Tag: Violent crime
EXPLAINER: Chauvin’s lawyer may look alone, but he isn’t
As trial approaches for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, the early proceedings suggest it’s not exactly a fair fight....
Prosecutor: Louisiana man tried to kill, dismember gay man
NEW ORLEANS — A southwest Louisiana man was charged with federal hate crime and kidnapping charges Thursday by prosecutors who said he tried to...
Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have so far not found evidence that clears the high bar for federal hate crime charges against a man who...
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans
Chicago — The shootings at three Georgia massage parlors and spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, come...
Victims wait for ruling in lawsuit over Liberian massacre
A federal judge in Philadelphia will decide if there's enough evidence to rule in favor of survivors of a 1990 massacre during Liberia's civil...
Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack
OCALA, Fla. — A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge, prosecutors announced...
Russian national pleads guilty in $150 million kickback plot
NEW BERN, N.C. — A Russian national living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges after prosecutors say he received...
Public reaction to killings at Atlanta-area massage parlors
Reactions to the shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, mostly women of Asian descent:
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Autopsy: Deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man, was shot five times in the back by a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December,...
New mom, Army vet among 8 killed in Georgia spa shootings
One was new mother taking a rare break from caring for her baby girl. Another was an Army veteran who installed security systems in...
