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CNN By Associated Press McKinney, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo

By Associated Press McKinney, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s

By Dianne Gallagher, Andy Buck, Andy Rose, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — Proceedings in the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. — accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last year — will be delayed after a judge agreed Brown is not competent to stand trial. Brown

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors called it murder. Defense attorneys said it was self-defense. On Tuesday, a Texas jury swiftly agreed with prosecutors and found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of a competitor at a track meet last year, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. The case stems from the

By Alexandra Banner, CNN A flesh-eating parasite that once wreaked havoc on cattle in the US has resurfaced after decades. The notorious screwworm has been detected on a handful of Texas farms, and experts say its return will likely keep beef prices elevated for grocery shoppers. Here’s what else you need to know to get

By Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — The Alabama jury in Jeffery Lee’s trial spent several days listening to evidence and contemplating whether he should live or die. One juror who spoke to CNN was among the 7-5 majority that voted for the then 21-year-old to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the 1998