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Argentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne's fatal fall from his hotel balcony
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The circumstances surrounding the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne were suspicious and possibly involved drugs, though there was no sign of a third party being involved, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. Payne, 31, who died on Wednesday,...
Honolulu morgue aims to start giving families answers faster with new deputy
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office hopes the arrival of its first new deputy in five years will help it winnow down the time it takes to finalize reports, which has mounted due to increasing caseloads and staff shortages. Sasha Breland, who assumed her new role on Oct. 1, said...
Mississippi's forensic beds to double in 2025
A new facility for Mississippians with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system will open early next year. The 83-bed maximum-security building at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield should open in January, Department of Mental Health Executive Director...
Philadelphia police exhume 8 bodies from a potter's field in the hope DNA testing can help ID them
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators in Philadelphia are exhuming samples from eight bodies buried in a potter's field this week in the hope that advances in DNA-based sleuthing can help them identify the long-ago victims and perhaps learn how they died. The victims include a 4- to...
Driver distracted by social media leading to fatal Arizona freeway crash gets 22 1/2 years
PHOENIX (AP) — A tractor-trailer driver authorities say caused a fiery crash that killed five people due to being distracted by social media videos, has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. Maricopa County prosecutors said Monday that Danny Glen Tiner, 38, pleaded guilty to...
Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast. The Dominican Republic Navy said the 14...
Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of beheading his father in their suburban Philadelphia home early this year and posting a video of the severed head online is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Stephen Corr ruled from the bench after a nearly five-hour...
