Obama: Boris Nemtsov Killing A Sign Of Worsening Climate In Russia
President Barack Obama said the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is a sign of a worsening climate in Russia. – “Nemtsov was a tireless advocate for his country,…
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Nemtsov killing: A chilling historical parallel?
In Moscow on February 27, 2015, a lone gunman killed Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and a powerful and charismatic opposition leader who stood as an alternative to…
American writer hacked to death in Bangladesh spoke out against extremists
Extremists resented him for openly and regularly criticizing religion in his blog. They threatened to kill him if he came home from the United States to visit. On Thursday, someone…
Obama Condemns ‘Brutal Murder’ Of Boris Nemtsov, Calls For Investigation
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the “brutal murder” of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the White House National Security Council said on Friday on…
5 Big Reveals From ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Season 1 Finale
“How to Get Away with Murder” ended its Season 1 run with shocking revelations, including the truth behind Lila’s death. The two-hour finale tied up loose ends, opened a new…
Pete Sessions: Obama Accountable For Murders ‘Every Day’ By Undocumented Immigrants
WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) accused President Barack Obama and Democrats Thursday evening of continually releasing undocumented immigrants who are murdering Americans. “Every day, all along border states, maybe…
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Recap: Nothing Good Ever Happens In A Basement
Warning, spoilers abound below. Quick show of hands: did anyone see this happening? Anyone see it going down like this? Yeah, definitely did NOT see any of the final five…
Drug Dealer Pleads Not Guilty To Hollywood Executive’s Murder
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A convicted drug dealer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murdering a Hollywood studio executive whose remains were found buried in…
Jack Falahee Clarifies Why He Won’t Reveal His Sexuality Despite Playing A ‘Manwhore Homosexual’ On TV
“How to Get Away with Murder” star Jack Falahee, who’s been steaming up TV screens with his gay sex scenes, expounded further on why he’s not announcing his sexual orientation…
How ‘Serial’ Helped Humanize Muslims For A Mass Audience
I was worried about Serial. Even before I knew it would be a series, I was worried that the same anti-Muslim bigotry that had colored this murder case fifteen years…
How ‘Serial’ Helped Humanize Muslims For A Mass Audience
I was worried about Serial. Even before I knew it would be a series, I was worried that the same anti-Muslim bigotry that had colored this murder case fifteen years…
Ex-Boxer Xavier Cortez Jr. Faces Trial In Killings Of 18-Month Old Baby And Her Mother
A former professional boxer already facing trial in the beating death of an 18-month old girl pleaded not guilty in a Hawaii court last week to strangling the baby’s mother….
‘American Sniper’ Trial: Eddie Ray Routh Convicted Of Killing Chris Kyle And Chad Littlefield
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Marine has been convicted in the deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and Kyle’s friend at a shooting range. Jurors returned the verdict…
Where’s the alleged smoking gun in Aaron Hernandez case?
In a Massachusetts court Tuesday, during testimony by one of three cleaning ladies in the Hernandez household, prosecutors showed video of Hernandez’s fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, taking a trash bag from…
Suspect in Las Vegas shooting due in court
Erich Milton Nowsch is charged with murder, attempted murder, assault and firing a gun from a car in the February 12 death of Tammy Meyers, 44. Police say Nowsch shot…
Was It Road Rage? Suspected Gunman Thought People Were After Him
It initially sounded like horrific fatal road rage: A Las Vegas mother of four who just finished giving her 15-year-old daughter a driving lesson followed by a driver they encountered…
Police report: Road rage killing suspect told friends he shot someone
Nowsch described two shootings to the friends and told them people in a green car were out to get him. One of the witnesses told investigators that the 19-year-old suspect…
Twists, turns, questions in deadly Las Vegas road rage case
But there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the case. Here’s a look at some of them: Who is the suspect, Erich Milton Nowsch? Authorities have identified the…
Twists, turns, questions in deadly Las Vegas road rage case
But there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the case. Here’s a look at some of them: Who is the suspect, Erich Milton Nowsch? Authorities have identified the…
Prosecutors Say Gum Ties Aaron Hernandez To Murder
A chewed piece of cotton candy-flavored Bubblicious gum may tie ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to the murder of Odin Lloyd, prosecutors argued Wednesday. In the 10th day of the…
115 million people are collectively going, ‘Shiver me timbers, it’s cold!’
The kind of cold that makes even winter-tested Chicago throw in the towel. That makes battle-hardened Boston cry out “Enough already!” And sunny Florida lament, “Not us too!” Pretty much…
Alstory Simon Lawsuit Says Northwestern Journalism Professor Coerced False Murder Confession
A man wrongly imprisoned for 15 years for a Chicago double murder has sued Northwestern University for $40 million, alleging it allowed an investigative journalism professor to coerce a false…
Woman’s murder sparks outrage in Turkey
Three suspects have been arrested in the murder of Ozgecan Aslan, 20, whose body was found Friday in Mersin’s Tarsus district in southern Turkey, according to the country’s semiofficial news…
$12,600 Snake Deal Gone Awry Turns Into Shooting, Robbery: Cops
A Pennsylvania man who shot a snake dealer at a suburban Philadelphia shopping center has been convicted of attempted murder and robbery. – Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, http://www.delcotimes.com
Canadian police: 2 charged in alleged mall shooting plot
Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath, 23, of Geneva, Illinois, and Randall Steven Shepherd, a 20-year-old from Halifax, were arrested early Friday, authorities said. They have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder….
Hate Crime Prosecutions Rare In North Carolina
Relatives of the three Muslim college students killed in North Carolina are pressing for hate crime charges against the alleged shooter, but legal experts say such cases are relatively rare…
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Recap: Students Over Lovers
Child abuse. Sibling incest. Relationship lies. The mob. Utter betrayal. And a charred body. And we still have one more episode until the season finale. This show does not stop….
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Star Jack Falahee Won’t Reveal His Sexuality Because It ‘Feels Reductive’
Is he or isn’t he? That’s the one question “How To Get Away With Murder” star Jack Falahee won’t answer. The 25-year-old actor has become a “Murder” fan favorite as…
Aaron Hernandez Fiancee Shayanna Jenkins Gets Immunity, May Testify Against Ex-NFL Star
The judge in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday granted immunity to the accused football player’s fiancee. – The Hernandez trial resumed…
Jesse Matthew Jr. Charged With Murder In Hannah Graham Case
The man already charged with the abduction of a University of Virginia student who was missing for weeks before her body was discovered has been indicted on a count of…