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Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton, Ga. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Man Pleads Guilty to Four Asian Spa Killings and Is Sentenced to Life

Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in four other deaths, ...

Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in another county

Police tape lines a crime scene after a shooting at a backyard party on September 19, 2020, in Rochester, New York.

After Its Deployment in Upstate New York, Residents Raise Concerns Over Gun Violence Task Force

The VIPER task force intends to combat a recent surge of gun violence in Ro...

The VIPER task force intends to combat a recent surge of gun violence in Rochester and Buffalo, New York City

A police officer stands outside a spa where three people were shot and killed on March 16 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta Spa Shooter Signs Plea Deal, Pleads Guilty to 4 Killings

(CANTON, Ga.) — A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atla...

(CANTON, Ga.) — A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was pleading guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first...

Demonstrators chant around a chalk circle that says 'Justice for Daunte Wright' on April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Protesters took to the streets today after 20-year-old Wright was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a Brooklyn Center police officer.

Amid Derek Chauvin Trial, Minnesota Grapples With Another Police Killing of an Unarmed Black Man

As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged wi...

As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, entered its eleventh day on Monday, another police killing of a Black man in Minnesota has...

Crabapple First Baptist Church, where the Atlanta shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long was an active member, in Milton, Ga., March 17. The church posted a lengthy statement on its website Friday morning that called this week's attacks on three spas the result of a sinful heart and depraved mind.

What an Expert on Evangelicals and Sex Says About the Atlanta Shooter's Claim He Had a Sex Addiction

On March 16, a gunman shot nine people in three Asian spas in Georgia, and ...

On March 16, a gunman shot nine people in three Asian spas in Georgia, and killed eight. The Atlanta Police Department said the shooter told them that he was a sex addict and was seeking...

Lady Gaga Got Her Dogs Back, but as Criminals Capitalize on the Demand for Pandemic Pups, Others Aren't So Lucky

Dog thieves are targeting expensive breeds and puppies that can sell for th...

Dog thieves are targeting expensive breeds and puppies that can sell for thousands of dollars online

Federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., on July 17, 2020. Ten federal prisoners have been executed there since July.

In a Year Marked By Death, the Trump Administration Cements a Legacy of Unprecedented Executions

Alfred Bourgeois was put to death by the Trump administration on Dec. 11. L...

Alfred Bourgeois was put to death by the Trump administration on Dec. 11. Like nine other prisoners who came before him this year, Bourgeois was killed with a legal injection of the drug pentobarbital while...