Last Man Charged in 2020 Killing of Rapper Pop Smoke Pleads Guilty

Teen pleads guilty to murdering girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class

A British teen has pleaded guilty to murder over an allegedly "meticulously planned" stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for kids.

CBS News - Jan. 20

U.K. teenager pleads guilty to murdering three young girls at Taylor Swift themed dance party

A British teenager unexpectedly pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls at a

NBC News - Jan. 20

Teenager pleads guilty to murder of 3 girls in Southport stabbing attack

Axel Rudakubana, 18, also pleads guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder

Financial Times - Jan. 20

China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens

The attacker ploughed into people outside a stadium in the country's deadliest attack in a decade.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting woman on fire at home south of Brisbane

Premier says alleged Kingston domestic violence incident has ‘rocked’ Queensland as woman, 34, remains in hospital. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A ...

The Guardian - Jan. 19

Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case

Sanjay Roy faces life imprisonment or the death penalty over the charges he denies.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Retired Georgia minister found not guilty in 1975 killing of girl in Pennsylvania

A retired minister from Georgia has been found not guilty in the 1975 killing of an 8-year-old girl

ABC News - Jan. 17

C.I.A. Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents About Israel

The analyst was charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act and faces up to a decade in prison for disclosing sensitive information about Israel’s response to an Iranian attack.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York

Rapper Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault in New York City after being accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, according to police

ABC News - Jan. 17

Convicted 'American Nightmare' rapist pleads guilty to two more home invasions

Matthew Muller was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault in a 2015 case in which Vallejo police initially accused the victim and her boyfriend of making up the story of her abduction. He ...

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 17

Stick-Wielding Man Kills 2 Homeless People in Miami and Injures 2 Others

A suspect has been arrested as the police investigate the motive for what they called an unprovoked attack.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Driver pleads guilty in smuggling attempt that resulted in 53 migrant deaths

Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit while migrants screamed and banged the walls of the trailer for help or tried to claw their way out, investigators said.

CBS News - Jan. 16

MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault

Suspended Labour MP admits punching man to the ground in incident captured on CCTV in his Cheshire constituency

Financial Times - Jan. 16

A British lawmaker pleads guilty to assaulting a man in the street

A British lawmaker has pleaded guilty to beating a man in a street during an incident captured on video

ABC News - Jan. 16

Man in Brazil wrongly charged with 62 crimes after police use flawed photo ID

Police relied on showing photo of Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa, wrongly jailed for years, to victims to identify him as an alleged perpetrator. Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa was having a regular day ...

The Guardian - Jan. 14

Jack Smith defends charging Trump in report on his effort to overturn 2020 election

The Justice Department early Tuesday sent members of Congress a section of special counsel Jack Smith's report summarizing his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to maintain ...

NBC News - Jan. 14

Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark

Police found that the man was sending Caitlin Clark messages on X that contained multiple threatening and sexually explicit messages.

CBS News - Jan. 13

Second man charged with helping Daniel Khalife after escape

Adeel Khan, 30, is accused of assisting Khalife after he fled HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Man accused of shooting dead 98 kangaroos on NSW army base denies all charges

Joey Pace, 43, appeared in Raymond Terrace local court after his alleged slaughter of kangaroos on Singleton army base. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Man Charged in Stabbing Death of 14-Year-Old Boy Found in Bronx

The man, 29-year-old Waldo Mejia, was arrested early on Saturday near the location of the Friday stabbing in the Mott Haven neighborhood.

The New York Times - Jan. 11

Fired Disney employee will plead guilty to hacking menus to hide peanut content

Michael Scheuer, who had been a Disney menu production manager, in one instance added a swastika to a menu during hack, prosecutors said.

CNBC - Jan. 10

Donor Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams Campaign

Erden Arkan, a businessman with close ties to New York’s Turkish community, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to conspiracy to commit fraud.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Ex-McKinsey partner pleads guilty to destroying records on opioids

Martin Elling pleads guilty to destroying records on advice provided to Purdue Pharma on how to ‘turbocharge’ sales. A former partner at McKinsey & Co pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police

Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...

The New York Times - Jan. 10

The '9/11 mastermind' wants to plead guilty. Why is the US trying to stop him?

The accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks will no longer plead guilty on Friday, after the US government objected.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Military doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers

Maj. Michael Stockin faced 52 charges involving claims of abusive sexual contact with 41 victims, the Army said.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking

Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials

The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar

US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges

A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Expected guilty plea for man in 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers case postponed

A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” has been postponed indefinitely because he's ...

ABC News - Jan. 8