Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired from ranger position
The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has been fired from his post as a ranger at a West Virginia resort community. It’s the fourth known time in seven years that he left a small…
Last of three inmates who escaped Louisiana jail by breaking through wall captured
Louisiana authorities captured the third and final inmate who escaped from St. Landry Parish Jail following a weeks-long manhunt. In early December, three inmates — all 20-somethings jailed on “charges of a violent nature” — removed the mortar and concrete…
Rob and Michele Reiner murders: Suspect Nick Reiner is on suicide watch in solitary confinement, report says
Nick Reiner, who has been charged with the murder of his parents, the director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, is reportedly on suicide watch in solitary confinement in a Los Angeles jail. Reiner, 32, is being made to wear…
How ‘Reddit Detective Agency’ helped catch Brown University shooter after learning from past mistakes
More than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath. One was that increasingly pervasive surveillance technology could help catch the culprits. Another was that amateur online sleuths on Reddit…
Luigi Mangione death penalty decision was tainted by Pam Bondi’s conflict of interest, his lawyers claim
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers claim Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by a conflict of interest. His attorneys point to her prior work as a…
Four major takeaways from Epstein files as heavily redacted documents leave questions unanswered
Thousands of documents from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein have finally been released by President Donald Trump’s administration after months of public pressure. While an initial round of long-awaited documents includes a vast library of salacious images and photographs of high-profile…
Judge overturns conviction for Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay’s murder
A federal judge overturned the conviction of a man who was found guilty of the 2002 murder of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay on Friday. Ruling that there wasn’t enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill the…
Trump’s Justice Department drops Epstein files on deadline day
Thousands of documents from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein have finally been released by Donald Trump’s administration after months of public pressure. Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier and convicted sex offender, is accused of trafficking women and girls as young…
Salvation Army bell ringer gunned down outside store by teenage suspect he knew, cops say
A Salvation Army bell ringer was fatally shot inside a Michigan Kroger Thursday night by a suspect that he knew, authorities said. The unidentified suspect, a teenage boy, is accused of shooting and killing the man collecting donations at the…
Suspected Brown shooter was ‘socially awkward’ and complained moving to the United States, college classmate says
Claudio Valente, the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting, was “socially awkward” and “complained about moving to the United States,” his former classmate said. Scott Watson, who earned his PhD in physics from the Ivy League university in 2005,…