Injured captain last to leave New Orleans cruise ship after tanker collision

The captain of the river cruise ship that capsized in New Orleans was injured, but he refused medical treatment until he knew where everyone was.

‘Purge’-masked suspect accused of killing college student; sister helps nab him

An 18-year-old accused of wearing a “Purge” mask during a Halloween party shooting in Boulder, Colorado, faces murder and related charges in the death of a University of Colorado Boulder student.

Brother of Phoenix hit-and-run victim Genieva Vega pleads for driver to 'come clean'
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Investigators are asking the public for help finding a gold champagne Toyota Sienna van involved in the fatal Oct. 24 hit-and-run death of Genieva Vega in Phoenix. Her brother, Joseph, is asking the driver to "come clean."

Phoenix fatal hit-and-run: Police search for gold Toyota Sienna van after woman, dog killed

Phoenix police are still searching for a light-colored Toyota Sienna van after a woman was fatally struck while walking her dog near 800 East Missouri Avenue on Oct. 24.

Port of New Orleans sues tanker owner hours after riverboat crash

The Port of New Orleans wasted no time in filing a lawsuit against the owners of an asphalt tanker the same day it slammed into a river cruise boat on the Mississippi.

Catcalls sparked Halloween triple killings in Texas, police say

The Texas shooting that killed three people, including two innocent bystanders, happened after one of the victims made catcalls at two women who were with the suspected shooter, police documents show.

Former police officer to be castrated in 'worst' child sex abuse case DA has ever seen

A former Louisiana police officer and volunteer firefighter will be castrated by the state in what the local district attorney called the “worst case" of child sexual abuse he’s ever seen. 

Multiple people arrested after explosive device thrown at Mesa officer's patrol car: PD

Just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 12, Mesa police say officers were responding to reports of shots fired near 96th Street and Hampton Avenue when an officer reported that an explosion near 96th Street and Sunland Avenue damaged his patrol car.

Mesa explosion suspects accused of felony charges
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Two men arrested in connection with an explosive device thrown at a Mesa police officer's patrol car made their first court appearance on Nov. 13. The officer has since been released from the hospital.

Mom who plowed into soccer field and killed 2 will not face charges, DA says

A driver whose pickup truck plowed onto a youth soccer field, killing a young boy and a father, will not face criminal charges following an investigation, prosecutors announced.

Man accused in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting now faces armed terrorism charge

Federal prosecutors added an armed terrorism charge against a 31-year-old California man accused of opening fire at a Secret Service checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in D.C.

Richard Glossip, ex-death row inmate, pleads guilty to lesser charge in Oklahoma

Former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, has pleaded guilty to a lesser accessory charge.

'COPS' crew films New Mexico jaywalking stop that ends in fatal police shooting

Newly released video shows a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Izaeah Washington after a jaywalking stop in Albuquerque.

354 arrested in massive dark-web drug operation, DOJ says

Authorities arrested 354 people in a coordinated drug crackdown targeting the sale of illegal goods and services across multiple countries.

Cops: 14-year-old arrested after attacking woman with axe-like tool during dispute over parking space

A California woman is recovering in the hospital after undergoing surgery for serious injuries, including back muscle damage, after she was struck in the back with an axe-like tool during a dispute over a parking space.