The Supreme Court decided Monday not to hear an appeal for a new trial from Adnan Syed, who was at the center of the hit podcast “Serial.”
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Lawyer killed after gun brought into court as evidence fires
Addelaid Ferreira-Watt was prosecuting a robbery case when a gun brought to court as evidence apparently when off accidentally, local media reported.
A dog named Bear is saving koalas from wildfires in Australia
Dubbed the “koala detection dog” by International Fund for Animal Welfare, Bear has been searching for koalas that might have survived the flames.
Ex-mayor allegedly sold children’s books for political gain. Now she’s facing federal charges
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned after it was revealed that her “Healthy Holly” books were sold to organizations the city did business with
Woman injured in Las Vegas shooting dies two years later, coroner says
Kimberly Gervais was shot in the 2017 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, which left 58 other people dead.
Drug-resistant superbugs are killing thousands of Americans. Here’s what you need to know about them
Drug-resistant bugs are in every U.S. state and around the globe. Here’s what you need to know about superbugs and if you should take antibiotics.
‘Potomac River Rapist’ serially assaulted women in DC area in ’90s, and police have suspect
A suspect was arrested on multiple rape charges and a murder charge in a series of assaults in Washington and Maryland.
There have already been at least 30 shooting attacks at schools resulting in death or injury in 2019
According to data from gun safety group Everytown, there have been at least 30 shooting attacks at schools in 2019 resulting in death or injury.
Georgia inmate executed for 1994 convenience store killing as last-minute DNA test denied
Georgia inmate Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, was executed for killing a convenience store clerk 25 years ago. His lawyers had appealed for DNA testing.
A shelter cat freed his feline friends. So he got put in ‘solitary’ and won’t stop busting out
Quilty, a mischievous cat living in a Houston animal shelter, has garnered viral attention for his cunning jailbreaks of other cats in the shelter.