Muri Assunção is a Breaking News Reporter at NY Daily News. He is an award-winning journalist focusing on LGBTQ+ issues and breaking news, bringing a unique perspective to his reporting. Muri's work has been featured in numerous publications, including Finger Lakes Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Yahoo News.
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Muri Assunção primarily covers breaking news, evolving stories, and government announcements related to crime, accidents, and legal proceedings in the United States. She frequently reports on high-profile criminal cases and law enforcement activities.
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By: Muri Assunção
Ciara Picard, a former high school teacher in Meriden, Conn. has been charged with sexually assaulting a student on multiple occasions.
By: Muri Assunção
A N.C. couple have been indicted in the stabbing death of the woman’s Long Island ex-boyfriend at the Stony Brook Yacht Club earlier this month.
By: Muri Assunção
Sophia Williams, 43, is going to spend the rest of her life behind bars after she was found guilty of fatally beating her 4-year-old son because he wouldn’t use the toilet.
By: Muri Assunção
A Texas teen has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend’s mother and two younger siblings, ages 13 and 9, authorities said.
By: Muri Assunção
A Syracuse man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and torturing a victim in 2023, including pulling his teeth out with pliers and burning him with cigarettes.
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A Long Island man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the “sadistic and repeated abuse” of his newborn son, the Nassau County DA said.
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Jonathan Gerlach, 34, was arrested after detectives saw him leaving Mount Moriah Cemetery, in the Philadelphia metro area, “holding a burlap bag, crowbar and other assorted items.”
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Nicholas Wieber allegedly began chatting with the girl on Discord in early December 2025, before picking her up from school. She was safely rescued from his home in Bay Shore.
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A Connecticut state trooper was arrested Thursday and has since resigned after admitting she lied about how her cruiser was damaged in a crash.
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A 13-hour standoff in Salina, N.Y., ended early Saturday with a man killed, a house set on fire and a suspect in custody, officials said.
