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A North Carolina man convicted in the death of NBA star Chris Paul's grandfather has become eligible for parole after a recent court ruling.

Mark James Asay was convicted of killing two people in 1987. He was the first white person to be executed in Florida for killing a black person.

Authorities have charged Sean Kratz, 20, in connection with the deaths of four men last week a day after Cosmo DiNardo confessed to the murders.

"This was a homicide. Make no doubt about it," says Bucks County District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub.

Courtney Pieters' death this month made headlines and sparked an outcry. The country is only now beginning to address its high rate of child murder.

More than half of the 52 people exonerated of murder last year in the U.S. were black, an annual report found. The number of people exonerated also hit a record high for the third year in a row.

President Trump is promising to crack down on crime. But police crackdowns have already been tried in cities such as New Orleans, which is now enduring a resurgence in homicide.

What is the most murderous mammal? A new study says it's the meerkat. But the study argues that over all of human history, humans are still more lethally violent than the average mammal.

Prosecutors say information received this week means Ingmar Guandique, who was convicted in 2010, should not face a new trial. Levy was a 24-year-old intern in D.C. when she was murdered in 2001.