NBC Los Angeles’ Gordon Tokumatsu reports.
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Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel.
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Wisconsin police killed student outside school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon.
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Defense lawyer says TikToker admits killing wife, friend; DA says he shared pics he took of corpses
Ali Abulaban is expected to testify during the trial, which is estimated to last about a month.
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No charges filed after bodies of 4 babies are found in Boston freezer
No one will be charged over the remains of four infants found in a South Boston apartment two years ago, prosecutors said Tuesday, closing their investigation into a “perplexing” case. Read the report.
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US seeks 3-year prison sentence for Binance founder over money laundering charges
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing in a Seattle courtroom.
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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
A Colorado judge has sentenced a former paramedic to probation in the death of Elijah McClain.
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Paramedic involved in Elijah McClain's death sentenced to 4 years of probation
Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, had been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in December.
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Gunman's girlfriend pleads guilty in OC freeway shooting death of 6-year-old boy
A woman who was driving during a road-rage confrontation on the 55 Freeway that killed a 6-year-old boy in a car seat, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crime.
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Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man.
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Someone fishing with magnet reels in new evidence in Georgia couple's slaying
The couple was robbed and fatally shot before their bodies were discovered off a county road in January 2015.
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US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.
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Arkansas Supreme Court says new DNA testing can be sought in ‘West Memphis 3' case
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a judge wrongly denied a request for new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago.
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Wisconsin man accused of killing, dismembering woman while on a date
Authorities relied on text messages, witnesses, security video and phone-tracking data to build a case against a man accused of killing and dismembering a Milwaukee woman with whom he was on a date, court records show.
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Justice Department in settlement talks to pay around $100 million to Larry Nassar victims, sources say
The Justice Department is far along in settlement talks with victims of Larry Nassar, and the final number is likely to be close to $100 million, two people familiar with the negotiations tell NBC News. But they say the settlement has not been finalized.
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St. Louis mom charged after police say she had 8-year-old drive while she was passed out
Latonya Mayes-Gale was arrested after an officer spotted a vehicle headed west in an eastbound lane at a downtown St. Louis intersection, according to a police affidavit.
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Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo' says he's not allowed visits, calls from daughters, wife
Guzmán was convicted for running an industrial-scale drug smuggling operation and is serving his sentence at a maximum security prison in Colorado.