Honduras Moves to Extradite Man Accused of Killing Iowa Woman
In his 2016 campaign, President Trump seized on the death of Sarah Root, who police said was killed by an undocumented immigrant suspected of driving drunk.
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How a church administrator tracked down the woman now accused of killing her father and 3 others
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Mexican drug lord pleads not guilty to killing of DEA agent after US extradition
Rafael Caro Quintero arraigned in New York over federal agent’s death after years as one of US’s most wanted men. After years as one of US authorities’ most wanted men, the Mexican drug cartel ...The Guardian - 2d -
Las Vegas woman accused of defrauding older men in deadly romance scam
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Woman accused of repeatedly vandalizing Tesla dealership in Colorado, arrested with incendiary devices
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Woman accused of locking boyfriend in storage unit for 4 days
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Woman accused of testing cocaine quality faces charges in U.S.
Irma Elvira Cruz, a 60-year-old woman known as "Madre," has been extradited from Mexico to face federal charges, according to the Justice Department.CBS News - 3d -
Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court
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Two bailed after dog attack that killed woman, 19
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Man who bombed woman's home, plotted python attack learns fate
Stephen Glosser pleaded guilty to bombing a woman's home and conspiring to "release a large python into the victim's home to eat the victim's daughter," prosecutors say.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Peru woman is second to be charged with murder in Plattsburgh man’s death
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Man in custody after woman found dead on Wales to Ireland ferry
Irish police continue to question the man who was arrested when the Fishguard to Rosslare sailing docked.BBC News - 4d -
Saudi border forces accused of killing ‘hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’
Witnesses making the crossing from Yemen report coming under machine-gun fire and seeing rotting bodies. Saudi Arabia’s forces are accused of using indiscriminate force against migrants on their ...The Guardian - 2d -
Man accused of shooting 1-year-old daughter in front of her mother
Prosecutors say Adam Joseph Montoya carried out the crime with an AR-style rifle in front of the girl's mother.CBS News - 5d -
Trial Opens for Illinois Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Palestinian Boy
Prosectors argued that the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6, in suburban Chicago was motivated by anti-Muslim hate.The New York Times - 4d -
Man charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing to appear in Manhattan court
Luigi Mangione faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal counts. Luigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan state court on Friday in the 4 December killing of ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Man killed intervening in knife attack on French police officers
Macron says knife attack is ‘without any doubt an act of Islamist terrorism’. A 69-year-old man who intervened when a suspected terrorist attacked police officers with a knife shouting “Allahu ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Man who killed family was planning shooting at former primary school
Nicholas Prosper's loaded shotgun with more than 30 cartridges was found in a bush, police say.BBC News - 6d -
Georgia deputy who killed exonerated Florida man won't be charged
Leonard Cure, 53, was killed by a Georgia sheriff's deputy just three years after Florida authorities had freed him from prison.CBS News - 4d -
DNA leads to arrest, confession in 1997 killing of Florida man, authorities say
The word "Greed" was written on the victim's bedroom wall in blood in the 1997 murder, Florida officials said.CBS News - 4d -
Man killed by shotgun booby trap at family member's home, police say
Jordan Dove, 34, was killed while checking on a family member's home, officials said.CBS News - 2d -
South Korean police summon Japanese woman accused of kissing BTS member without his consent
Police in South Korea have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning over allegations that she kissed Jin, a member of the K-pop boy band BTS, without his permission at an event last year.NBC News - 2d -
CFPB moves to drop suit accusing Capital One of cheating customers out of $2 billion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving to drop a suit against Capital One brought during the Biden administration just last month that accused the bank of cheating customers out of a ...NBC News - 3d -
Woman who admitted killing previous partner is on the run after fatal stabbing of firefighter wife
A California woman who admitted killing her estranged husband more than two decades ago and is now wanted in the fatal stabbing of her wife is being sought by federal authorities, a law enforcement ...NBC News - 5d -
Mom of Sam Nordquist, transgender man tortured and killed in New York, slams police response
The mother of a Minnesota transgender man who was tortured and killed in upstate New York suggested that his death was preventable if local authorities had "done their jobs."NBC News - Feb. 20 -
South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ pain. A South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
2 more arrested in connection with death of Sam Nordquist, transgender man tortured and killed in New York
Two more suspects were charged in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist, the transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York earlier this month.NBC News - 6d -
Man who killed Dutch soldier, injured 2 others in Indianapolis learns fate
Shamar Duncan was ordered to serve 60 years for murder, 35 years for attempted murder and 10 years for aggravated battery.CBS News - 6d -
South Carolina man killed by family member's shotgun booby trap, police say
A South Carolina man was shot and killed by a shotgun booby trap allegedly set up by one of his family members, police said on Tuesday.NBC News - 2d -
Tortured death of trans man in western New York echoes notorious 90s killing
Seven people have been arrested over ‘horrific’ death of Sam Nordquist, 24. A similar case in Wyoming once helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement. A body discarded in a field. Cold weather. Signs ...The Guardian - 1d -
Why Mexico extradited 29 cartel members to the U.S.
Mexico extradited 29 cartel members, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S. to face charges. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News - 2d -
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica, making the country the latest Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
French fugitive 'The Fly' is extradited to France after his arrest in Romania
The notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited to France from RomaniaABC News - 5d -
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in attempt to ward off tariffs
Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across borderFinancial Times - 2d -
White House: 'One of the most evil cartel bosses' being extradited to US
The White House announced Friday that 29 Mexican cartel members, including "one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world," were extradited to the United States. The Associated Press reported ...The Hill - 2d -
French fugitive whose escape left two officers dead extradited from Romania
Mohamed Amra’s arrest ends nine-month manhunt when armed assailants ambushed prison convoy in Normandy. A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has ...The Guardian - 5d -
Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
Canada and Mexico are trying to get the United States not to follow through on a promise by President Trump to impose tariffs of 25% on imported goods.CNBC - 2d -
Iowa pollster facing Trump lawsuit files motion to dismiss
Veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer is seeking to dismiss President's Trump's lawsuit against her, the Des Moines Register and its parent company Gannett after a November survey incorrectly ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Payton Sandfort scores 27 and Iowa rallies to defeat Washington 85-79
Payton Sandfort scored 27 points and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead Iowa’s 85-79 come-from-behind victory over WashingtonABC News - Feb. 22
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