US crime

Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for presidential re-election speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Woman at centre of Cornell rape allegations targeted with threats, lawyer says

A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

District attorney in Cornell rape inquiry declined to review additional evidence

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has defended his original decision not to prosecute.

US teen charged with attempted murder and domestic terrorism after chemical release

The teenager brought toxic chemicals to Benson Polytechnic High School, mixed the substances and inhaled their fumes in the school’s cafeteria.

Woman in hospital after Tennessee’s second failed execution in 2026

Christa Pike’s attorney did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.

US Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee woman’s imminent execution

A decision by the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike to be given a lethal injection after hours of dramatic legal wrangling up and down the judicial system.

NY Times tech exec in domestic row with ex-wife shot dead by elderly in-laws

Police arrested a 76-year-old man (right) and his wife who were accused of shooting and killing Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in a parking lot.

ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, arrested in Minnesota

A lawyer for the ICE agent, Rolando Cantu, said in an interview that his client always intended to answer to the charges in Minneapolis.

Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk capital murder case

Tyler Robinson, accused fatally shooting US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, at a hearing in Provo, Utah, in June.

Bank of America vice-president Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing

People looking on at the scene of the stabbings in New York’s Times Square on Aug 31. According to ABC7 New York, a woman stabbed two people before confronting police.

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