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South Carolina executes death row inmate despite pleas from jurors and a judge to spare his life
South Carolina carried out the execution of Richard Moore on Friday evening, according to the state, a day after the US Supreme Court declined the Black inmate’s request to halt his lethal injection over his claim prosecutors unjustly excluded Black people from the all-White jury that convicted him.
A massive pipeline fire burns on Monday, Sept. 16, in La Porte, Texas. Three days after an SUV crashed into a liquid natural gas pipeline, starting a fire that has been burning ever since, police say
Three days after an SUV crashed into a liquid natural gas pipeline, starting a fire that has been burning ever since, police say human remains were recovered from the vehicle on Thursday.
Timeline: Before he killed Sonya Massey, residents and law enforcement had flagged these concerns about Deputy Sean Grayson
By the time then-sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson gunned down a 36-year-old mother in her home, fellow law enforcement officers and residents in the Illinois communities he served had already raised a host of concerns about him.
Parents of Texas high school shooter found not liable for negligence in civil trial
A Texas jury found the parents of a school shooter not liable for negligence on Monday in a civil trial brought in connection with the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School.
More than two dozen are still missing in New Mexico wildfires as residents allowed to return
As the search for more victims continues, residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were allowed to enter the village Monday for the first time since a pair of wildfires converged on the community, causing massive destruction.
American missionary couple killed by gang in Haiti, family says
A married couple from the US who were serving as missionaries in Haiti were killed there on Thursday, family members said.
Scottie Scheffler arrested in alleged assault on police officer outside PGA Championship, then returns to play
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with a felony and other counts Friday morning outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, after allegedly injuring a police officer while trying to drive past the scene of a fatal crash.
Second victim dies after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a Texas driver’s license office
A second person has died after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a driver’s license office in Brenham, Texas, earlier this month. “The victim is identified as Cheryl Turner, 63, of Brenham,” the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday.
Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy, stabbing the child’s mother
The Illinois governor announced the resignation of a member of the state’s prisoner review board on Monday, 10 days after a man who was released on parole was charged with attacking a former girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son.
Group of boys suspected of robbing bank now in custody; FBI calls them ‘little rascals’
A group of suspected bank robbers the FBI referred to as the “little rascals” are now in custody – and one of them is only 11 years old.
