Idaho prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a father, Majorjon Kaylor, who is charged with fatally shooting four of his neighbors on Father's Day.
Anderson Lee Aldrich who pleaded guilty to killing five people at a Colorado gay club was called a monster and coward when confronted by victims of the shooting.
Susan Lorincz, 58, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted in the shooting death of 34-year-old mother Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida, earlier this month.
Dr. Jaime Yun of Manhasset, New York, died of an apparent brain injury on June 16 after becoming the victim of a road-rage attack on June 8 in Brooklyn.
A pilot of a small single-engine plane died after the aircraft crashed into a home in North Carolina. The three people inside the home were able to escape without injury.
The United States Supreme Court has made it harder to convict a person of making a violent threat. The ruling applies to threats against elected officials, including the president.
Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl, who was shot in the head after going to the wrong house to pick up his younger twin brothers, sat for his first interview that aired Tuesday on Good Morning America.
Peg Yorkin, a philanthropist who also helped push the French abortion pill mifepristone into the U.S., has died at age 96 after suffering from a long illness.
Students at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania received a police alert Sunday warning of an "aggressive cow" on the campus. Students were directed to stay away from the animal.
A Florida convicted murderer, Joseph Zieler, gave his attorney an elbow to the face Monday during a hearing over two brutal murders that took place more than two decades ago.
Experts expect Idaho prosecutors to "aggressively" pursue capital punishment in murder case against Bryan Kohberger, accused of Moscow, Idaho, student stabbings.
Sandra Hemme was convicted for library worker Patricia Jeschke's death in St. Joseph, Missouri, but she maintains her innocence after spending more than 40 years in prison.
Florida saw a meteotsunami last week, according to the National Weather Service. These events are large waves caused by storms and are driven by air-pressure disturbances.