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Defense in Freddie Gray case want trial moved out of Baltimore

Defense attorneys for six police officers facing criminal charges in the Freddie Gray case are seeking to have the trial moved from Baltimore, saying their clients cannot get a fair trial there, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday.

Suspect in Washington quadruple slaying has been taken into custody

By PAMELA BROWN, JOE JOHNS, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ED PAYNE CNN

May 21, 2015 - 8:37 pm

The suspect in the killing of a Washington businessman and three others found in a torched mansion last week has been taken into custody, police said late on Thursday.

‘Serial’ killer a step closer to new trial

By JETHRO MULLEN CNN

May 19, 2015 - 8:24 pm

Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at the heart of the hugely popular podcast “Serial,” caught a big break in his fight for a new trial.

Conductor critically hurt in derailment sues Amtrak

By BARBARA GOLDBERG REUTERS

May 19, 2015 - 4:47 pm

A conductor critically injured in last week’s deadly train derailment in Philadelphia has sued Amtrak, accusing the publicly funded passenger rail company of negligence, his lawyer said on Tuesday, adding to a string of lawsuits since the crash.

Tsarnaev sentenced to death on some counts in Boston Marathon bombing case

REUTERS

May 15, 2015 - 12:43 pm

A U.S. jury on Friday sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others at the world-renowned race, taking 15 hours to reach a decision.

Prosecutor to announce if officer faces charges in fatal Wisconsin shooting

By MARY REARDON REUTERS

May 10, 2015 - 5:27 pm

A county prosecutor will announce on Tuesday whether a Madison, Wisconsin police officer will face charges in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man whose death has touched off protests in the state capital.

Relatives of Boston bomber testify against death penalty

By ANN O’NEILL and ELIOTT C. MCLAUGHLIN CNN

May 4, 2015 - 3:32 pm

Raisat Suleimanov remembers her cousin — convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev — as a sweet boy with a big smile who wept when Mufasa, Simba’s father in the animated movie, “The Lion King,” is killed by Scar, his evil brother.

2 gunmen killed outside Mohammed cartoon event

By KEVIN CONLON and KRISTINA SGUEGLIA CNN

May 3, 2015 - 7:48 pm

Two men who opened fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohammed cartoons in a Dallas suburb were shot dead by police Sunday night, authorities said.

13th day of deliberation in Etan Patz case ends without decision

By NATASJA SHERIFF REUTERS

May 1, 2015 - 5:47 pm

Jury deliberations ended a 13th day on Friday with no verdict in the trial of a former deli worker who confessed to the 1979 killing of Etan Patz, a New York City boy whose picture was among the first to appear on milk cartons in a U.S. campaign to locate missing children.