Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days. The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County at around 8:30 … Read more

Person of interest in custody after 5-year-old struck by stray bullet while riding bike in Detroit

A person of interest is in custody after a 5-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle outside his Detroit home — and the child has since been released from the hospital and is expected to recover. The boy, identified by his family as Kaizer, was hit Tuesday evening on Lindsay … Read more

Ex-college basketball star Kerr Kriisa accused of $2.2 million fraud scam, posing as fake person named

Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa lied and posed as other people as part of a scheme through which he fraudulently obtained nearly $2.2 million from two victims, according to a federal indictment. A federal grand jury in West Virginia indicted Kriisa last month, and the case was unsealed Monday following his arrest by federal … Read more

Man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife set to be 9th person executed this year in Florida

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife Karen. If carried out, this … Read more

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson’s effort to have former romantic partner testify in person is denied

A judge on Monday dismissed a motion by Tyler Robinson’s attorneys to subpoena his former romantic partner to testify in-person in court next month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Robinson, 23, is accused of killing right wing activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke at a … Read more

1 person killed after Tesla on autopilot crashes through Texas home

One person is dead after a Tesla on autopilot crashed through her Texas home on Friday night, authorities said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The driver, identified as Michael Butler, was traveling east in a Tesla Model 3 at about 8 p.m. local time when … Read more

Russia strikes an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and 1 person is killed

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian bombs struck an apartment building on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A body was pulled from the rubble hours after the … Read more

GOP candidates pitch themselves as the person to beat Arizona’s Democratic governor

PHOENIX — The two Republican congressmen running for Arizona governor pitched themselves at a debate Wednesday as the only candidate with broad enough voter appeal to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs amid the state’s affordability struggles. U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, who is the GOP primary’s front-runner and has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, portrayed … Read more

A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say

CHICAGO — A person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known Chicago park, police said Tuesday. The burning cross was discovered June 9 in Grant Park, where Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech when he was elected the nation’s first Black president in 2008. A 21-year-old … Read more