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A California mother was arrested after her 9-year-old daughter was found murdered inside their home, police say.

Astronomers have observed a strange occurrence where the stellar corpse known as the "Tasmanian Devil" has been repeating its "death."

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough demonstration of transmitting data from deep within space using near-infrared laser technology.

A bartender in Southern California has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of a 27-year-old woman in Laguna Beach.

Brenda Spencer, 16, unleashed hell — firing a hail of bullets into a San Carlos school as 300 students cowered in terror in 1979,

A 5-year-old boy in California was allegedly stabbed to death during an argument with his twin brother, police said.

A woman reported missing in Arizona was found dead in the trunk of a car in California and now a suspect has been arrested, officials said.

A woman's torso was found in a California dumpster and now police say a man whose wife and in-laws are missing has been arrested.

California mother called to report her children being harmed. Now, their father charged with murder and child abuse, police said.

California nanny accused of sexually abusing 8-month-old baby in her care and then sharing images on social media.

A Bigfoot expert weighs in on a recent alleged sighting in Colorado that has ignited debate on social media.

Off-duty pilot facing 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut off a plane’s engines during flight this weekend, according to authorities.

California man high on drugs intentionally drove on sidewalk, hitting bystanders outside Kohl's department store, cops said.

An Arkansas woman was captured in California after she allegedly kidnapped her 8 children and fled to California, police said.

A Hells Angels leader is accused of disposing of four murdered members by having them cremated in what he called the "pizza oven."

At least five adults were involved in a brawl at Disneyland over the weekend, and the incident was captured on video.

Mother-daughter co-owners of a California daycare have turned themselves in after 2 toddlers drowned in pool at their daycare.

Not all “unidentified flying objects” are spacecraft containing alien life. People in one small California city learned that lesson.

A 1-year-old California boy died after suffering from severe burns and abuse. Now, police say his mother and her boyfriend arrested.

California woman accused of stealing a work truck and then leading police on a chase before being arrested at a Denny's.

A California man recently reconnected with his estranged adult son. Now, he was found guilty of attacking him with a sledgehammer as he slept.

An arrest has been made in the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, authorities said.

A man made a "kill list" and then murdered his ex-girlfriend. Today, authorities in California still don't know why as the killer heads to prison.

A man in California will head to prison for running down a person in a motel parking lot. The force was similar to a bungee cord snapping and a person falling.

Serial killer Dorothea Puente poisoned her tenants and then buried their bodies in her yard while she continued to cash their Social Security checks.

A California equestrian accused her estranged husband's friend of sexually assaulting her at gunpoint and threatening her 'Godfather style.'

Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi paralyzed L.A. when they brutally tortured, raped and murdered 10 women on the city's hillsides as The Hillside Strangler.

A man in California went to prison for torturing and killing a Vietnam vet. The murder happened after the vet grabbed the suspect's girlfriend.

Winnie Ruth Judd was a hopeless neurotic whose severe mental disorder led her to commit one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th Century.

A man will head to California prison for killing a retired school teacher and vet in a home. The victim was 90 years old when he died, prosecutors said.

Beginning in the late 1960s, the Zodiac Killer dressed in an executioner's hood and terrorized San Francisco by murdering multiple people.

A judge in California has been accused of fatally shooting his wife and then texting his co-workers that he wouldn't be in to work the next day.

Charles Manson sent his cult on a sadistic 1969 "Helter Skelter" murder spree designed to speed the arrival of the apocalypse.

A California man who was on a quest to find youth and fortune by eating human flesh has been sentenced to decades behind bars.

Police in California busted a man for shoplifting and then discovered he was wanted in connection with an attempted murder, authorities said.

A California man has been accused of breaking into condos in Nevada and rubbing the feet of women as they slept.

A man in California called 911 to report his wife unconscious and now police claim he poisoned and murdered his wife.

Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst became a bank robber, fugitive and jailbird after her shocking kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

A California man wanted for murder was taken into custody after he was involved in a traffic stop, authorities announced.

Inside the real-life Hollywood horror story and the murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. The Black Dahlia, in 1947.

A man in California did meth and then killed his girlfriend before dumping her dismembered body in an orchard 2 miles away.

Heartless husband Scott Peterson murdered his eight-months-pregnant wife and unborn son - then dumped their bodies like trash in frigid San Francisco Bay!

The real-life Mexican Mafia Mama Kelly Deshannon has been found guilty by a federal jury on 3 felony charges, authorities said.

A man allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in Texas before 'repeatedly sexually assaulting' her on road trip to California, officials said.

The trial of a California woman who was arrested in connection with the suffocation death of her boyfriend will now begin in the fall, officials said.

A 3-year-old in California reportedly gained access to a handgun inside their home and fatally shot their 1-year-old sister in the head, police said.

A homeless woman in California was allegedly sleeping in a park when officials say a lawnmower came through, running her over and killing her.

In the wake of Leslie Van Houten's release from prison, take a look at the key players and victims in Charles Manson's killings.

A man in California gave his son a knife as a gift. Weeks later, the son used that same knife to fatally stab his father and now could spend life in prison.

A toddler in California died from head injuries. Now, police say a babysitter has been arrested in connection with the child's death.