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A 27-year-old California man has been extradited to El Salvador to face murder charges in a 2019 killing that left a toddler abandoned beside his mother's body, marking an unprecedented development in international criminal justice cooperation. Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga of Beaumont, California, was surrendered to Salvadoran authorities Wednesday to face charges of … [Read more...] about Dual Citizen Extradited to Face Femicide Charges in Death of Toddler’s Mother

Austin police have taken into custody a 20-year-old man accused of stabbing two individuals at a local coffee shop while dressed in a zombie costume before fleeing the scene and crashing into an unoccupied autonomous vehicle. The suspect, identified as Shankar Temple Grace, was apprehended Wednesday night following a search that ended approximately three miles from the initial … [Read more...] about Man in Zombie Costume Arrested After Stabbing Two at Austin Coffee Shop

A California doctoral student has been sentenced to what will effectively be life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of her best friend's infant son in a case that has deeply disturbed investigators and the Pittsburgh community. Nicole Virzi, 32, entered her guilty plea Wednesday in an Allegheny County courtroom to third-degree murder and related charges. Judge … [Read more...] about California Woman Sentenced to Life for Murder of Infant in Pittsburgh

Linda Mason, who broke barriers during her 47 years at CBS News and became the first woman to produce the CBS Evening News, died Wednesday night at age 84, surrounded by family. Mason's career trajectory at CBS News represents one of the most distinguished runs in American broadcast journalism. Beginning as a radio desk assistant in 1966, she steadily ascended through the … [Read more...] about Linda Mason, First Female Evening News Producer at CBS, Dies at 84

Three people perished Thursday afternoon when two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville, Oregon, in a tragic accident that has prompted a federal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. The collision occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time in the vicinity of McMinnville Municipal Airport, involving an Airbus H125 and a Robinson R22 … [Read more...] about Fatal Helicopter Crash in Oregon Kills Flight Instructor and Two Pilots