Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

The man convicted of killing a college student who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago has been hospitalized after he was attacked in prison.

The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus in 1996, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Opening statements have begun in the case of Kristin Smart, who disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago.

Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago.

A California judge has ordered the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central Coast to stand trial for murder.

California prosecutors say more than two dozen women have described disturbing encounters, including sexual assaults, with the man charged with killing missing college student Kristin Smart.