A man convicted of murdering another man days after they appeared on a taping of the Jenny Jones show about same-sex crushes is scheduled to get out of prison next week. DETROIT — A man convicted of murdering another man days[...]

A California judge is expected to rule Friday whether a convicted mass killer should be spared the death penalty because of a long-running scandal over authorities' use of jailhouse informants.Judge Thomas M. Goethals will decide whether[...]

Austin Harrouff won’t be put to death if he’s convicted of his alleged crimes. The state isn’t pursuing the death penalty against the 20-year-old charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon, attempted first-degree murder with a[...]

Shaquille Chamberlain, 18, and 20-year-old John Brown III, were taken into custody this week. Two young men have been charged in the death of a Mississippi infant who cops say was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday.Grenada Assistant[...]

On late Sunday night, a Florida man pulled out an air-soft AR-15 rifle because his friend was denied ice cream, says the Delray Beach Police Department. Jerry Alexander Henry faces one count of improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon or firearm,[...]

Katherine Goddard's daughter reportedly found the couple in their garage with a dryer vent fixed to the exhaust of the car , Flagler County deputies said. Bruce Haughton, 52, had a pulse and was breathing, but Goddard was unresponsive when[...]

Police say there are "inconsistencies" in a man's claims that he shot and killed three people after they broke into his home on the Southeast Side over the weekend. The man, in his 30s, was taken in for questioning after[...]

A man in prison for 45 years could be on the cusp of freedom after another man said he had no role in a 1971 murder in Detroit. A judge last week threw out Phillips' conviction and ordered a new trial. It's not clear if prosecutors will take that[...]

Thinking about making a move? Money might be at the top of your concern list, but personal safety is a must too. That's why the folks at SafeWise have compiled a list of the top 50 cities in America based on FBI crime[...]

The woman shot to death on a Queens street corner died defending her fiancé’s family during a Hatfields-and-McCoys-type fracas, sources said. Teriana Holcombe, 21, a day care center worker, was hit in the head by a bullet on the corner of[...]

A Florida judge has ruled against Dalia Dippolito in her attempt to remain free as she appeals her conviction for plotting to have her husband Mike Dippolito killed in 2009Dippolito was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her crime, but she is[...]

Recordings of 911 calls released Wednesday shed new light on the investigation into the death of 3-year-old Myles Hill, who was found lying lifeless last week in a day care van. "I called the lady who owned the day care and they seem like[...]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman during a road rage encounter has waived his preliminary hearing. That means 28-year-old David Desper, of Trainer, will head to trial. A formal arraignment is[...]

PHILADELPHIA — A former Catholic school teacher convicted of raping a child was released more than a decade early from prison on Wednesday after a judge threw out his conviction amid questions about his accuser's truthfulness.Rather than face a[...]

<p>A Warren County, Ohio teen, accused of murdering her newborn, will remain free on bond. Brooke Skylar Richardson appeared in court Tuesday morning for a pre-trial hearing.</p>Judge Don Oda set the schedule for the case as it moves forward,[...]