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The murder trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children came to an emotional standstill on Wednesday as she broke down sobbing during graphic autopsy testimony. Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old from Duxbury, wept so intensely that…
A Powerball player in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and the red Powerball 9. The ticket holder, who has yet to be identified, can choose between the $1…
A sister has spoken out after finding her two brothers fatally shot in their Long Island home. The slain men were identified by a sister as Dave Adamson, 52, and Gary Adamson, 49, reports said. Cops have not yet officially…
A 7-Eleven manager in Oakland says he feels powerless after a teen mob stormed his store Saturday. Sagar Sagar, the manager, was struck in the face with a metal door handle thrown through a glass door during the second wave…
Two powerhouse Hollywood unions have broken their silence on the Paramount merger fight. The Directors Guild of America and IATSE, the union representing below-the-line crew members, sent a joint letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount CEO David…
A surrogate mother from Alaska has become the legal birth mother of a baby boy with a serious heart condition after refusing to terminate the pregnancy at the request of the biological parents and traveling to Texas to seek protection…
Two suspected gunmen were arraigned on 88 charges for a July 4th mass shooting at a Coney Island barbecue that wounded eight people and killed a puppy. Robert Smith, 44, and Kevin Blunt, 44, were indicted this month on charges…
A Nashville U-Haul worker has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting his co-worker dead over a drink dispute. Devin Rice, 23, was arrested on Aug. 5 following the fatal shooting of Fredrick Lytton, 56, at a U-Haul store…
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding California Governor Gavin Newsom keep an alleged killer in custody and turn him over for deportation. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36, was granted pretrial release by Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Nichelle Holmes last Tuesday…
Two people were killed Wednesday when a Fort Hood Apache helicopter crashed and sparked a wildfire in Central Texas. Bell County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cliff Coleman said authorities received the call at approximately 1:34 p.m. The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter…
Alyne Espinal, 46, was found stabbed to death in her Somerville home last Thursday. Her husband, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was arrested Tuesday in West New York, New Jersey, authorities confirmed. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 7:30 p.m.…
Steven Schwally, 66, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Wednesday for the deadly Deer Park nail salon crash. The Dix Hills man learned his fate in Suffolk County court after a jury convicted him last month on…
A mother of five killed by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide died trying to protect her children, according to grieving family members. Xavier Harrison, 30, allegedly shot Danielle Rivera, 40, in front of her 16-year-old daughter outside of an abandoned…
A California mother watched in terror as Rialto police officers used a LifeVac suction device to save her unconscious 3-year-old son who had choked on vomit and stopped breathing. The rescue unfolded Aug. 5 around 12:10 p.m. On the 300…
Madera County health officials have debunked viral rumors that a young girl contracted bubonic plague from a flea bite at Bass Lake. The panic began with now-deleted social media posts claiming a child had been infected with the Black Death,…
A former Southern Poverty Law Center finance officer was arrested Wednesday over her involvement in secretly paying informants in white supremacist groups. Heidi Beirich, 58, was apprehended in California, CNN first reported. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed at an unrelated…