Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings Zaniar Matapour convicted on ‘terrorism’ and murder charges after attack that killed two people and wounded nine. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024
A eulogy for the United States Let’s celebrate a democracy that once was – but not what it now is Salon · Jul 4, 2024
"I wouldn’t want to be a kid today". 23 years since P.O.D. released anti-gun violence anthem Youth Of The Nation, the song is depressingly more relevant than ever Inspired by gun violence in schools, P.O.D.'s 2001 top 40 hit Youth Of The Nation has only grown more relevant over time Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2024
Neo-Nazi convicted of hate-crime murder of gay classmate, 19, he met online for a hookup Blaze Bernstein, 19, was found dead in a California park in 2018. Now, his killer faces a sentence of life in prison without parole The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student A California man has been convicted of murder in the killing of a gay University of Pennsylvania student in a 2018 stabbing for an act of hate The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Man tells jury he found body but had no role in fatal attack on Detroit synagogue leader A man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue leader during a violent overnight encounter denied any role in her death The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Los Angeles to pay $21M to settle claims over botched fireworks detonation by police 3 years ago Los Angeles will pay more than $21 million to settle claims by residents of a neighborhood where police bungled the detonation of a cache of illegal fireworks, injuring 17 people and displacing dozens of others three years ago The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
It took nearly 40 years to be arrested for a cold-case murder. Now, she won’t be free until she’s at least 100 Mary Jo Bailey shot dead mom Yvonne Menke in ‘cold blood’ after discovering she was in a love triangle The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Family of great-grandfather gunned down in Highland Park sues Smith & Wesson over his horrific death ‘The defendants made a few hundred dollars selling the Shooter his M&P 15. It cost the Uvaldo family everything,’ the complaint states The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Two charged with 2018 murder of 17-year-old girl in north London Marcus La-Croix, 36, and Michael Clarke, 34, accused of fatal shooting of Tanesha Melbourne-Blake The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Mom says life of paralyzed Fourth of July parade shooting victim is 'shattered' 2 years later Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Missouri lawmaker forms committee on crimes committed by unlawful immigrants House Speaker Dean Plocher confirmed the news. It comes as Republicans put the issue at the forefront of nationals and statewide conversations Latin Times · Jul 3, 2024
Why mass shootings increase around the Fourth of July Independence Day topped the list with 58 mass shootings over the last 10 years The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Republicans celebrate Dictator Trump Trump has threatened to have people killed and GOP politicians aren't bothered in the slightest Salon · Jul 3, 2024
AAP · Jul 3, 2024 Couple record themselves plotting man's murder A murderer made eight voice recordings on his phone before and after he shot another man dead with his girlfriend in a revenge attack.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024 Minnesota prosecutor provides most detailed account yet of shooting deaths of 3 first responders A Minnesota prosecutor says police investigating a potential sexual abuse case in a Minneapolis suburb found themselves in a gunbattle against a well-armed resident in a darkened home while trying to protect seven children inside
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Man, 36, accused of killing young mom, 21, who went missing after leaving rehab and found dead in the woods The funeral for Laci Whitson is set for Wednesday in Alabama
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Plans to demolish Texas church where gunman opened fire in 2017 draws visitors back to sanctuary Plans to tear down a small Texas church where a gunman in 2017 killed more than two dozen worshippers are bringing visitors back to the rural sanctuary as there's a last-minute push to stop the demolition
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 ‘What the hell is happening?’: Hunter Biden joins White House meetings after debate flop Hunter Biden joined meetings to prepare for his father’s response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s immunity
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Supreme Court sidesteps gun law challenge that could impact Hunter Biden’s case Supreme Court asked lower appeals courts to remand a case cited by Hunter Biden’s lawyers
The Texas Tribune · Jul 2, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s petition Reed, on death row for more than 25 years, says he is innocent of the 1996 killing of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Arkansas grocery store reopens in wake of mass shooting that left 4 dead An Arkansas grocery store where four people were killed in a mass shooting has reopened, and community leaders call it an important step in the community's healing process
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later A Missouri judge has set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just over a month before Williams is scheduled to die
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Teenager ‘screamed in agony’ during double shooting in Ladbroke Grove Two boys were shot as gunfire punctured the silence of the Notting Hill neighbourhood