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Editor’s note: This story contains details that some readers may find upsetting. Discretion is advised. WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND — Convicted pedophile Ian Watkins was killed Saturday in a prison in England, according to the BBC. Watkins, the former lead singer of the once popular rock band Lostprophets was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex crimes involving children. Watkins, 48, …

Raja Jackson pleads not guilty to battery charges after assaulting pro wrestler, faces up to 7 years in prison if convicted  MMA Fighting Son of MMA icon pleads not guilty to charges  ESPN Rampage Jackson’s son Raja to face charges in wrestling beating, L.A. prosecutors say  Los Angeles Times Rampage Jackson’s son, Raja, faces felony charge after vicious attack on wrestler Syko Stu  CBS …

Assata Shakur Dies at 78; Convicted Revolutionary Found Refuge in Cuba  The New York Times Convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, an FBI Most Wanted terrorist, dead in Cuba, communist regime says  Fox News Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba  CNN Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies at 78  BBC Assata Shakur, Tupac’s godmother who sought political …

An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman during a 1997 gas station robbery was put to death Thursday after apologizing to his victim’s family and pleas from the woman’s son to spare his life.  Geoffrey Todd West, 50, was executed at William C. Holman Correctional Facility by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began using last year. It was one …

Donald Trump assassination plotter tries to stab himself in court (Picture credit: AP) Ryan Routh, the man found guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen moments after a Florida jury convicted him on all counts. The dramatic incident unfolded in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom on Tuesday, leaving US Marshals swarming …

A Florida jury on Tuesday found Ryan Routh guilty of an assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.  Routh represented himself in the trial. He was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.  Routh was arrested in September 2024 at Mr. Trump’s golf course. A Secret Service …

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant on Sept. 11, 2025 in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida. Lothar Speer/AP hide caption toggle caption Lothar Speer/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal jury determined Ryan Routh was guilty …

Sep 10, 2025, 01:40 PM ET MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin driver involved in a traffic crash last week that killed two Marquette University lacrosse players was drunk at the time, authorities alleged Wednesday in charging her with vehicular homicide. Amandria Brunner, 41, of West Allis, faces two counts of homicide by an intoxicated use of a vehicle while having …

A Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder who spent nearly three decades in prison after being falsely implicated by a woman who has since confessed to the crime was released Thursday. State District Court Judge Marta Chou had vacated Bryan Hooper Sr.’s first-degree murder conviction the day before. He was released Thursday morning from Stillwater Correctional Facility, a Great North …

Donna Adelson Convicted in Murder of Dan Markel, a Florida Law Professor  The New York Times Donna Adelson: Jury convicts Florida matriarch in murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-law  CNN Donna Adelson trial recap: Jury brings back guilty verdict after 3-hour deliberations  Tallahassee Democrat Jury begins deliberations in trial of Florida matriarch charged in her ex-son-in-law’s death  yahoo.com Donna Adelson found guilty in hired …