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Hotel Staff Discover Mother and Children Dead Inside Room

Police said evidence indicated the 40-year-old woman killed the two 4-year-olds before dying by suicide. HOUSTON — A woman and two 4-year-old children were found fatally shot inside a southwest Houston hotel room July 3 in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. Houston police said the victims were a 40-year-old woman, a juvenile girl and a juvenile boy. Their names had not been released as authorities awaited verification from the Harris County Institute of …

Dad Murdered 12-Year-Old Son Before Pursuing Daughter

Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr. also admitted trying to kill his teenage daughter after the fatal May 2025 attack. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut judge sentenced a Branford man to 60 years in prison for murdering his 12-year-old son and attempting to kill his teenage daughter, state prosecutors announced. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 53, received a 40-year sentence for murder and a consecutive 20-year sentence for attempted murder during a July 6 hearing in New …

Toddler Found Alone in Busy Intersection

Police said the child was found in Terra Alta’s busiest intersection before troopers discovered unsafe conditions inside her home. TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — A West Virginia mother and two grandparents face felony child neglect charges after a 2-year-old girl was found alone in a busy Terra Alta intersection, leading police to a home with roaches, human waste and live chickens, authorities said. The case began with a 911 call about a small child standing by …

Pregnant Woman Killed in Random Shooting

The lawsuit centers on what case workers knew before the 2023 Belltown shooting. SEATTLE, Wash. — The husband of a pregnant Seattle woman killed in a random downtown shooting has sued the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, alleging workers failed to act on warnings before the 2023 attack. Sung Kwon filed the wrongful death lawsuit more than three years after his wife, Eina Kwon, was shot while the couple sat in traffic in Seattle’s Belltown …

Man Kills Woman, Dies of Heart Attack While Dumping Her Body

Autopsies showed Jessica Folds died by strangulation and Daniel Robbins died from a heart attack, officials said. LANETT, Ala. — Alabama authorities say a Georgia man killed his girlfriend, then died from a heart attack while trying to dispose of her body after both were found June 10 in a wooded area near County Road 86 in Lanett. The deaths of Jessica Folds, 47, of Lanett, and Daniel Robbins, 44, of Macon, Georgia, are being …

Teen Kills Mom and Critically Injures Dad

Authorities say the 17-year-old is being charged as an adult after a deadly domestic attack in Baldwin County. DAPHNE, Ala. — A 17-year-old Alabama boy is charged as an adult after authorities said he stabbed both of his parents, killing his mother and critically injuring his father during a domestic dispute Sunday night. The attack left Samantha Baker, 37, dead and her husband, Lance Baker, 46, hospitalized after a violent scene that stretched from inside …

15-Year-Old Charged After Mass Shooting on Holiday

Police say the Fourth of July shooting followed an argument between the teen suspect and classmates. GLENDALE, Ariz. — A 15-year-old Phoenix boy is facing charges after police said he opened fire during a Fourth of July confrontation at Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District, injuring five juveniles near a busy public gathering area. The shooting sent families running from one of the West Valley’s best-known entertainment districts and brought a large police response to an area …

Teen Found Dead Days After Fourth of July Shooting

Police say the 16-year-old may be a third victim in a Washington Street SW shooting that wounded two men. ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta homicide detectives are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was found dead Monday near Washington Street SW, two days after police responded to a Fourth of July shooting that wounded two men. The teen’s death turned what was first reported as a nonfatal shooting into a homicide investigation. Atlanta police said investigators returned …

Shampoo Recall Issued After Dangerous Bacteria Found

The voluntary recall covers certain 8.5-ounce and 33.8-ounce bottles sold in the United States and Canada. CINCINNATI, Ohio — Kao USA has recalled select lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo after testing detected Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria in products sold in the United States and Canada, federal recall records show. The voluntary recall, announced July 1, affects only specific lots of the luxury hair care product in two bottle sizes, not the full Oribe shampoo …

Kid’s Grandpa Fatally Stabbed by Nanny

Medical testimony described more than 40 wounds in the Royal Oak case. ROYAL OAK, Mich. — A Michigan nanny accused of killing an 83-year-old grandfather with a screwdriver while caring for his young granddaughter faced new court testimony this week in a case that began with a welfare check at a Royal Oak home. Samantha Rae Booth, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of …