Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two men in Oklahoma City in 2001. Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 11:29...

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in 2001 double slaying after governor rejects clemency

Man on death row who claimed self-defense in 2001 double killing is denied clemency by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt

Gambian man convicted in Germany for role in killings under Gambia's former ruler

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for involvement in the killing of government critics in his West African homeland. The killings took place nearly two decades ago when, the court found, the man was a driver for a military unit...

Pakistan police arrest 4 men in the death of a woman after a photo with her boyfriend went viral

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have arrested four people who allegedly killed an 18-year-old woman in the purported name of honor after a picture of her sitting with a boyfriend went viral on social media, police said Thursday. The woman's father and three other...

An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted conspiracy. U.S. officials...

Iowa teen believed to be early victim of California serial killer identified after 49 years

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An Iowa teen who is believed to be one of the earliest victims of a notorious California serial killer has been identified after 49 years. Long known simply as “John Doe," the teen was identified Tuesday as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ...

New data collection system shows overall reported crimes were largely unchanged in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's crime rate last year was comparable to the previous year when the state first began using a new crime data collection system, according to figures released by the Maine Department of Public Safety on Wednesday. There were 44,373 crimes reported in 2022...

Hearing in Minnesota will determine if man imprisoned for murder was wrongfully convicted

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man serving life in prison for a deadly 2004 flower shop robbery has gone before a judge reexamining his conviction and delivered a simple message: “I’m innocent 100 percent.” Marvin Haynes, 35, has spent nearly two decades behind bars for the...

Boy who was 12 when he fatally ran over his foster mother gets 2 years in custody

LONDON (AP) — A British foster child who told police “Looks like I got my first kill” after he ran over the 60-year-old woman caring for him with her own car was sentenced Wednesday to two years in custody. The boy, who was 12 at the time, fatally struck Marcia Grant when she...