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Forensic science is often depicted in crime shows and movies, but how it plays a role in solving true crime cases can be very different.

A Georgia man was sentenced to three decades in prison after beating his two-year-old son and three-year-old daughter for making a mess in their bedroom.

For more than 50 years, the "execution-style" shooting of Hiram "Ross" Grayam remained a mystery — but Thomas Williams was named as his killer this week after his ex-wife came forward.

A 13-year-old boy is charged with a felony after allegedly pointing a laser at a sheriff's office helicopter in Pinellas County, Florida.

A Maryland teenager allegedly plotted to commit a mass shooting at two schools, according to a 129-page manifesto found by law enforcement authorities.

Maryland police responded Friday to a shooting in Greenbelt, near Washington, D.C., where five people were shot after a senior skip day turned violent.

Some protesters near Columbia University shouted pro-Hamas slogans this week as the anti-Israel protest began at the private university.

A man set himself on fire Friday near where former President Trump is being tried on criminal charges, police said.

Louisiana authorities on Monday arrested David Hernandez, 49, in connection with his estranged wife Lisa Hernandez's murder. David is accused of stalking Lisa before killing her.

A Milwaukee college student was killed during a date, and police found her body parts scattered across the city, drawing some comparisons to the "Milwaukee Monster"

Texas surgeon Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr. is accused of changing his patients' entries in a government organ waiting list, effectively making them ineligible for new livers.

Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" to meet the threats of China, advocating for modernization in the military.

The lawyer who witnessed the double murder-suicide inside a Las Vegas law firm recounts the fateful day and says it's highlighting a need for change.

Zaynab Joseph, 40, died after falling 140 feet off a cliff while hiking Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona, with her husband and toddler, authorities said.