A 39-year-old Alabama mother has waived her right to a preliminary hearing following murder charges related to her teenage son’s death while he was left home alone. Amanda Morgan appeared in Mobile County court on Monday, facing felony murder and aggravated child abuse charges after her 14-year-old son with autism died from strangulation in October...
A 30-year-old man has been arrested following a stabbing attack that claimed the life of a 59-year-old public school teacher and left her 25-year-old daughter hospitalized in stable condition at a California residence. Sergio Fraire was taken into custody Monday evening on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the morning assault that...
A 40-year-old man who killed an 83-year-old archaeologist during a violent crime spree across New Mexico will spend the rest of his life in prison following a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Zachary Ryan Babitz pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges including carjacking resulting in death, bank robbery, and carrying a firearm during a crime...
A 34-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to four decades in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife’s former romantic partner in a courthouse parking lot last year. The fatal confrontation occurred after the defendant discovered he was not the biological father of the child he had been raising. Stephen Andrew White received...
A Mississippi mother faces attempted murder charges following allegations that she threatened to harm her 4-month-old infant son and sent disturbing messages and visual content to the child’s father, according to local authorities. April Alexander, 27, was arrested after the infant’s father, who resides in California, contacted police on Monday morning to report receiving threatening...
A 34-year-old Florida woman remains in custody without bond after authorities say she opened fire on three women outside a Homestead restaurant, injuring two of them in an unprovoked confrontation. Samantha Morales was arrested on April 17 following the shooting incident outside Dr. Limon restaurant in Homestead, Florida. According to police reports, the confrontation began...
A groundbreaking chemical analysis conducted on Mars has revealed the presence of more than 20 organic compounds preserved in ancient rock samples, marking a significant milestone in the exploration of the Red Planet’s potential to harbor life. The discovery, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in Gale Crater, includes a nitrogen-bearing molecule with structural similarities to...
A 21-year-old Minnesota driver has pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder following a street racing incident that claimed the lives of two teenage passengers when their vehicle split in half after striking a pole. Jordan John Weiland entered his plea in connection with the deaths of 19-year-old Reed Robert Schultz and 18-year-old Finnian...
A 27-year-old Oklahoma man faces first-degree murder charges following the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend during an early morning dispute on Easter Sunday. Connor Allen Kinnamon was arrested in Kansas after allegedly shooting 27-year-old Audrey Adams in the back of the head while she held their 5-year-old son. The incident unfolded at a residence in...
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii that claimed multiple lives during a sightseeing tour. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a lower court had incorrectly interpreted federal aviation liability law when dismissing claims against Robinson Helicopter...