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At least five people were shot at Virginia State University (VSU) on Saturday morning and one remains in critical condition, according to university officials and the VSU Police Department."Officers responded to the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at approximately 1:28 a.m. and discovered five individuals suffering from gunshot wounds outside VSU residence halls," a university official told Fox News Digital. "All five were transported to area hospitals. One individual is […]

The Massachusetts mother at the center of an ongoing murder trial for the killings of her three children is captivating the internet and social media."It's kind of a cultural obsession," Boston-based criminal defense attorney Peter Elikann said.Lindsay Clancy, 35, faces three counts of first-degree murder after her three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan — all under 6 years old — were found strangled to death in the family's Duxbury home […]

After almost four decades, the execution of James Duckett brought closure for two families who believe they both lost young girls to the same killer.The 68-year-old was executed by lethal injection July 28 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee while on duty as a cop for the Mascotte Police Department.McAbee’s family attended his execution at the Florida State Prison in Raiford.They were joined by family and friends […]

A man was charged with multiple hate crimes after allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at a New York City synagogue Friday, striking a congregant and attacking a member of the security team, authorities said.New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the man disrupted services at Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.The NYPD later identified the suspect as Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, and said he was charged with […]

Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys on Friday raised an unverified claim that a recent Allendale County homicide could be connected to the Murdaugh murders, surprising prosecutors and the judge overseeing his retrial.Murdaugh returned to court after the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned his 2023 convictions and two life sentences earlier this year for the killings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh.The court found that former Colleton County […]

The mayor of a Boston suburb is facing federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly using more than $1.5 million in pandemic-era small business loans to pad his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and settle high-interest real estate debts.Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena, 61, was arrested Friday morning following an investigation into his alleged misuse of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) — a program administered by the U.S. Small […]

NEW YORK — Accused assassin Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court Friday morning, after days of speculation that he might admit guilt in the case in order to raise a potential double jeopardy claim weeks before his state-level murder trial.Prosecutors have alleged that Mangione, 28, is the hooded man who snuck up behind UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, and shot him in the back outside a […]

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was abducted in Niger, has been released after more than nine months of detention in the country, Christian missionary organization SIM International announced."We are grateful to confirm that our good friend and brother in Christ, Kevin Rideout, has been released after over nine months in captivity," the organization said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.Rideout was kidnapped near his home in Niger's […]

New court documents reveal revenge may have motivated a deadly attack and home invasion at a couple's home in a quiet beach town in Connecticut, according to a report.Frederick Werner, 69, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds inside the Milford home on East Broadway; his partner was shot in the head, police say, and is still recovering from her injuries.Murder suspects Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, and Stuar Lopez-Reyes, 25, who […]