South Carolina executes Richard Moore for 1999 killing despite pleas from former jurors Three jurors, Moore’s trial judge, and a former state prison director called for the 59-year-old to get clemency The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Jury clears former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor's neighbors A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky detective of a charge that he violated the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by using excessive force during a botched drug raid that left Taylor dead The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Texas man admits to killing his elderly aunt after she tried to kick him out of the house, say police Police in Aubrey, Texas, found the victim’s body ‘wrapped in blankets’ beneath ‘a pile of dirt’ The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable." The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Criterium racer Michael Hernandez first Orlando police officer to take down suspected shooter Thursday night REIGN Storm Racing team captain began new job with Orlando Police Department this spring Cycling News · Nov 1, 2024
Six teenagers arrested after girl, 13, found in critical condition by roadside The girl was reportedly stabbed at around 6.50am on Friday and was found at the side of the A63 in Hessle, Yorkshire. Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
Six teenagers arrested after 13-year-old girl stabbed in neck near Hull Girl is in critical condition in hospital after being found injured at side of road in Hessle, say Humberside police The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
Two teenagers convicted of murder in gang-related park attack Darrian Williams, 16, was attacked by two 15-year-olds in a Bristol park on February 14 this year. Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
Teenager shot in the head sparking mass brawl involving hundreds in western France French interior minister Bruno Retailleau says the attack shows that drug-related violence in France has reached a ‘tipping point’ The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Teenager who carried out school hammer attack named for first time Thomas Wei Huang was publicly identified after a High Court judge lifted an order preventing his naming The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Boy ‘filled with resentment and jealousy’ jailed for stabbing 15-year-old ex-girlfriend 36 times Logan MacPhail, now 17, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years for murdering Holly Newton The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
How a 16-year-old’s coercive behaviour led to the murder of Holly Newton Schoolgirl was apparently killed for the most mundane reason: her ex-boyfriend could not accept losing her The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
Teenager who murdered ex-girlfriend in street after stalking her detained for life Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked Holly Newton for an hour before knifing her 36 times in an alleyway Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite objections from judge and jurors ‘To my children and granddaughters, I love you and am so proud of you,’ Moore, 59, said in his last words The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024 Soldier charged with murder after sergeant found dead in dumpster on Missouri Army base Wooster Rancy, 21, a specialist soldier with the 5th Engineer Battalion is charged with Sarah Roque’s murder
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024 Detectives offer £20,000 reward in appeal to identify man in new footage from Jason Diallo murder case Police have released footage of man they want to trace four years after father-of-two was shot dead and a second man gunned down in east London
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024 South Carolina death row inmate in last-ditch fight for his life as execution looms today South Carolina is scheduled to kill death row inmate Richard Moore by lethal injection on Friday
Newcastle Herald · Nov 1, 2024 'He's got a gun': Career crook jailed for shooting up Raymond Terrace house Daniel Bell was in 2019 acquitted of attempted murder over a shooting.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 31, 2024 Fairgoers join Ken Paxton in suing Texas State Fair for allegedly violating their gun rights Three fairgoers are requesting up to $1 million in damages and to allow guns at the State Fair.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 A grandmother was arrested at gunpoint by US marshals who threatened to Taser her. They had the wrong woman Penny McCarthy was wrongfully arrested by officers in bullet-proof vests in Arizona, but her protests were ignored
Latin Times · Oct 31, 2024 Elon Musk Revealed to Be Funding Fake Kamala Facebook Ads Full of False Claims Ads that look as though they're from the Harris campaign, but completely misrepresent Vice President Kamala Harris' stances and policies, have begun circulating on social media after being published by a "dark money network" funded by Elon Musk.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 A lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a state trooper has been dismissed A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a 2023 traffic stop
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 First Thing: Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP. Plus, new era for erotic lit
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The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2024 Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’ Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP at rally briefly interrupted by Gaza protesters