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Nation Mar 01

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs sex trafficking defense in a homicide trial

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Arts Jun 04

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Where inmates and mothers of murder victims are coming together

Mothers with a Message is an organization of bereaved parents who have lost children to homicide. Members visit prisons to tell their stories of grief to inmates, with the goal of breaking down the walls between victim and offender. Maya…

By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS

Nation Oct 30

Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is seen in a combination of booking mug photos released to Reuters on August 1, 2011. Photo by U.S. Marshals Service/U.S. Department of Justice via Reuters
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Notorious crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger dies in W. Va. prison

Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has died, one day after being transferred to a West Virginia federal prison. A notorious lifelong criminal who ran gambling and drug rackets for decades, he fled Boston in 1994 but was eventually caught.

Nation Jun 05

Investigators work the scene of a fatal workplace shooting in Orlando, Florida, U.S. June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair - RTX395KL
Workplace shootings, like Orlando’s, tick upward in U.S.

Fatal workplace shootings, like the one Monday in Orlando, Florida, are ticking upward in the United States, government statistics show.

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Nation Jan 25

Trump warns he’s ready to ‘send in the Feds’ to Chicago

President Donald Trump is serving notice he's ready to "send in the Feds" if Chicago can't reduce its homicide figures.

By Associated Press

Dec 26

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After another bloody weekend in Chicago, a look at the city’s violence epidemic

By PBS NewsHour

It was yet another bloody holiday weekend in Chicago; five more people were also shot Monday morning, bringing the 3-day toll to nearly 50. To examine why violence is so entrenched in the city and to see how residents are…

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Mar 20

Federal authorities say no foul play in death of black man hanging in a tree in Mississippi

By Laura Santhanam

A black man was found hanging in a tree in Mississippi, and now federal and state investigators are trying to determine if his death was a suicide or homicide.

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Feb 16

New York City killing-free streak ends with murder

By Marina Lopes

New York City’s 12-day, killing-free streak, the longest period the city has gone without a homicide in at least 20 years, ended this weekend with the murder of a 28-year-old Queens resident.

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May 15

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Photographer Explores ‘Chicago’s Bloody Year’

Ray Suarez talks to photographer Jon Lowenstein about covering violence in Chicago.

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Mar 21

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French Shootings Renew Homegrown Terrorism Worries

Mohamed Merah, an accused gunman claiming ties to al-Qaida, was holed up Wednesday in an apartment in Toulouse, France. Merah is suspected in seven homicides. Margaret Warner and The New York Times' Steven Erlanger discuss France's latest terror concerns.

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