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Nevada man charged with death threats to judge and prosecutor in Trump hush money trial
A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia.
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Harris calls Sonya Massey's family
Massey was a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Illinois home on July 6.
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Sonya Massey, Black woman shot by Illinois deputy, died from gunshot wound to the head: Autopsy
The now-fired sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct charges in Sonya Massey’s killing.
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11-year-old Virginia boy charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools.
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Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
Utah’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for a man convicted in the murder of a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape case.
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Texas man vanished from same Bahamas yoga retreat 10 years prior to Chicago woman
Wesley Bell was last seen in 2013 at the same yoga retreat where Taylor Casey vanished. It appears there is no evidence of foul play in either case.
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North Korean charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA and military bases
The FBI believes the man targeted 17 entities across 11 U.S. states, including NASA and U.S. military bases, as well as defense and energy companies in China, Taiwan and South Korea.
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Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it.
A group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted in a WhatsApp chat of their “world debauchery tour,” shared lurid images of their latest sexual conquests and at one point even joked about “forcible anal rape.” Within months of that exchange, one of the agents in the chat was accused of that very crime.
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New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out fatwa, prosecutor says
A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges.
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Connecticut woman found dead hours before she was supposed to be sentenced for husband's death
Linda Bigazzi pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, in March.
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New lawsuits allege rampant sexual abuse at Cook County Juvenile Detention facility
On Monday, attorneys filed two lawsuits against Cook County and the State of Illinois, alleging decades of abuse at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), formerly known as Audy Home.
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Department of Justice launching investigation into fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Springfield earlier this month. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
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Survivors of sexual abuse sue Cook County Juvenile Detention Center
The Cook County Juvenile Detention Center is facing a lawsuit filed by survivors of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred over the course of decades. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.
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12-year-old girl accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone
A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept.
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Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison is now free, despite objections from Missouri’s attorney general.
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California couple must pay Ulta and Sephora $3 million for running nationwide retail theft ring, judge rules
A Bonsall couple who organized a national crime ring that stole millions from large retailers across the country, particularly cosmetic stores, were ordered by a San Diego judge Thursday to pay millions in restitution to Ulta and Sephora.
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Chicago faith-based leaders calling on officials to open Office of Gun Violence Reduction
Faith-based leaders in Chicago are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to open an Office of Gun Violence Reduction. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Cyanide in blood, teacups of 6 Vietnamese and Americans found dead in luxury Bangkok hotel
Police, who found traces of cyanide in the tourist’s teacups, a tea flask and the blood of one of the dead men, said there was no sign of a struggle and that a full autopsy report is expected Thursday.
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‘I can't breathe': Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of NYPD chokehold death
Wednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry.
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Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts in bribery trial
The New Jersey senator’s co-defendants were also found guilty.