Port of New Orleans sues tanker owner hours after riverboat crash

The Port of New Orleans wasted no time in filing a lawsuit against the owners of an asphalt tanker the same day it slammed into a river cruise boat on the Mississippi.

Catcalls sparked Halloween triple killings in Texas, police say

The Texas shooting that killed three people, including two innocent bystanders, happened after one of the victims made catcalls at two women who were with the suspected shooter, police documents show.

Former police officer to be castrated in 'worst' child sex abuse case DA has ever seen

A former Louisiana police officer and volunteer firefighter will be castrated by the state in what the local district attorney called the “worst case" of child sexual abuse he’s ever seen. 

OC parents plead not guilty in fatal e-motorcycle crash that killed 13-year-old son

Vu Thanh Nguyen and Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges following the fatal Garden Grove e-moto crash of their 13-year-old son, Benson Nguyen.

OC parents plead not guilty in fatal e-moto crash
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Vu Thanh Nguyen and Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges following the fatal Garden Grove e-moto crash of their 13-year-old son, Benson Nguyen.

California surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke's girlfriend arrested in his murder

Costa Rican authorities arrested the 31-year-old girlfriend of slain California surfing icon Kurt Van Dyke and a second suspect nine months after a home invasion investigators now say appeared staged.

Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says

A driver whose pickup truck plowed onto a youth soccer field, killing a young boy and a father, will not face criminal charges following an investigation, prosecutors announced.

Richard Glossip, ex-death row inmate, pleads guilty to lesser charge in Oklahoma

Former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, has pleaded guilty to a lesser accessory charge.

'COPS' crew films New Mexico jaywalking stop that ends in fatal police shooting

Newly released video shows a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Izaeah Washington after a jaywalking stop in Albuquerque.

354 arrested in massive dark-web drug operation, DOJ says

Authorities arrested 354 people in a coordinated drug crackdown targeting the sale of illegal goods and services across multiple countries.

Cops: 14-year-old arrested after attacking woman with axe-like tool during dispute over parking space

A California woman is recovering in the hospital after undergoing surgery for serious injuries, including back muscle damage, after she was struck in the back with an axe-like tool during a dispute over a parking space.

AI allegedly issuing $293 tickets
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Drivers in Los Angeles argue AI-powered cameras are wrongfully issuing tickets to those who never even parked their vehicles to begin with.

$177K in CalFresh, CalWORKs benefits stolen: LA DA
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Eight people face charges in six Los Angeles County cases for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $177,000 in CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits. The district attorney’s office has filed more than 340 cases this year alleging $4.8 million in losses from public benefits fraud and perjury.

Texas man put to death for decapitating his three children

Texas death row inmate John Allen Rubio was executed Thursday by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 2003 murder of his three young children in Brownsville.

Justice Department strips malware blamed for US cyberattacks, seizes web domains that loaded it

Federal authorities say they have successfully removed the "Gootloader" malware, blamed for ransomware attacks on at least 44 U.S.-based victims, from more than 100 computer servers and have seized U.S. domain names used in related cybercrimes.

Children rescued after holding up sign in window: 'HELP US'

Children in Florida are being praised for their bravery after holding a “HELP US" sign up in a window during a domestic disturbance.