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Karl Karlsen.Photo: Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-Standard/AP A man who previously admitted to killing his son for insurance money has now been convicted in the 1991 death of his wife for the same motive . According to the outlet, Karlsen will be sentenced on Mar. 17, and his defense attorney stated that he will appeal the conviction. Karlsen’s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but in a statement, Calaveras County District Attorney Barbara M....

In July 2018, Zach Sutterfield was about to move into his first apartment and start his junior year at Texas State University. A few weeks before school started, he drove to campus to meet with his advisor, visit his girlfriend in Austin, and look for a job. On July 19, Zach watchedThe Princess Bridewith friends, joked with his mom about a basket of unmatched socks he left in his bedroom at home, and then crashed on his best friend’s couch....

Photo: Department of Defense/Tribune News Service via Getty Images An admitted terrorist who has long been detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay appeared in military court on Thursday and gave a detailed account of the torturous conditions and infamous “enhanced interrogation techniques” he was subjected to from 2003 until 2006, accordingto multiplenews reports. In sharing his statement to the military jury considering his sentence, 41-year-oldMajid Khanbecame the first person to speak publicly about life inside covert CIA facilities known as “black sites” for high-value detainees, the Associated Press reports....

Kara Rayleen Taylor.Photo:Oregon City Police/Facebook Oregon City Police/Facebook An Oregon man reported his roommate missing in late July. Less than two weeks later police arrested him as a suspect in her alleged murder. Taylor was last seen at the Jefferson Street home on July 25. Police said the Pasco, Wash., native was in Oregon City temporarily staying with friends. Fritsch, who lives at the home where Taylor was staying, reported her missing to police on July 27....

Photo: Mark Erickson/Getty Images The Minnesota man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at Mall of America has pleaded guilty to attempted premeditated first-degree murder, PEOPLE confirms. In a Tuesday morning hearing, Emmanuel Aranda admitted he knew that throwing the boy off the balcony could kill him,KSTP reports. He will serve a 19 years in prison. Aranda, 24, did not give a reason for his actions, but his mother told the prosecutors that he had mental health problems....

An emergency rescue crew in Pakistan is desperately searching for a British mountaineer and his climbing partner after they went missing while scaling on Nanga Parbat which is known amongst climbers as “Killer Mountain.” Tom Ballard, 30 — whose mom Alison Hargreaves died while climbing Mount Godwin-Austen, known as K2 in 1995 — had been climbing alongside Italian alpinist Daniele Nardi when the two lost contact after reaching a height of around 20,670 ft on Sunday, Sky Newsreported....

Afterdiscovering the bodies of his mistress and estranged wife, both shot dead in a murder-suicide,Mark Gerardotlearned that he was a potential target, too. “I was going to be the backup plan, to take me out,” Mark said Thursday on a broadcast episode ofThe Dr. Oz Show. Meredith, a Villanova University assistant vice president, and Jennair died on April 23, 2018, inside Meredith’s upscale residence on Philadelphia’s affluent Main Line, where Jannair broke in and lay in wait after canceling a dinner plan with Mark....

Ronnie Peale Jr.Photo:GoFundme GoFundme Officials are searching for a man who went overboard while traveling on a Carnival cruise ship this week. The victim, a 35-year-old man, was riding on the Carnival Magic ship when he went overboard on Monday, according to astatementfrom the United States Coast Guard’s Southeast division. The boat was about 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Fla., at the time “It just hurts too much to even type, let alone talk about it,” fiancée Jennilyn Michelle Blosser told WTKR....

Photo: Inyo County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook An 81-year-old man who went missing for nearly a week was found alive and well in his car after being trapped in one ofCalifornia’s recent snowstorms. According to theInyo County Sheriff’s Office, the man was found on March 2 after a California Highway Patrol helicopter crew spotted him waving his arm from his car, which was buried under snow. “When the crew made their way closer for inspection, a window was lowered and a person began waving from inside the vehicle,” the sheriff’s said in their statement, shared on Saturday....

Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Mandy Moorejust collaborated with her husband Taylor Goldsmith on her latest music release. TheThis Is Usstar, 37, teamed up with Goldsmith, 36, for the single “Finding You Backwards,” which will be included on the soundtrack for Amazon’s new rom-com,I Want You Back. Moore teased her latest project onInstagramFriday, where she posted cover art for the single. “I am a DIE-HARD rom com fan so you can imagine how thrilled I was to sing the end credits song for my friends (and@nbcthisisusshowrunners) Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger’s new@amazonstudiosfilm, ‘I Want You Back’ (I 💓 you,@jennyslate),” Moore captioned her post....

Manuel Lafont.Photo: IRF Global/Youtube Late Saturday night, Miami-Dade policeconfirmedthat Manuel LaFont, a 54-year-old father of two, was one of the victims of the Surfside condocollapse.LaFont, known as Manny, lived in apartment 801 and was a loving father, a little league coach, and a business consultant. Danny Berry, who runs the Miami Beach Youth Baseball League where LaFont was a coach, tells PEOPLE,“I am in shock. I still can’t believe it....

Close-up two men clinking glasses of an alcohol beverage.Photo: ipopba / Getty Images A significant number of cancer patients coping with their diagnosis turn to alcohol consumption, with many considering themselves binge drinkers, according to a new study. On Thursday, theJAMA Network Openreleased a study that looked at the alcohol consumption of 15,199 participants who were diagnosed with cancer, with 1,839 of those patients undergoing treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy....

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd with son Hayes.Photo:Maren Morris Instagram Maren Morris Instagram Maren MorrisandRyan Hurdare making sure their son has someHalloweenfun!The “My Church” singer-songwriter shared a snippet of how she spent the holiday on her Instagram Story, showing herself and estranged husband Hurd, as well as their 3½-year-old sonHayes Andrew, trick-or-treating.In theblack-and-white photoshe posted Tuesday, Morris, 33, smiled widely as she held on to her son’s hand and what appeared to be a bag of candy in another....