killing

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The spokesperson added that the family of student Henry Nowak had said they did not want his killing "to be used to create further division, hatred or tension."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

See: AI may be killing some high-tech jobs, but it’s also creating others.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge dismissed a murder indictment Friday against a former Los Angeles police officer in the 2015 killing of an unarmed homeless man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Commenting on the blade used in the killing, which has sparked a debate on knife laws, he said: "To use the kirpan as a weapon to attack people - that's not the Sikh philosophy."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

As a former deputy sheriff in the wild Badlands of the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt, however, believed that killing Julio was justified.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple