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BBC News - Top stories
Some prisoners released early without being tagged
Some offenders released last week were not electronically tagged as they should have been, raising the risk of reoffending.20 minutes ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Officers stabbed, injured in Massachussetts prison
One correctional officer was stabbed 12 times and four others were also injured inside the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, according to officials. CBS News Boston's Beth Germano has more.30 minutes ago -
ABC News - World
Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured
Authorities in Honduras say that an attempted prisonbreak left two inmates dead and three injured57 minutes ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Former CIA officer gets 30 years in prison for assaulting dozens of women
A former CIA officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for heinous crimes against more than two dozen women around the world. Some of Brian Jeffrey Raymond's victims appeared in court for his ...1 hour ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Alaska man charged with making death threats against Supreme Court justices
An Alaska man has been indicted on charges that he sent racist and violent threats against six Supreme Court justices and their family members.2 hours ago -
ABC News - World
A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated2 hours ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts maximum security prison3 hours ago -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Boy Stabbed to Death in China as Anti-Japan Sentiment Soars
The attack on the 10-year-old boy was the second such incident in months amid a social-media campaign that has stirred up anti-Japan sentiment in China.5 hours ago - China -
BBC News - Top stories
E-bike crash deaths riot accused appear in court
The first 17 people appear in court after being charged in connection with the 2023 Cardiff riot.6 hours ago -
ABC News - World
First people are sentenced under Hong Kong's tough new security law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan10 hours ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Ex-officer cross-examined in trial of Tyre Nichols' beating death
Defense attorneys cross-examined Emmitt Martin III in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols.22 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Harris to make abortion speech in Georgia after deaths of two women
Vice President Harris will travel to Georgia on Friday to highlight her support for abortion rights, likely focusing on the stories of two women whose deaths she blames on the state’s abortion ban ...22 hours ago - Abortion -
The New York Times - Science
Titan Disaster Hearing Upends Earlier Expert Theories on Crew Deaths
Two days of reporting and testifying by experts during a U.S. Coast Guard inquiry challenge the idea that the submersible’s passengers knew they were facing death.23 hours ago -
The New York Times - World
Pavel Kushnir Dies in a Russian Prison
Among the hundreds of Russians jailed for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the death of Pavel Kushnir in detention has transformed him into an antiwar symbol.Yesterday - Russia -
ABC News - Top stories
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his lifeYesterday -
BBC News - Top stories
UK soldier buried in Netherlands 80 years after death
Hundreds gather to pay their respects to Pte Henry Moon at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.Yesterday - United Kingdom -
ABC News - Top stories
3 family members found shot to death at their home, no one in custody: Police
A man, his wife and her 13-year-old son were found shot to death at their home in Pawlet, Vermont, state police said.Yesterday -
The Hill - Politics
Freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza urges more efforts to free political prisoners
Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza called it “a miracle” that he was freed from a Russian prison in an unprecedented prisoner exchange this summer, and said it should encourage ongoing ...Yesterday - Russia -
BBC News - Top stories
Pensioner pleads guilty to child crash death
John Noble Lindsay, 92, admits causing the death of a schoolgirl by careless driving in Carrickfergus.Yesterday -
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The New York Times - Top stories
Ex-Officer Testifies Against His Former Colleagues in Tyre Nichols’s Death
A former Memphis officer said he had been angry about a lack of arrests even before he began a pursuit that led to a fatal beating.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
John Grisham on death row prisoner: ‘Texas is about to execute innocent man’
‘There was no crime,’ says author about Robert Roberson who was convicted of murder based on discredited science. The bestselling writer John Grisham has joined scores of bipartisan politicians, ...Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Mother of Michaela DePrince dies a day after ballerina’s death
Elaine DePrince, 77, died of unrelated illness less than 24 hours after trailblazing ballerina’s death aged 29. The adoptive mother of ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince , who died suddenly at ...2 days ago -
The Hill - Politics
Prosecutors seeking to keep Sean Combs in prison ahead of trial
Federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan court to keep defendant Sean “Diddy” Combs in detention ahead of his trial, calling him a flight risk and a “significant risk” to obstruction of justice. ...2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Harris blames Trump for Georgia abortion-related death: ‘It’s what we feared’
Harris points to Trump’s anti-abortion policies in what was reported as a rare ‘preventable’ abortion-linked death. Kamala Harris blamed Donald Trump ’s policies and condemned state abortion ...2 days ago - Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Portugal wildfire deaths rise to seven after firefighters trapped in blaze
More than 50 people injured as 54 fires burn across country amid hot, dry and windy weather. Seven people have been killed and more than 50 injured in wildfires ravaging central and northern ...2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for three deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths and forcing an unknown number of residents to ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Murder arrests after death of baby boy
A woman, 26, and man, 25, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a baby died.2 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Ron DeSantis says Florida will investigate apparent Trump assassination attempt
Trump described the suspect as a “dangerous person” and praised the Secret Service for their protection.2 days ago - Florida -
NBC News - Top stories
Trump and Harris had 'cordial' call following apparent assassination attempt
Trump to hold first public event since apparent assassination attempt2 days ago - Donald Trump -
BBC News - Top stories
Inquiry reveals new details of serial killer's death
Peter Tobin had multiple health issues after falling and breaking his leg in his cell at HMP Edinburgh.2 days ago -
The Hill - Politics
Harris blames reports of pregnancy-related death in Georgia on ‘Trump Abortion Bans’
Vice President Harris on Tuesday blamed former President Trump for Georgia’s restrictive abortion law after a new report that found an abortion-related death in the state was “preventable.” ...2 days ago - Abortion -
ABC News - World
4 people could face the death penalty after drug arrests on Bali
Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist island of Bali since July2 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Want to fix UK prisons? Let the women out
Imprisonment is not obviously a good solution to drug addiction or for those who have been coerced into crime2 days ago - United Kingdom -