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Man who kills five in Illinois warehouse shooting spree was being fired from his job, police say
An employee who was being terminated from his job at an Illinois warehouse opened fire at his workplace Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers, authorities said.

Louisiana man who police say killed 5, including his parents, captured after multistate manhunt
A Louisiana man who authorities say killed five people, including his own parents, was caught Sunday following a day-long manhunt that spanned multiple states.

An overdose victim had more fentanyl in her system than officials had seen in anyone. She was 18 months old.
A toddler in Michigan died after ingesting an "extraordinary level" of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that's far more potent than heroin, authorities say.

Suspect killed, at least 20 injured in shooting at New Jersey arts festival
Krystal Knapp's shift at an annual arts and music festival in Trenton, New Jersey, was nearing its end when the commotion began.

“America is better than this”: What a doctor saw in a Texas shelter for migrant children
The small shelter along the Texas border to Mexico held 60 beds and a little playground where children could play. Rooms were equipped with toys, books and crayons. To Colleen...

JonBenét Ramsey, Columbine forensic psychiatrist’s death is connected to the killings of 2 paralegals, police say
Steven Pitt, a prominent forensic psychiatrist who had consulted in high-profile murder cases, was shot outside his office in broad daylight Thursday afternoon. He would be one of four victims...

A doctor laced his ex-girlfriend’s tea with abortion pills and got three years in prison
A Washington-area doctor was sentenced to three years in prison for slipping an abortion pill into his pregnant ex-girlfriend's drink, causing her to miscarry.

200 million eggs recalled after nearly two dozen were sickened with salmonella, officials say
Federal officials say nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled because of fears that they may have been contaminated with salmonella, a type of bacteria that causes serious illnesses and...

Texas pastor gets 99 years in prison in death of child who was starved
Aracely Meza held the child's limp body in her arms as worshipers looked on. She spoke loudly into a microphone, chanting words in Spanish as she stroked the child's hair...

He wanted to build Trump’s border wall. He was just charged in the bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
Three men - including the owner of a company that submitted a bid to build President Donald Trump's border wall - bombed a Minnesota mosque in an attempt to drive...