Two inmates have been charged with killing their fellow cellmate in a West Virginia jail. The man died after the two men beat him to death inside the jail.
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that resulted in significant damage to 23 cars and a shipment of brand-new vehicles.
Paris Paradise Morton has been ordered to stand trial for plowing her car into a pedestrian area on the Las Vegas Strip, killing Jessica Valenzuela and injuring dozens of others.
Mateo Ventura, 18, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, is charged with sending $1,670 in gift cards to an undercover federal agent posing as an ISIS supporter.
Legislation granting permission for American Indian students in North Carolina schools to wear culturally significant items during their graduation ceremonies has received final approval.
A court appearance is scheduled on Friday for Timothy Kennedy, the man accused of shooting and killing West Virginia Sgt. Cory S. Maynard. The hearing comes two days after the service.
A police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., died Wednesday afternoon after he was involved in a motorcycle crash on a Virginia highway.
Adam Montgomery — the father of missing five-year-old Harmony Montgomery, already charged with her murder — has been convicted for unrelated firearms violations.
A one-year-old child shot twice by his six-year-old brother, who found a unsecured firearm in a Detroit home, is "very fortunate" to be alive, police say.
Joran van der Sloot has arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, where he will face federal charges in relation to the May 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
An Oklahoma City man who found a swastika cut into the grass in front of his home says he believes it was done by a neighbor with whom he has a long-running dispute.
Cyrus Ben has been reelected for a second term as the leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Ben emerged victorious defeating former chief Phyliss Anderson.
Georgia authorities have released 16 mug shots in connection with the state's largest motorcycle gang bust – following an investigation into a biker turf war.
A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly shooting and killing her African-American neighbor. The woman told investigators she had been threatened by the victim.