Homicide

Iran executes a Jewish citizen convicted of murder following a dispute over money

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Monday executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man in 2022 following a personal…

5 days ago

New Mexico judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in a fatal movie set shooting

New Mexico judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in a fatal movie set shooting

2 weeks ago

A Russian is charged over the fatal stabbing of 2 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany

BERLIN -- A Russian man who supported his country's war in Ukraine has been charged with murder over the fatal…

2 weeks ago

Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home

A Muslim cleric and transgender persons attend a prayer ceremony for their colleagues, who were killed by two men armed…

2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

PARIS -- Bullets flew. Then men with machetes and clubs burst into a convent where people had found refuge, killing…

3 weeks ago

Norway police drop case against a tycoon suspected in connection with his wife’s disappearance

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Norwegian authorities said Friday they have dropped the case against a real estate tycoon who had been…

3 weeks ago

Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attempt

Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attempt

1 month ago

Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran has emerged as a twofold concern for the United States as it nears the…

1 month ago

Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after…

1 month ago

The first US Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador since leaving in 2016 because of violence

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- U.S. Peace Corps volunteers returned to El Salvador Friday for the first time since the…

1 month ago

Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Young Dolph grew up riding his bike and playing basketball in a Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood and later…

2 months ago

Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph

2024-09-24 13:35:02 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed…

2 months ago

Marcellus Williams’ execution set to proceed Tuesday, Missouri Supreme Court rules

2024-09-24 11:55:03 The execution of Marcellus Williams is set to proceed as scheduled Tuesday after the Missouri Supreme Court and…

2 months ago

Pope denounces slaying of Honduran environmental defender

MEXICO CITY -- MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the slaying of an environmental activist in Honduras,…

2 months ago

Managers of a state fuel company in Trinidad are charged in the 2022 deaths of four divers

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Managers of a state-owned fuel trading company in Trinidad and Tobago are facing 15 charges…

2 months ago

Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life

NEW YORK -- A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000…

2 months ago

A Pakistani policeman shoots and kills a blasphemy suspect held at a police station

QUETTA, Pakistan -- A policeman opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday,…

2 months ago

A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight

LONDON -- A man who has brain damage and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a…

2 months ago

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands -- A Dutch court convicted two Pakistani religious and political leaders in their absence Monday over calls to…

2 months ago

Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of human trafficker

CAIRO -- Libya’s chief prosecutor ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation…

2 months ago