America Today Staff 
A ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court has cleared the way for prosecutors to move forward with criminal charges in a fatal fraternity hazing case in Ingham County. Prosecutors announced charges against Ethan Cao for allegedly violating Michigan’s anti-hazing statute. He faces one count of hazing causing death and three counts of hazing causing serious … Read more
The trial of Angelo Weems, 37, began Monday in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, where he faces charges in the 2023 shooting death of Darian Taylor. Weems is charged with open murder and four firearms offenses in connection with the June 28, 2023, shooting in the 9000 block of MacArthur Boulevard in Superior Township. Sister … Read more
Police and prosecutors are reviewing potential criminal charges after more than 90 animals — including dozens found dead — were removed from a Flint Township property last month. The Genesee County Animal Control Department has completed health checks on 61 dogs and three cats seized Feb. 17 from a home on North Elms Road near … Read more
A Florida man convicted of sexually assaulting a minor relative in the early 2000s has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. Hillsdale County Circuit Judge Sara Lisznyai sentenced Vincent Allen Payne, 60, of Valrico, Florida, on Monday to 19 to 30 years after he was found guilty of one count of first-degree criminal sexual … Read more
A man was found shot to death inside a home Monday night in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. Just before 10 p.m., officers with the Chicago Police Department responded to the 10600 block of South Forest Avenue, where the victim was discovered with gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. The man was pronounced dead at the … Read more
Detectives are investigating after a man’s body was discovered Monday night underneath a trailer behind a former grocery store in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, officers from the Violent Crime unit responded around 8:30 p.m. to the area of Amanda Street and Wynoka Street. Public Safety officials said the man was … Read more
An overturned cement truck early Tuesday morning forced the closure of multiple lanes on the northbound Interstate 110 in Gardena. The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert at El Segundo Boulevard, with only the FasTrak lane remaining open to traffic. Authorities said all main lanes will remain closed until further notice. Cement from the truck … Read more
A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a 1991 traffic stop is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is set to receive a three-drug lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Kearse was originally sentenced to death in 1991 after being convicted … Read more
Two women were convicted in federal court of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and livestreaming themselves as they followed him to his home in Southern California. Cynthia Raygoza, 38, of Riverside, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Colorado, were found guilty Friday. They each face up to five years in federal prison. Sentencing is scheduled … Read more
A shooting Monday night in Pasadena left a police officer wounded and a suspect dead, authorities said. Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting at the Sierra Madre Villa station on Halstead Street, according to Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound … Read more