Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for LA rape conviction

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a model-actress in a Los Angeles hotel room about a decade ago.

R. Kelly sentenced in Chicago child pornography case

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous sentence.

Watch: Man fights off carjacker at gas station

"I was just freaking out, you know, just trying to be stupider and crazier than he was," the man recalled.

Alex Murdaugh's slain son, Paul, allegedly strangled ex-girlfriend

Paul Murdaugh's ex-girlfriend Morgan Doughty spoke out for the first time about the alleged abuse in the Netflix documentary "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal."

US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade, report says

“It is not an exaggeration to say that we live in an age of extremist mass killings,” the report by the Anti-Defamation League says.

Orlando journalist, girl killed in Pine Hills shootings, Florida deputies say

A 19-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a woman early Wednesday in Pine Hills, Florida, is now suspected of shooting and killing an Orlando journalist and a 9-year-old girl, and seriously injuring a second journalist and the girl's mom in a series of shootings.

Former Proud Boys leader says extremist group failed to carry out ‘revolution’

Proud Boys leaders plotted to violently prevent President Joe Biden from taking office because they were trying to “save the country” from what they feared would be a tyrannical government.

DNA on a discarded cigarette butt helps police solve 52 year murder case

Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her in her apartment.

Sailor grabbed gun barrel, blistering his hand, to end Club Q shooting, detective says

Prosecutors haven't revealed anything about why they charged the suspect with a hate crime, so details are expected to be revealed during a court hearing Wednesday.

FBI locates Vancouver boy missing since June 2022

The FBI Seattle office announced that a young boy who had been missing since June 2022 was found safe on Friday.

Romanian court rules to hold controversial social media star Andrew Tate for 30 more days

A court in Romania’s capital has agreed Tuesday to extend social media influencer Andrew Tate’s detention on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking by another 30 days.

Salt Life co-founder's shooting of teen girlfriend was 'an accident,' lawyer says after sentencing

Michael Hutto pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 fatal shooting of his teenage girlfriend, which the 56-year-old Salt Life clothing brand co-founder's lawyer called "an accident that destroyed two families' lives." 

Three people arrested in North Carolina for tying up, torturing victim in basement

The local sheriff described the crime as a "horrific incident," adding that an investigation was launched after an unidentified person showed up at a resident's home saying they had been kidnapped.

LA attorney blew $10.2M in company funds for 6-month Vegas gambling, partying binge: lawsuit

Sara Jacqueline King of Orange County is accused of a massive fraud scheme in which she allegedly spent over $10 million of company money to fund a six-month partying and gambling spree at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Feds wants funds seized from man convicted in 2017 Charlottesville car attack

James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of running over a counter-protestor during the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

'Chris is a hero': Family, friends mourn Temple University officer killed in the line of duty

Family and friends of slain Temple University Officer Chris Fitzgerald, overcome by their grief, came out to remember the husband and father of five who did so much for others.