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PONTIAC, Mich.—The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. The jury verdict means James Crumbley has joined Jennifer Crumbley as […]

PONTIAC, Mich.—Prosecutors on Thursday played a recording of a desperate 911 call by the father of a Michigan school shooter as they tried to show jurors how he quickly determined that the teen might be the killer. “I have a missing gun at my house. … I raced home just to like find out, and […]

WAUKEGAN, Ill.—A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife in a note after he drowned their three young children “If I can’t have them neither can you” was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Lake County judge sentenced Jason Karels, of Round Lake Beach, after considering victim-impact statements […]

This father always wanted a 1966 vintage Mustang. His sons found it and surprised him by presenting it as a gift. When they handed their father the keys, he was shocked to discover it now belonged to him. Video footage shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 14, 2018.

KREMS, Austria—An Austrian man who had kept his daughter captive for 24 years and raped her thousands of times, fathering seven children with her, can be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison, a court ruled on Thursday. The decision, however, stipulates that Josef Fritzl, 88, will have to attend regular psychotherapy and undergo […]

Fred Grooms III, a football player in the ninth grade, entered the field for a coin toss at the beginning of the game. At that point, one of the referees removed his mask, and it was none other than his father, Maj. Fred Grooms Jr., who had been serving overseas for the United States Army […]

A father in Alameda, California wanted his Chinese-American daughter to be able to see herself reflected in the children’s books that he read to her. While searching for books, he found a lack of representation, so instead, he turned to writing his own children’s book.  NTD’s Helen Billings has the story.

LAS VEGAS—A man who authorities say fatally shot his mother two days after Christmas led police officers on a chase through the suburbs of Las Vegas and, along the way, stole a police vehicle and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint, shooting, and killing one of them. The victim killed in what Las Vegas police say was […]

WAUKEGAN, Ill.—A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife “If I can’t have them neither can you” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday to three counts of first-degree murder for killing their three young children, a prosecutor said. Jason Karels, 36, of Round Lake Beach will be sentenced to life in the Illinois Department […]

This video shows a dedicated father who surprised his daughter after buying her dream dress for the school dance. To afford the dress, the father worked three jobs. She let out a gasp of surprise when he opened the clothes bag and revealed what was inside, and then she gave her father a heartfelt and […]

This toddler witnessed her father pass under a closed gate while they were out for a stroll in the evening. She gave him an enthusiastic clap and then mimicked him. She tried to crawl under the gate. She had no idea that she could get past the barrier without even having to barely duck in […]

After serving for the past year in Iraq, Neal Wilson, commander of the 770th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, surprises his three children by returning home on May 8, 2019, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

BARRANCAS, Colombia—The father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released Thursday by members of a guerrilla group who kidnapped him in northern Colombia, the government announced, ending a 12-day ordeal for the family. Luis Manuel Díaz’s kidnapping on Oct. 28 from his hometown of Barrancas had quickly drawn international attention and appeals for his release. […]

LONDON—The father, stepmother, and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home are due in court on murder charges Friday after being arrested and deported from Pakistan after an extensive police search. Sara Sharif was found dead with extensive injuries at her home in Woking, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of London, […]

Ashland City, Tenn.—The weekend collision of a jet ski and a barge on a Tennessee waterway has left officials searching for a 9-year-old boy whose father died in the crash. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said 36-year-old Steven White died after the jet ski carrying him and his son hit a barge being pushed by […]

CHICAGO—A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. Illinois prosecutors charged Robert Crimo Jr. under an unconstitutionally vague law, his […]

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J.—A father who rescued his three children from a New Jersey river drowned after he lost his balance and disappeared under the water, authorities said. Divers found the body of Rolando Camarillo-Cholula, 42, of South River, shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Millstone River, Franklin Township police said. Emergency responders went to […]