Self-defense fails in Montana man’s murder trial
By LISA BAUMANN Just days before he killed a 17-year-old German exchange student, Markus Kaarma told hairstylists he had been waiting up to shoot some kids who were burglarizing homes.…
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IMPACT: Abused children die as authorities fail to protect
By HOLBROOK MOHR and GARANCE BURKE At least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities —…
Pakistan buries victims of school massacre
By REBECCA SANTANA and MUNIR AHMED As they buried their children Wednesday, the families spoke of their dreams. One boy had just gotten high marks on his midterm and hoped…
Manhunt widens for ex-Marine in 6 killings
Schools closed and hospitals and other public places tightened security as police in two suburban Philadelphia counties hunted on Tuesday for a Marine veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and…
Siege at Pakistani school ends with 126 dead
By RIAZ KHAN Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people before Pakistani officials declared a military operation…
Ohio senators pass lethal injection drug bill
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Ohio lawmakers on Thursday rushed to pass a lethal injection law meant to restart executions even as prosecutors who want a condemned child killer executed in February…
Jury gets case of wife strangled in Detroit suburb
A jury has the case of a former Rotary Club president charged with arranging his wife’s murder while he was having affairs and exploring bondage and masochism with other women…
‘I can’t breathe!’ tops list of notable quotes
I can’t breathe!” — the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold — was chosen as the most notable quote of the…