The spike in gun deaths among children from 2019 to 2021 was driven by older teens, likely tied to shutdowns of in-school learning during the pandemic, and follows the skyrocketing crime trend the U.S. witnessed in 2020, according to an …
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An Arizona domestic violence suspect was indicted on Monday after allegedly beating up a Phoenix police officer last month, causing serious injuries. Rudy Gomez, 24, was indicted on eight felony counts by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Thursday. His …
A teenage boy was shot and killed in Philadelphia on Thursday, and two other teens and a 7-year-old child were wounded in a quadruple shooting. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. in the 5900 block of North 21st Street, …
A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by …
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A school district in Texas announced key findings from an investigation into allegations that a 6-year-old girl was forced by a male classmate to perform a sex act while another student recorded it on a district-issued iPad, all while a …
A Washington, D.C., firefighter assaulted his girlfriend before being shot and killed during a confrontation with an armed man walking his dog, according to authorities. Carl Braxton, 30, was fatally shot before 3:30 a.m. Monday in Bryans Road, Maryland, according …
A pair of gun violence prevention measures long sought by Minnesota Democrats were added Wednesday to a broad public safety budget bill, significantly raising their chances of becoming law. By unanimous voice votes, an all-Democratic House-Senate conference committee approved expanded …
Police in St. Louis, Missouri, said a woman who was arrested for her alleged role in a weekend shooting is no longer in custody because the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office is refusing to press charges, according to reports. According …
Arizona authorities recently arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a cognitively-disabled person back in October. Buckeye resident Sergio Morales, 63, was arrested at his home on Monday by Buckeye Police Department officials. His arrest stems from an October 1 …
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A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting a man during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020. Justin Stetson’s guilty plea to a felony charge of third-degree assault means he …