Shooting at outlet mall in Dallas suburb leaves at least 9 dead, 7 injured
Police in Allen, Texas, said the gunman was among dead after he was killed by a nearby officer. Three of the wounded victims are in critical condition.
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Police discover 7 bodies at the home of a sex offender on his scheduled court date
A search for two missing Oklahoma teenagers and a convicted sex offender ended within hours on Monday when police found seven bodies, including five teenagers, on a rural property.
Arkansas woman pleads not guilty to selling over 20 boxes of stolen human body parts
She was hired to cremate medical cadavers. But first, she harvested organs, skin and genitalia and sold them to a man she met through a Facebook group called Oddities, according to court documents.
Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them
A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.
A fisherman went missing in 1998. Now his remains at Lake Mead have been identified
Las Vegas resident Claude Russell Pensinger disappeared while fishing in the reservoir. His skeletal remains were one of several sets discovered last year as water levels dropped in a drought.
A woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she went up the wrong driveway
The car carrying Kaylin Gillis, 20, was turning around after her friends realized they had made mistakenly gone to the wrong address. The 65-year-old homeowner fired at them from his porch.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is charged with 1st-degree assault in a March shooting
Kemp said he was shot at first after he tracked down his stolen cell phone and confronted the person he presumed had it. Kemp was released from jail and not initially charged after the incident.
The mom of the 6-year-old who shot his teacher is being charged with child neglect
The child has not been charged in the shooting of Abby Zwerner, 25, a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.
Report: Railroads cut costs, prioritize speed and efficiency over safety
ProPublica analyzed 600+ train accident reports from 20 years, raising questions on whether longer trains with fewer crews cause more derailments. Reporter Dan Schwartz discusses the findings on NPR.
A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises
A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.