Robert Van Hook tried to claim 'homosexual panic' in his defense for brutal killing.

Historic steamship goes up in flames in downtown Detroit.

Reggie Fields, 12, started a business for the US summer holidays. Then cops were called.

Rather than be delighted with the free lawn trim, the furious neighbours called 911.

His appearance has been likened to the drawings of the serial Zodiac Killer.

Fertility Center's storage tank in Cleveland malfunctioned, thawing the embryos and eggs.

Watch: Footage from a correctional facility in Ohio showed them using a table to escape.

Woman charged after her dog froze to death is just one case of recently cruelty in the US.

Ohio death row inmate has described the "overwhelming" moment he realised he would live.

Woman killed will opposing a white supremacist march in Charlottesville has been named.

Kiwi runner was on a call to his wife when hit by pickup truck on the famous US Route 66.

After Judy Johnson was murdered it took her daughter seven years to find the real killer.

A routine traffic stop almost turned deadly for an Ohio police officer.

Gabriel was unconscious for eight minutes after a school fight. His mother wasn't told.

Canadian police are reviewing the video to determine whether it is linked to a murder.

Her birth has given an emotional lift to Cincinnati Zoo workers, where Harambe was killed.

Cop must be held accountable, insist victim's family.

Donald Harvey became known as the 'Angel of Death' after pleading guilty to 37 murders.

A man caused panic among family after faking a murder scene in a bathtub.

A man and a woman in Ohio, US, have been charged with child endangerment after their 8-year-old son reportedly overdosed on heroin

Surveillance video shows a mother's attempt to hand her toddler to a drive-thru worker as she battles the child's father who allegedly kidnapped her.

A son has published heart-wrenching video filmed with his mother, who has dementia, as she forgets who he is for the first time.

This heart-wrenching video shows a son filming his mother with dementia as she forgets who he is for the first time.

A father and son accused of raping a teenage girl over a three-year period have made it clear that they don't have faith in the law or in the people who practice it.

Ohio's youngest death-row inmate never touched the murder weapon. So why was he sentenced to death?

Just because the election is over doesn't mean that the president-elect is done campaigning or rallying his most devoted supporters.

In an August interview, Abdul Razak Ali Artan seemed thoughtful, but also concerned about how Muslims are treated.

The suspect in a knife attack at Ohio that injured 11 people posted an online rant shortly before he drove his car into a crowd and began stabbing people.

Can you work out if this is a trick of the light?

Circle_see_more_DP.epsmattmartinsmile.epsFUTURE FOCUS: Members of the American Council of Young Political Leaders visited Rotorua