Violence in Chicago: Highlights From a Times Event

Several local leaders spoke on Wednesday about efforts to reduce the bloodshed at an event arranged by The Times and the University of Chicago Crime Lab.

Man Wielding Knife Kills One and Injures Three at University of Texas

By DAVE MONTGOMERY and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA May 1, 2017 AUSTIN — A man killed one student and wounded three others on Monday at the University of Texas, walking calmly from one to another and stabbing them with a bowie knife,...

Arkansas Set to Execute 2 Inmates

By JULIE TURKEWITZ and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA April 24, 2017 VARNER, Ark. — The State of Arkansas is scheduled to put two inmates to death on Monday night, setting up what would be the United States’ first double execution in...

Aaron Hernandez Hanged Himself in Prison, Officials Say

By VICTOR MATHER and CHRISTOPHER MELE April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez, the former star tight end with the New England Patriots who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2015, hanged himself in prison on Wednesday, the authorities said. He was...