After nearly six weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations, the long-running murder trial of Lindsay Clancy has ended without a verdict. On Friday, September 4, a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial after the 12-member jury told the court it could not reach a unanimous decision on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the … Read more
Barry Morphew was supposed to be awaiting his murder trial under strict court supervision. Instead, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Morphew, has been arrested again after prosecutors alleged that he violated the conditions of his $3 million bond by traveling without authorization and becoming involved in a Denver hit-and-run. The latest … Read more
In a country still struggling to recover from one of its deadliest recent disasters, rescuers in Nepal achieved a remarkable breakthrough Friday: two workers were pulled alive from a buried hydropower tunnel after spending nine days trapped underground. The rescue happened at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Rasuwa district, where floodwaters and massive … Read more
A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of a 24-year-old woman and the baby boy she was expecting after a freak go-kart accident left her critically injured. Baylee Johnson, of Sumter, was riding a go-kart on August 23 when her hair became caught in part of the kart’s machinery, according to Sumter County Coroner … Read more
A woman in Italy was allegedly abducted by her former boyfriend, taken away in the trunk of a car and later thrown from a motorway bridge in a horrifying attack that ended with the suspect also dying by suicide. The incident happened Thursday in the Florence area and has drawn renewed attention to violence against … Read more
The investigation into the death of 5-year-old Saylor Hayes has taken another major turn, with her parents now back in South Carolina to face charges connected to the disappearance and death of their daughter. John Herb Hayes III and Geordyn Nichole Hayes were arrested in Tennessee on September 1 after Saylor was found dead in … Read more
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, author and activist who became one of the most recognizable figures in the American women’s movement, has died at 92. Steinem died peacefully at her home in New York City on September 2, surrounded by people who loved her, according to a statement from her family and the Gloria Steinem Foundation. … Read more
For Erin Piacenti’s family, the hardest part of the past few days has not been trying to understand how she died. It has been trying to describe everything she was before that moment. The 32-year-old Bank of America vice president was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday afternoon, August 31, in what police have … Read more
Singer D4vd has entered another major phase of his criminal case after his high-profile private defense team was allowed to withdraw and a Los Angeles County public defender took over his representation. The development came during a Los Angeles court hearing on August 31, when the 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, … Read more
A Florida mother is facing criminal charges after authorities say she allowed her 11-year-old son to drive a vehicle from their home to a 7-Eleven — a decision that ended when the child accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and crashed into a concrete traffic barrier. The incident happened Sunday evening, August 16, … Read more