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Former politician accused of killing Vegas reporter testifies: ‘I am innocent’

The former Nevada politician accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter after a series of critical stories took the stand Wednesday, telling the jury in his murder trial he is innocent.

The latest pre-trial developments in the case of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger

The defense team of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in 2022, has requested to move the case out of town, saying in a recent memorandum he can’t receive a fair trial in Latah County because of “inflammatory” publicity.

Ohio officer who fatally shot pregnant 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young charged with murder

A police officer in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges Tuesday in last year’s killing of a pregnant woman who was suspected of shoplifting, according to the Montgomery County prosecutor’s office.

Louisiana unveils Ten Commandments posters for public schools featuring ‘Hamilton,’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mike Johnson

Louisiana officials unveiled several posters of the Ten Commandments on Monday that could soon be placed in state classrooms and which feature House Speaker Mike Johnson, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

El Chapo’s son pleads not guilty to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges

Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty in federal court to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges in Chicago Tuesday, just days after he was taken into American custody in a stunning arrest full of international betrayal and intrigue.

Mistrial declared in murder trial of Karen Read, woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend

A judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly driving into her police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022, in a case featuring accusations of a vast police cover-up and investigative misconduct.