Luigi Mangione state murder trial pushed back following federal guilty plea

Proceedings in the state murder prosecution of Luigi Mangione have been pushed back after defense attorneys made a move to toss the local charges against him, according to court documents. 

Former Ft. Hood doctor accused of recording, sexually assaulting patients pleads not guilty

Major Blaine McGraw is accused of secretly recording and sexually assaulting more than 90 victims. At a recent arraignment, he entered a plea of not guilty to all charges.

Thieves make off with Renaissance artwork worth millions in museum heist

Four pieces of art were stolen from a regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily in a brazen heist as the city celebrated a cultural holiday over the weekend. 

Trial in killing of Tupac Shakur begins: 'Act of revenge' or 'fiction'

Nearly 30 years after rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip, the trial for the man accused of orchestrating the killing got underway Monday.

Oklahoma police chase ends in wild crash

Oklahoma City Police Department posted video of a brief vehicle pursuit that ended in a dramatic crash last week. 

Family killer Chris Watts seeks prison marriage with new love interest: report

The convicted murderer, who killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters and is currently serving several life sentences in prison, has reportedly found a new love interest, Lizzie Henderson.

Paddleboarder dies on Colorado reservoir, second death in 9 days

A paddleboarder drowned in a Colorado reservoir Friday. marking the second paddleboarding death there in nine days.

California traffic stop leads to $817K cocaine seizure, CHP says

California authorities seized about 30 pounds of suspected cocaine worth an estimated $817,200 during a traffic stop.

Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in 'open' plea
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Legal analyst Josh Ritter joins LiveNOW's Shawna Khalafi to discuss Luigi Mangione pleading guilty to federal charges. 

Lindsay Clancy trial: Week 3 takeaways
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Associated Press reporter Michael Casey joins LiveNOW's Shawna Khalafi to discuss the latest updates on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. 

US homicide rate falls to 75-year low as violent crime declines, FBI says

The U.S. homicide rate fell to its lowest level in 75 years in 2025 as violent and property crime declined nationwide, according to new FBI data.

Florida cold case suspect allegedly confesses to 1987 murder and reveals secret crime-scene details

A Florida man charged in the 1987 killing of a 20-year-old mother allegedly confessed after contacting authorities himself and investigators say he described details of the crime scene that had never been publicly released.

Map: Flock cameras targeted by vandals across US

Rising incidents of vandalism and law enforcement misuse connected to license plate readers are sparking alarm over how widespread the Flock cameras have become nationwide.

Judge moves Alex Murdaugh murder retrial from small rural county amid ongoing legal twists

The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial decided Friday to move the case out of a rural South Carolina county but stopped short of ruling on the defense's request to dismiss the case altogether.

DOJ: US Army veteran defrauded the VA of over $170,000

A U.S. Army veteran has been found guilty of defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $170,000 in caregiver benefit payments that he was not entitled to receive. 

Why most criminal cases end in plea deals

Luigi Mangione’s recent plea agreement is a familiar outcome in the American justice system, where the vast majority of criminal cases never make it to trial. The reasoning why most criminal cases end with a plea deal could be quite complex in some cases, but rather simple in others. 

Reporter receives $850K settlement over Kansas newspaper raid

A Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023.