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A Brazilian man stole a single-engine plane and crashed it into the parking lot of a shopping mall, killing himself and his 5-year-old child, Goiania police said Friday.

Police said Saturday they had arrested a suspect in the slayings of the former girlfriend of New York Knicks' player Eddy Curry ...

A few hundred people arrived early Tuesday to attend the memorial service for slain 2-year old, Caylee Anthony, whose remains were uncovered in early December in woods near the home of her grandparents in Orlando, Florida.

No delinquency charges will be filed against the 11-year-old accused of shooting to death a 7-year-old last week — but criminal charges could still be filed against others.

A man shot and killed his wife and five young children before taking his own life Tuesday, possibly out of despair from losing a job, the authorities said.

A man accused of a day-care center stabbing spree was carrying a backpack of weapons and the addresses of three other nurseries ...

The new district attorney of Boulder County, Colorado, said he plans to take a fresh look at the investigation into the 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey.

Investigators were examining pieces of the drive train from an oversized truck to try to learn why a Frisbee-sized chunk of metal tore loose and killed a 6-year-old boy at a Monster Jam show in the Tacoma Dome.

Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show in Washington state, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring another spectator, witnesses and fire officials said Saturday.

A Colorado teen has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for his role in the death of a 7-year-old girl during an apparent imitation of the "Mortal Kombat" video game.