Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators. Caleb Flynn pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder, assault and tampering with evidence. According to Miami County jail and court records, he was arrested on Thursday, three days after his wife’s death in Tipp City. His attorney, Patrick Mulligan, said in a statement on Saturday he and Flynn were concerned about a "seeming rush to judgment in this case.”

Utah mom Kouri Richins is set to go on trial after being arrested and charged with her husband's death. She self-published a children’s book on grief called “Are You With Me?” after her husband died in 2022. She told a local TV station that writing it helped her and her three sons cope with the loss. Weeks later, she was shockingly arrested and charged with murder in her husband’s death. Richins has vehemently denied the allegations. Her lawyers hope to convince a jury that she is telling the truth when her trial begins Monday in Park City.

Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect’s father for giving him the gun. On Tuesday, ninth-graders testified that they saw a classmate bleeding in their algebra class. One student said she saw a hole in her wrist and feared she would die. Investigators say then 14-year-old Colt Gray planned the Sept. 4, 2024, attack that killed two teachers and two students and wounded several more. Prosecutors said his father ignored warnings and bought the rifle and ammunition used in the shooting. The defense says Colt hid his plans from his father.

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2026. There are 317 days left in the year.

The trial has started for a man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school in 2024. Lawyers gave opening statements Monday in the case against Colin Gray. Prosecutors say Gray gave his son, Colt, access to a gun and ammunition despite warning signs. They link that decision to the four deaths at Apalachee High School. Investigators say the 14-year-old planned the attack and brought a rifle in his backpack. Gray's attorney says his client wasn't told about the planning and timing of the shooting and shouldn't be held criminally responsible The trial is being held in Winder, where the shooting happened, with jurors from nearby Hall County.

Israeli prosecutors say on Monday they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video. That would open a rare prosecution of violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Attacks from settlers and home demolitions by authorities have spiked dramatically over the past two years. But the death in July of Awdah Hathaleen has drawn particular attention due to his involvement in the 2025 Oscar-winning film “No Other Land.” The case also stands out because the confrontation was captured on video from multiple vantage points.