“Preliminary information and evidence gathered on the scene indicates that an unidentified suspect fired several shots from inside the club striking the two victims,” Charlotte police said in a news…
Pope Francis has led tens of thousands of people in prayer in St. Peter’s Square for Christians and others who have been kidnapped or are victims of other “intolerable brutality”…
Residents in a remote area of southern Missouri are trying to come to grips with what could cause a man to kill seven people, including four of his own relatives,…
An appeals court added Colorado to the list of states that can allow criminal suspects to search victims’ homes to bolster their defense — a move that raised concerns among…
Another month, another batch of autocorrect victims. We all make the occasional texting slip-up, but most of the time, these mistakes stay between the texter and the textee. Thankfully for…
READ: U.S. takes out computer malware that stole millions – Since emerging in 2013, Cryptolocker has been used to attack about 200,000 computers, half of which were in the U.S….
U.N. investigators said Friday they are considering publishing their secret list of alleged war criminals in Syria to press for justice for the thousands of victims. In a strong indication…
What started as a cute idea for kids escalated into a bloody altercation on Valentine’s Day at an Alabama home. Pleasant Grove police charged Corie Hodges with first-degree assault after…
At least 20 people on a music group’s packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said. – Hundreds…
All the victims were civilians, Haider Sharif, a police official, said. Journalist Adeel Raja contributed to this report
AMMAN, Jordan — Whether three young students were shot and killed in North Carolina this week in a parking dispute or, as their families believe, because they were Muslims, online…
“No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship,” Obama said in a statement….
In a letter Friday to Attorney General Eric Holder, the groups said there is enough circumstantial evidence to “warrant a federal hate crime investigation” into the deaths of Deah Shaddy…
CHAPEL HILL SHOOTINGS Outpouring: Thousands showed up for a candlelight vigil last night to honor the three victims of a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill….
After three Muslim students were fatally shot on Tuesday by a self-described “anti-theist,” Muslims were divided about whether the shooting was a hate crime motivated by prejudice against Islam. The…
Three members of a Muslim family have died following a shooting Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Police said Craig Stephen Hicks, the primary suspect, allegedly shot the victims over…
But given the victims’ religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media users wondered what role, if any, the victims’ faith played. The…
It took more than 16 years for justice to be served against a man who set an 8-year-old boy on fire after sexually abusing him. Don Collins, 29, was convicted…
Red Cross and hospital workers run to the front of the hospital in Pangkalan Bun, not even certain how many victims are coming. Sirens then announce the arrival of the…
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Hideyuki Noguchi, after one of the women saw herself in a video online and came forward. Police investigated and arrested Noguchi, who has been charged with incapacitated…
The Army will also award the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart, the Defense of Freedom Medal, to non-military victims. “The Purple Heart’s strict eligibility criteria had prevented us from…
Porter Alexander spent more than 20 years wondering if his daughter’s killer would ever be caught. He’s spent the last four years hoping he’ll live to see the man brought…
Shortly afterward, another employeeSteven Teran, 26and his two young daughters arrived at the bowling alley and were confronted by one of the suspects, who also pushed them into the room…
There is no such thing as a perfect rape victim. People who report their experiences of sexual assault are subjected to constant questioning and scrutiny — as if there is…
After a grueling three-day trip from San Diego to Detroit, Laurin Crosson was struck by the lights, glitter and banners, which festooned the city for Super Bowl XL in 2006….
A Georgia man charged in the deaths of his wife, three of her family members and a friend was arrested at a bus station in Tupelo, Mississippi, authorities said Monday….
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — Officials expanded their search Monday for a 26-year-old Georgia man facing charges in the deaths of five people, including his wife and other family members, inside…
Chantale’s life was turned upside down when the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti tore her family apart. Not only was she forced to move out of her home and into…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian investigators said Thursday that the co-pilot of AirAsia Flight 8501 was at the controls when the plane made its final radio transmission to ground control before…
MADRID (AP) – A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has indicted 10 priests and two Catholic lay workers in a sex abuse case that prompted Pope Francis…