homicide

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Extreme ideas are shaping a campaign which features a record 35 candidates, as Peru confronts soaring extortion and a homicide rate that has more than doubled since 2018.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

So while soccer is part of the book’s narrative, the memoir is as much about the sport as “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about avian homicide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

During the current administration, the homicide rate reached a peak of 17.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Steve De Jong of the sheriff’s homicide bureau declined to comment on the case, and said investigators are still trying to determine how, and if, the victim and the suspect might have known each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Dr. Spitz testified for the defense that he would “absolutely not” declare a live birth, let alone a homicide, under the circumstances of this case.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson