Two men walk free from prison decades after being wrongfully convicted of murder as teens Two men have been exonerated after decades in prison for seperate murder charges on crimes they did not commit The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder Mustafa Dirani has been jailed for his involvement in the terrorist conspiracy to murder a police accountant after a lengthy judicial delay. AAP · Dec 15, 2023
Shooting of Palestinian college students came amid spike in gun violence in Vermont The recent shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont’s largest city come as the small rural state, often ranked as one of the safest in the country, is grappling with a spike in gun violence The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Her 6-year-old son shot his teacher, now a Virginia woman faces sentencing for child neglect The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is scheduled to be sentenced for felony child neglect The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Gunman jailed for murdering rival after car chase Joshua Rozynski, 29, pleaded guilty to murdering another man after an extended pursuit through the streets of Geelong, southwest of Melbourne. AAP · Dec 15, 2023
No charges filed after police shot an 11-year-old who called for help, officials say In a statement, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says her office completed its review into the May incident and presented it to a grand jury — who handed up the decision. WEKU · Dec 15, 2023
Cousins who served longest wrongful conviction sentence in state history exonerated after 42 years in prison James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, were released Thursday night after a judge vacated their convictions. They were serving life sentences in the 1981 shooting deaths of a Marine and a teen girl in McKinley Park, and were 20 and 18 when they were wrongfully charged. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023
Hunter Biden criminal case shows power of prosecutors to ‘coerce guilty pleas’ A so-called “trial penalty” helps explain why, contrary to the impression left by movies and TV shows, criminal cases almost never go to trial, Jacob Sullum writes. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023
Woman convicted of murder over citizen’s arrest gone wrong Hannah Payne, 24, claimed she never intended to shoot 62-year-old Kenneth Herring The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to block Illinois’ assault weapons ban The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023
Boy, 13, charged after allegedly planning mass shooting in a synagogue A 13-year-old boy has been charged with allegedly planning a mass shooting at an Ohio synagogue The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Louisville police officer faces fresh trial for shooting of Breonna Taylor Detective Brett Hankison blindly fired 10 times into apartment The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Hunter Biden's Lawyers Say the Gun Ban He Violated Is Unconstitutional, Widely Flouted, and Rarely Enforced The president's son is seeking dismissal of three felony charges based on his illegal 2018 firearm purchase. Reason · Dec 14, 2023
Senator's son faces upgraded homicide charge in crash that killed North Dakota sheriff's deputy New charges have been approved Thursday against the 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer in connection with a crash last week that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Suspect in stabbing death of eastern Nebraska priest had no connection to priest, prosecutor says Prosecutors say a suspect in the stabbing death of a Catholic priest in eastern Nebraska appears to have no connection to the priest or the town where the stabbing occurred
WEKU · Dec 14, 2023 Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Chilling details emerge in priest’s murder with suspect found lying in cross over body Kierre L Williams, 43, is accused of stabbing Stephen Gutgsell to death in the rectory at St John the Baptist in Fort Calhoun on Sunday
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Key piece of evidence that led to suspect in Samantha Woll’s murder Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, is accused of killing the synagogue leader in a ‘crime of opportunity’
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 ‘Ex-husband’ made chilling greeting before fatally shooting newlyweds The alleged gunman reportedly became angry because the couple had installed a security camera at their house
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Boy, 13, charged with plotting mass shooting at Ohio synagogue Teen allegedly hatched plan on Discord
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Caroline Glachan: Three guilty of murdering girl found dead in river 27 years ago Robert O’Brien, 45, Andrew Kelly and Donna Marie Brand, both 44, have been found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow
The National (Scotland) · Dec 14, 2023 Three found guilty of murdering Glasgow teen Caroline Glachan 27 years ago THREE people have been found guilty of the murdering a teenager in Scotland 27 years ago.
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: 'We can't go on like this' – time to tackle knife crime on our streets No one should ever board a bus to school, take a walk in the park, or go on a night out with friends, and never come home. Yet it keeps happening in our city.
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Stop the bloodshed: Family of latest teenage stab victim call for end to London's knife crime epidemic Seventeen teenagers' lives have been lost to knife crime in 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Woman dubbed Australia’s worst female serial killer cleared of murdering four young children Kathleen Folbigg expected to seek big compensation package from NSW government