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Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers

Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.

NBC News - Feb. 20

Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Abortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies

ABC News - Feb. 20

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder after brutal onstage stabbing

After an eight-day trial, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 was found guilty Friday of attempted murder and assault.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Shackles and a bullet-proof vest - Luigi Mangione reappears in court over CEO 'murder'

His lawyer argued during the hearing that her client - wearing a bulletproof vest - was being treated unfairly.

BBC News - Feb. 21

DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for murder

Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.

CBS News - 6d

New DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for murder

HONOLULU — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him ...

NBC News - 6d

FBI is building a 3D model of home where Idaho college murders occured for trial

Idaho prosecutors want to present an FBI-constructed 3D model of the home where four college students were found brutally stabbed to death in 2022 at the suspect's trial this summer.

NBC News - 3d

A Boston man spent decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit; now he's helping others

Boston's James Watson spent decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit.

CBS News - 1d

Man who murdered top chef near Notting Hill Carnival jailed for life

Mussie Imnetu died in hospital four days after he was kicked and punched in the street.

BBC News - 18h

Illinois man convicted of murder and hate crimes in stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy

An Illinois man was found guilty Friday? in the fatal stabbing of a Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother.

NBC News - 12h

Illinois landlord found guilty in 2023 murder of six-year-old Palestinian boy

Joseph Czuba, 73, had been charged in fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding of mother, Hanan Shaheen. A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate-crime charges on Friday ...

The Guardian - 11h

Plainfield landlord convicted in hate crime murder of 6-year-old Palestinian boy

The boy's mother, mother, Hanan Shaheen who also was stabbed – took the witness stand on Tuesday.

CBS News - 8h

‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

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