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New Orleans businesses that are the site of repeated crimes and deemed harboring crime can now be shut down by the police department following a city council vote.

The brutal beating death of a tourist in New Orleans earlier this month is sending chills through the city during its holiday tourism season.

Charter Spectrum must pay about $1.1 billion to the estate and family members of an 83-year-old Texas woman who was murdered by a cable repairman in 2019.

Convicted murderer Scott Peterson will soon learn whether or not he will be granted a new trial after his initially scheduled hearing was delayed due to COVID exposure.

7-Eleven is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect police believe is linked to a string of deadly robberies in Southern California.

Yubo, a social media for teens that was reportedly used by the Uvalde school shooter, rolled out new safety features this week in response to the tragedy.

A who’s who of New York’s business elite will be attending an emergency meeting Thursday sponsored by Gotham’s largest business group and Mayor Eric Adams to address the city’s crime problem and its impact on people who work there.

Rideshare apps Uber and Lyft are offering free rides to residents of the Buffalo neighborhood where a gunman opened fire on a supermarket Saturday, killing 10 people and wounding three others.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for executives of social media companies to be held accountable on Sunday after a White 18-year-old allegedly posted a racist 180-page manifesto online before livestreaming a shooting rampage at a supermarket in a predominantly Black Buffalo neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

The sprawling South Carolina estate where the family members of a once-prominent attorney were killed last summer is on the market for $3.9 million.

Facebook is facing a lawsuit filed by the sister of a federal security officer who was shot dead in California in May 2020 while guarding a federal courthouse, according to reports.

Lyft driver Lamont Liner thought he was picking up a regular fare in Chicago late last year. Instead, his passengers pulled out a pistol and stole his car and phone. He hasn’t returned to drive for the app since, even as ride-sharing companies have tried to tempt drivers with more money.

A 49-year-old man found dead Friday night in a parking lot at El Paso International Airport has been identified as an employee of Southwest Airlines, according to a report.

The chief executive of a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company was killed during an attempted robbery after returning home from winning money at a Pennsylvania casino.