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Families Recount Trauma at Sentencing for School Shooter
A judge on Friday sentenced a former student to life in prison without parole for a 2019 shooting inside a suburban Denver high school that killed one teenager and injured eight others.
2021 Anti-Trans Murders Mount with Alarming Speed
2020 was the deadliest year since the Human Rights Campaign began tracking murderous anti-trans violence in 2013, claiming 44 victims. 2021 is well on track to equal or surpass that grim total.
Watch: Trans Woman of Color D'isaya Monaee Smith Murdered in Illinois
Violence has claimed another transgender woman's life, this time in Illinois, with the shooting death of D'isaya Monaee Smith. Her death marks the 36th known trans murder this year.
Diner Shot During Robbery at High-End NYC Restaurant
A diner at a high-end Manhattan restaurant was shot in the leg during a stickup in the eatery's outdoor seating area, police said.
Militia Leader to be Sentenced in Minnesota Mosque Bombing
The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque is to be sentenced Monday for several civil rights and hate crimes in an attack that terrified a community.
Watch: Georgia High Schooler Faces Charges after Pride Flag Attack
In an incident caught on video, a Georgia high school student is facing charges, including simple battery and disorderly conduct, after grabbing a Pride flag from another student and knocking him down, and then tossing the flag into a garbage can.
Report: Filmmaker Kitano's Car Attacked by Man with Pickax
Tokyo police have arrested a man who allegedly attacked a car carrying Japanese entertainment icon Takeshi Kitano with a pickax, though nobody was injured, according to media reports.
Women Say They Met Porn Actor Jeremy for Fun; Rape Came Next
Adult film actor Ron Jeremy leveraged the novelty of his celebrity to meet and often isolate women who he raped and sexually assaulted, using the same tactics for years, according to grand jury testimony from 21 women that was unsealed Saturday.
Florida Gunman Killed 4, Including Mom Still Holding Baby
Four people are dead including a mother still cradling her now-deceased baby after a massive gunfight early Sunday with a former Marine a Florida sheriff said was "ready for battle."
Watch: London Preacher Guilty of Hate Crime for Homophobic Tirade
A cleric who entered into a six-minute tirade in London has been found guilty of a hate crime after calling a gay man "filth" and "worse than a terrorist," and accusing him of "spreading AIDS".
Man Climbs on Castro Theatre Sign to Strip, Masturbate & Vandalize Historic Marquee
A man climbed onto the marquee of the landmark Castro Theatre Tuesday where he stripped naked, masturbated, damaged the neon lights on the marquee and created a stir for 90-minutes before being removed.
Misspelling of Moderna Leads to Tourist's Arrest in Hawaii
A 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a glaring spelling error that led to her arrest: Moderna was spelled "Maderna," according to court documents.
Pooh Johnson Shot Dead in Shreveport, 35th Known Anti-Trans Murder of 2021
Pooh Johnson, 25, was shot and killed on Aug. 23 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her death marks the 35th known trans or gender-nonconforming person to be murdered in 2021.
Report: Anti-Trans Violence Soars Even as Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Decrease
A new report on hate crimes statistics for 2020 shows that while crimes motivated by sexual orientation decreased slightly last year, anti-trans violence and harassment continues to rise.
'AntiVaxMomma' Accused of Selling Bogus Vaccination Cards
A New Jersey woman calling herself the AntiVaxMomma on Instagram sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at $200 a pop to New York City-area jab dodgers, including people working in hospitals and nursing homes.
Is It a Crime to Forge a Vaccine Card? And What's the Penalty?
In practice, the law gives prosecutors and judges huge discretion on how to charge and sentence offenders. But for years, it's been a federal crime to make or use "any materially false writing in any matter involving a health care benefit program."
Scenes From Week 2 of the R. Kelly Sex-Trafficking Trial
The second week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City proved to be an exercise by prosecutors to paint the "I Believe I Can Fly" R&B star as a man-child control freak and a compulsive sex offender.
Porn actor Ron Jeremy Indicted on Over 30 Sex Assault Counts
A grand jury has indicted adult film actor Ron Jeremy on more than 30 counts of sexual assault involving 21 women and girls across more than two decades, authorities said.
Lesbian Couple Found Dead after Voicing Worries about 'Creepy Guy'
A newlywed lesbian couple were camping in Moab, Utah, when they were shot to death. Shortly before they died, they had voiced concerns about a "creepy guy" who was camping nearby.
Josh Duggar Attorneys Seek Dismissal of Child Porn Charges
Attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have filed motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges against him.