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 The district attorney’s office that prosecuted a trucker who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban Denver will request a reduced term of 20 to 30 years. Jefferson County District Attorney Alexis King said in a statement Thursday evening she …

A woman known for 37 years only as Horseshoe Harriet, one of dozen or so victims of a notorious Alaska serial killer, has been identified through genetic genealogy and a DNA match, authorities said Friday. The victim was identified Friday as Robin Pelkey, who was 19 when she was killed …

Philadelphia — A nurse assistant was shot and killed inside Jefferson Hospital in Center City early Monday morning, CBS Philly reports. Police say the suspect, a 55-year-old heavily armed man wearing scrubs, shot the 42-year-old male nurse assistant on the hospital’s 9th floor just after midnight. The suspect also worked …

A star sommelier was arrested in New York City this week and accused of setting fires to outdoor dining structures at rival businesses, authorities said Thursday. Caleb Ganzer, 35, has been charged with two counts of third-degree arson, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief and three counts of second-degree criminal …

The Las Vegas Raiders are facing backlash over a tweet after the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The former police officer was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Soon after the verdict was read, the Raiders tweeted the words …

It’s been more than four months since the death of Breonna Taylor, the Black emergency medical technician who was killed by police during a drug raid as she slept in her Louisville home. None of the three officers involved have been charged, but NBA and WNBA players are calling attention …

Following other white actors who said they would no longer voice characters of color, “The Simpsons” producers said Friday they will recast all of their characters of color, while a longtime “Family Guy” actor said he will step down from his role as Cleveland Brown.  In a statement on Friday, …

President Donald Trump’s cameo in the 1992 movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” was cut from a Canadian television channel’s recent broadcasts. The scene shows Mr. Trump walking through the Plaza Hotel in New York City — which he owned at the time — as actor Macaulay Culkin’s …

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife Amy and baby daughter have survived a small plane crash in east Tennessee on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Earnhardt Jr., 44, was hospitalized and eventually discharged following the crash at Elizabethton Municipal Airport, according to CBS affiliate WJHL-TV. The Cessna Citation business jet …

A North Texas jury found Tay-K guilty of murder Friday morning, CBS Dallas reported. The 19-year-old rapper faces between 5 and 99 years in prison for the 2016 slaying of Ethan Walker during a home invasion. The jury previously asked to see evidence presented when the medical examiner testified about the …