Jun 29 Shooting at youth welfare facility in Germany leaves 6 dead By Associated Press Five people – four women and one man – died at the scene of the shooting in Stade, police said. A sixth, also an adult, died later at a hospital. Continue reading
Jun 17 As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing By Regina Garcia Cano, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Although homicide rates have broadly declined across Latin America compared to a decade ago, spikes in some countries and a regionwide rise in other crimes, particularly extortion, have created the conditions for conservative populists to score votes by promising strong-arm… Continue reading
May 18 Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence in Luigi Mangione murder trial By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge's ruling Monday partially rejects a defense argument that those items were seized illegally, before a search warrant was obtained. Continue reading
May 18 3 arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured By Associated Press Officials in Austin, Texas, say three young people are in custody in at least 10 random shootings that left four people hurt in the city over the weekend. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 8:13 Why a court overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant A murder conviction that gripped the nation and touched on power and privilege in the South has been tossed out. Former South Carolina prosecutor Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of killing his wife and son. But the state’s Supreme Court… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 6:06 Killing of 8 children in Louisiana renews focus on domestic violence involving guns By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Another deadly shooting has torn apart another American community. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a man shot and killed eight children and left two other adults gravely wounded. The killer was reportedly the father of seven of the eight children he shot. Continue watching
Apr 20 Planned fight escalates to deadly shooting at North Carolina park, police say By Associated Press Authorities say a planned fight among young people escalated into a shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead. Continue reading
Apr 09 3 things to know about the Gilgo Beach killings case after Rex Heuermann pleads guilty By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings pleaded guilty to murder charges this week, bringing finality to the long-unsolved case more than 30 years after the first killing. Continue reading
Apr 08 Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another By Michael R. Sisak, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Continue reading
Jan 06 Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That's before National Guard troops began patrolling By Jack Brook, Associated Press The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New Orleans, becoming the latest city where President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard members on crime-fighting missions. Continue reading