Jim Yango Fantonial

Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores deny a new US charge alleging they helped maintain a system that tortured detainees, including American citizens.

Oct 09, 2026

Christa Pike's lawyers say Tennessee officials refused medical requests to remove her hospital restraints after her failed execution.

Oct 09, 2026

Authorities are examining a possible human skull fragment found near Oro Valley, Arizona, while stressing that no link has been established to missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

Oct 09, 2026

Prosecutors allege Naresh Bhatt gave a landscaper a saw containing his missing wife's blood and DNA, while his defence argues the circumstantial case cannot prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Oct 08, 2026

Texas executed Jamaal Howard after courts rejected challenges over the condition of its pentobarbital supply and his eligibility for the death penalty.

Oct 08, 2026

A Lancaster County jury convicted Salvador Villa-Del Toro of raping an intoxicated 17-year-old on a Susquehanna River island in July 2024, along with several other offences.

Oct 08, 2026

A Tennessee judge has ordered officials to preserve equipment, drugs and records from Christa Pike's failed execution as her lawyers investigate the procedure and seek clemency.

Oct 08, 2026

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for 13 sex offences involving two young Aboriginal men.

Oct 07, 2026

A Miami airport passenger has been charged with smuggling goods after authorities allegedly found 10 live birds concealed in containers sewn into his underwear after a flight from Havana.

Oct 07, 2026

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says Luke Daley's 30 September arrest is unrelated to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, while authorities have yet to identify a suspect.

Oct 07, 2026

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking in hospital after Tennessee's failed lethal injection attempt, while officials review the procedure and her lawyers oppose another execution.

Oct 07, 2026

A Miami jury heard details of Alberto Sierra's confession during the penalty phase of his murder case, as prosecutors seek execution and his lawyers argue for life without parole.

Oct 06, 2026

Former television news anchor Angelynn Mock has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her mother, Anita Avers, in Wichita, Kansas. She will be eligible for parole after 25 years.

Oct 06, 2026

Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life without parole for murdering his wife, Ashley, in Ohio. Their daughters' statements were read in court before he again denied the killing.

Oct 06, 2026

Seven-year-old Eddimar Paola Hernandez was fatally stabbed while walking with her sister in Chicago's Chatham neighbourhood. Police charged Shavon Gayden with first-degree murder, but no motive has been released.

Oct 06, 2026

Caleb Flynn was convicted of killing his wife, Ashley, in Ohio after prosecutors said he staged an intruder attack. His lawyer is expected to appeal the verdict.

Oct 05, 2026

Nike and the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation are facing a federal lawsuit alleging a teenage athlete was assaulted during an Oregon athletics programme and that staff mishandled her report.

Oct 05, 2026

The arrest of a US Marine over the alleged killing and robbery of a woman in Okinawa has prompted Japanese protests and renewed scrutiny of the island's military presence.

Oct 05, 2026

Christa Pike reportedly asked Tennessee officials to use her $20 last-meal allowance to buy pizza for homeless people before a lethal-injection attempt failed.

Oct 05, 2026

US Senator Marsha Blackburn has called for greater use of Tennessee's electric chair after Christa Pike survived a failed execution, prompting a review and an executions pause.

Oct 02, 2026

A 75-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife died after an apparent murder-suicide at an Ohio nursing home, while investigators continued examining the shooting and its motive.

Oct 02, 2026

Christa Pike remained alive after two doses of pentobarbital during a failed Tennessee execution. Her lawyers alleged unnecessary agony, while officials defended the procedure and her medical condition remained unclear.

Oct 02, 2026

Luke Daley's latest Pima County booking has renewed online comparisons with the masked suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, though authorities have made no public connection between them.

Oct 02, 2026

Sean 'Diddy' Combs may return to solitary confinement at New Jersey's Fort Dix prison following allegations about contraband, special treatment and services from fellow inmates.

Oct 01, 2026

Former reality TV personality Tony McCollister pleaded guilty to 17 charges in Ohio, while four rape counts and other child-related allegations remain pending before a judge.

Oct 01, 2026

A Massachusetts investigation found that more than 270 clerics abused nearly 1,000 children across three dioceses, prompting calls to remove legal barriers for survivors seeking civil claims.

Oct 01, 2026

Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during an attempted execution in Tennessee, prompting a third-party review and a halt to the state's remaining scheduled execution.

Oct 01, 2026

A woman allegedly held, abused and deprived of food in an unfinished Malden attic for six weeks was discovered when a landlord investigated a water leak, prosecutors say.

Sep 30, 2026

Arizona investigators have ruled the latest ransom communication linked to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance not credible, while warning the public about scams as the 84-year-old remains missing.

Sep 30, 2026