The man accused of setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in eastern Washington was previously charged with first-degree murder before pleading guilty to a …

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One of the three men accused of raping a young woman before she was killed wants to prevent her friends, family and supporters from wearing pink at the upcoming trial. Madison Brooks, 19, was a student at Louisiana State University …

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An Arizona man who says a “swatting” call ended with deputies’ bullets leaving him partially paralyzed is now demanding $176 million from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Axeel Melendez, 24, and his mother, Carmen Melendez, recently filed a notice of …

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The woman charged in the drunken driving crash that killed an off-duty Connecticut police officer and his longtime girlfriend last month is in the U.S. illegally, federal authorities said Monday, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urged state officials …

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A Pennsylvania school bus aide was arrested after he allegedly inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl with special needs and appeared to take photographs and videos of her with his cellphone, according to police. Ali Khan, 62, was charged with endangering …

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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Lindsay Clancy’s attorney sought to blunt prosecutors’ portrayal of the Massachusetts mother as organized …

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More than two years after a California mother’s desperate 911 call ended with her 4-year-old son witnessing her killing, the father prosecutors said carried out the execution will spend decades behind bars. Jeffery Kendall, 39, was sentenced Monday to 50 …

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