Christa Pike latest: Tennessee prisons chief resigns after failed execution

The man who oversees Tennessee’s prison system will step down after Christa Pike’s failed execution, the state’s governor said Saturday.

2 missing Lancaster men ID'd after human remains found on remote property

Los Angeles County officials have identified two missing Lancaster men, Ricky Phillips and Edward Perez, whose remains were discovered during a homicide investigation on a local property.

Botched execution: Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator
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The seasonal festival will run through Jan. 3, 2027, with ice tubing, outdoor ice skating, snow play, carnival rides and games, visits with Santa and live entertainment, organizers said.

Newly-released bodycam video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest
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Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.

2 killed in shooting at strip mall party near Cal State Northridge

Police are investigating a double homicide near Cal State Northridge that left a man and woman dead at a strip mall party on Nordhoff Street Friday night.

Nicole Linton guilty of second-degree murder in Windsor Hills crash
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Traveling nurse Nicole Linton has been found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder for triggering a fiery 130 mph crash in Windsor Hills in 2022.

Nicole Linton found guilty of second-degree murder in Windsor Hills crash that killed 6

Traveling nurse Nicole Linton has been found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder following the high-speed 2022 Windsor Hills crash that killed six people.

Nicole Linton murder trial: Jury deliberations underway in deadly Windsor Hills crash

Jury deliberations are underway Friday in the second-degree murder trial of traveling nurse Nicole Linton following the 2022 Windsor Hills crash that killed six people.

Jury deliberations underway in Windsor Hills crash case
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Nicole Linton was initially charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, but the less serious charges were dismissed after the prosecution announced at a hearing shortly before the trial began that it was not going to proceed with those counts, according to court records.

Gunman arrested after fatally shooting Culver City bus driver in Mar Vista

A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a Culver City bus driver following a dispute aboard a bus in Mar Vista on Thursday night.

Bus driver shot and killed in Mar Vista
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The passenger got off the bus after the shooting, took his bicycle out of a rack in the front of the bus and rode away, police said. 

Hochul steps in, assigns state AG to Cornell fraternity sexual assault probe

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul moved to take a Cornell University sexual assault investigation out of local hands on Thursday, placing the state attorney general in charge.

3 dead after medical helicopter crashes off Catalina Island

A REACH Air Medical Services helicopter carrying five people crashed into the ocean off Catalina Island, leaving two dead, two hospitalized, and one missing.

Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike's attorneys said Thursday that she's still alive after surviving Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal ​injection late Wednesday.

Rick Ross arrested on battery charge in Miami

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested Thursday morning in Miami Beach in connection to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend, according to police.

Man convicted of murdering LASD deputy to be sentenced
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Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 32, is facing a life prison term without the possibility of parole for the Sept. 16, 2023, killing of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a fourth-generation member of the sheriff's department.

Tennessee unable to carry out Christa Gail Pike execution, witnesses say

Tennessee was not able to carry out the planned execution of a woman convicted in the 1995 killing of a classmate, according to media witnesses.

Takiyah Babers: Mother arrested after 4-month-old found in South LA dumpster dies

LAPD detectives are preparing to present murder charges against 19-year-old Takiyah Babers following the discovery of her four-month-old baby girl inside a South Los Angeles dumpster.