A former criminal justice major and college cheerleader was convicted in the killings of three Florida women who were working prostitutes more than 15 years ago. Jurors deliberated more than eight hours before returning the guilty verdict against Robert Hayes, who was linked by DNA evidence to the three victims …

A day before four students were killed  at a Michigan school, the mother of the teenager charged with carrying out the mass shooting sent him a text message asking if he had showed teachers a “pic of your new gun,” an investigator testified Tuesday. The text was one of several …

A New York couple was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to launder billions of dollars’ worth of stolen bitcoin, resulting in the seizure of $3.6 billion in  cryptocurrency, the Justice Department announced, the largest financial seizure in the department’s history.   Russian national Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, …

Washington — Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a key figure in the first impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, has filed suit against Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and two other ex-White House aides, alleging they mounted a coordinated campaign to intimidate and retaliate against him after he testified …

Washington — News of Justice Stephen Breyer’s expected retirement from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term has reignited questions of who will succeed him, as President Biden’s pick is expected to make history. Mr. Biden has pledged repeatedly that if given the chance to fill a …

Pablo, meet crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic works that has never before been seen publicly — riding a fad for “crypto” assets that have taken the art and financial …

Six people were found dead in a Milwaukee home Sunday in what police are investigating as multiple homicides, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office. At first, five bodies were discovered. The ME’s office later tweeted that a sixth had been spotted. Milwaukee Police responded about 3:45 p.m. Sunday …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another effort Friday to convince Russia to back away from its aggressive positioning around Ukraine, but the low expectations for success are reflected in the U.S.’ decision this week to surge lethal weaponry to Ukraine’s military in an effort to quickly shore up …

Atlanta — When President Biden visits here on Tuesday to call on Congress to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s voting rights laws, Cliff Albright will be listening closely.  “We haven’t seen the type of leadership that we need to see from — from President Biden,” said Albright, co-founder of …

John Madden, the legendary sportscaster and Hall of Fame football coach, died “unexpectedly” Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.  Whether it was as a coach, an NFL broadcaster or the face of a successful video game franchise, Madden has been a household name for football fans since the …