National study finds homicide and suicide are top causes of maternal death
In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of maternal mortality, which include bleeding, infection, hypertension, and ...
FBI director hopeful Kash Patel tells senators US drug deaths, homicides and rapes should be cut in half
FBI director nominee Kash Patel told lawmakers during his Thursday confirmation hearing that the number of US drug deaths, ...
Authorities say Border Patrol agent’s killing in Vermont has links to homicides in two other states
Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces federal firearms charges in the Jan. 20 death of Agent David Maland. She’s accused of opening fire on agents during a traffic stop in northern Vermont, sparking a shootout ...
The 10 most unsafe states to live in, ranked
WalletHub released a report ranking the safety of states in the US. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas were the three least ...
Domestic violence took 4 lives in Wake County this week. And it’s getting worse.
Rohner, who said she had taken multiple restraining orders out on Rodrigues, moved to Raleigh in 2016, but he continued to ...
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LRPD makes arrests after homicides at Park Plaza, Stanton Road
Little Rock police arrested 18-year-old Abdelrahman Sallam in the death of Cynthia Gregory at Park Plaza on Monday. A 15-year ...
Map Shows Cities With Highest Increase in Murders
Six cities saw an increase in homicides from 2023 to 2024, according to a study by the Council on Criminal Justice.
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An alternative theory to explain America’s murder spike in 2020
America’s economy is strong, overdose deaths are falling and crime rates are down. For the second consecutive year murders in America have plummeted. The surge in violence in 2020, which was the ...
Final judgment ordered in Robeson Co. nuisance case
Robeson County Superior Court Judge Tiffany Powers signed a Nuisance Abatement Consent Judgment and final order of abatement ...
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Gun Sales Are Plummeting. Here’s Why
A Trace analysis found that Americans purchased 6.5 million fewer guns last year than in 2020, when demand for firearms ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
NYC sees dip in major crimes, new data shows
Major crime in the Big Apple saw a 2% drop in the first few months of the fiscal year — along with a dip in transit crime, an ...