Crime in the United States

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Man Killed Wife On Cruise Ship For ‘laughing’ At Him

A man suspected of killing his wife while on a cruise ship in the US state of Alaska did so because “she would not...

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China Bans Use of Torture, Forced Confessions — Again

Chinese police and prosecutors are banned from using torture to obtain evidence under rules released Tuesday, in the...

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Another Mistrial In Case of US Officer Who Shot Black Man

The second murder trial of a white Ohio policeman who shot a black man during a routine traffic stop ended Friday in a...

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Michigan Airport Attacker Tried To Buy Gun

The man arrested for stabbing a police officer in the neck at a Michigan airport -- in what has been classified as a...

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NSA Leak Suspect Reality Winner Wrote ‘burn the White House Down’

A 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in last year's US...

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Of A Lynched Soldier, Oba Chandler & the Rogers!

At the Reception Hall at 3FM, TV3’s radio station, in Accra, were two security men on duty that very night. They sat...

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Pulse Nightclub In Florida To Become Museum After 2016 Massacre

The Pulse nightclub in Florida, where 49 people died in an attack last year by a gunman who swore fealty to the Islamic...

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Arkansas Kills Inmate In Latest of Several Planned Executions

The southern US state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires at the end of the...

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Man Imprisoned For Starting Huge LA Blaze Over Police Killings

A 58-year-old man who started a massive fire in Los Angeles in anger over police killings of African-Americans was...

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25 Years After LA Riots

Late in the afternoon of April 29, 1992, the looting began in south Los Angeles, quickly escalating as motorists were...

International

Arkansas Executes Ledell Lee In First Death Penalty Use In 12 Years

Arkansas executes Ledell Lee in first death penalty use in 12 years Lee was convicted of murder and recently told the...

International

Aaron Hernandez, Ex-NFL Player, Kills Himself In Prison

Former NFL footballer Aaron Hernandez has been found dead in his cell in Massachusetts, officials say. Hernandez hanged...

International

Victims of Military Torture Fear Mexico Security Bill

One afternoon, young Mexican engineer Jethro Sanchez was out partying. Hours later, he was dying, his father says --...

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US Church Shooter Pleads Guilty To State Murder Charges

White supremacist Dylann Roof pleaded guilty Monday to state charges in the killing of nine black churchgoers in South...

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US Judge Halts One of Eight Planned Executions In Arkansas

A US judge on Thursday blocked the planned execution of one of eight prisoners whose deaths were scheduled to take...

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One Arrested In Connection With Hot Electric Iron Torture

Police in Tamale have confirmed the arrest of one of five suspects in connection with the torture of a 15-year old...

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Boy, 15, Tortured With Hot Electric Iron For Stealing Mobile Phone

A 15-year old Junior High School (JHS) pupil of one of the basic schools within the Tamale Metropolis was subjected to...

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Sri Lanka Slams Lawyers Over ‘Snowden Refugee’ Claims

Sri Lankan police Sunday formally denied hunting nationals who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong...

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Human Activists Condemn Beating of Woman Accused of Stealing Yam In Kumasi

More people are adding their voices to condemn brutality meted out to a Nigerian woman who was stripped naked and...