Alex Murdaugh trial: Before testimony starts, judge has key rulings

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers will try to convince a judge to refuse to admit evidence that police said will show blood from his slain younger son spattered on Murdaugh’s shirt. Defense lawyers said the shirt was destroyed before they could test it.

'Trapped': Inside the world of sex trafficking in Arizona as Super Bowl approaches

Law enforcement continues to raise awareness of the dangers of sex trafficking as Super Bowl LVII approaches, but is the premier sporting event a driver for trafficking, or is it a myth?

Lunar New Year shooting: Gunman had criminal history, hundreds of rounds of ammo

Investigators searching for a motive in the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County history say a search of the gunman’s home discovered a rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and evidence he was manufacturing gun silencers.

18-year-old man charged in Des Moines school shooting, police say

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder in the killing of two teenagers at an alternative educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines.

Police in Florida looking for 'pooping perpetrator'

Authorities say the man stole multiple items, including alcohol, from a restaurant and defecated on the floor before leaving.

4 Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Four members of the Oath Keepers have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial involving far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.

Alex Murdaugh heads to trial in 2021 killings of wife, son

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is about to put his fate before a small-town jury for the 2021 deaths of his wife and son. Prosecutors say he stole millions of dollars from clients and committed insurance fraud trying to stage his own death.

12 people shot at Louisiana nightclub

The victims were all inside the nightclub when they were shot, police said.

Woman shot terminally ill husband at AdventHealth hospital in Daytona Beach, police say

Daytona Beach police said they were able to take a woman into custody after she shot her terminally ill husband at AdventHealth Daytona Beach in Florida on Saturday.

Elizabeth Holmes bought one-way ticket to Mexico after conviction

Federal prosecutors feared Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes would flee the country after she was convicted of fraud in 2022, according to new court documents.