Mother in custody dispute accused of killing her children

A Massachusetts woman who had been seeking custody of her two young children in a divorce is accused of killing them in their home, according to authorities and court records. Massachusetts State Police issued an arrest warrant Saturday charging Janette MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, with two counts of murder in the deaths of her children, … Read more

Jury convicts New York man for 1993 killing following third trial in the case

A jury on Friday convicted a man in the 1993 killing of a woman near Buffalo, ending his third trial after a legal odyssey that has stretched on for decades. Brian Scott Lorenz, 56, was originally convicted in 1994, along with another man, James Pugh, of murdering Deborah Meindl. The 33-year-old nursing student and mother … Read more

Teen charged with killing Florida stepsister on cruise ship pleads not guilty

MIAMI — A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship filed a not-guilty plea Tuesday and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court. Timothy Hudson has received the indictment and is waiving his appearance at an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, defense attorney Eric Cohen said in a court … Read more

Stepbrother pleads not guilty to killing Anna Kepner on a cruise ship

MIAMI, Florida — The stepbrother of Anna Kepner, who was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship last year, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges in connection with her death. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The plea was made in a Tuesday court filing … Read more

Gunman Opens Fire Atop Ancient Pyramid in Mexico, Killing 1

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A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana

Teacher Angela Hall always starts the day gathering her preschool students in a circle in their Shreveport, Louisiana, classroom. The kids giggle. They share. And they look for who’s missing. “Braylon, he’s not here,” she recalled one of her students saying Monday. Braylon Snow, who just turned 5, was one of seven siblings who were … Read more