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12 dead after soccer stadium stampede in El Salvador

Fans angry at being blocked from entering a match knocked down an entrance gate to the stadium, leading to a crush that left at least 12 people dead, officials said.

Man who killed NYC subway rider to face manslaughter charge

Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will be arrested and face a charge of second degree manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years.

 
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse; rape claim rejected

Columnist E. Jean Carroll was awarded a $5 million judgment against the former president, who has insisted he never assaulted her.

 
SUV driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter

George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville, Texas, was charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

 
Officials probe Texas shooter’s possible white supremacist views

Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe Mauricio Garcia, 33, used and posts that expressed interest in white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, said the official, who could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

9 deaths, 7 injuries reported in shooting at Dallas-area mall

“I pray it wasn’t kids, but it looked like kids,” witness Fontayne Payton said. The bodies were covered in white towels, slumped over bags on the ground, he said.