South Carolina Cop Pleads Guilty to Shooting Black Man
Walter Scott was unarmed and running away when ex-North Charleston police officer Michael Slager fired eight shots at him from his department-issued firearm.
Florida Man Gets 30-Year Sentence for Child Porn Site
After Steven Chase's arrest, the FBI won permission to take over the site so it could track down criminals who were using the site to upload and trade photos of abused children.
Idaho Man Gets 28 Years in Beating Death of Gay Man
Kelly Schneider, 23, lured his victim with an offer of sex on the website Backpage.com, then kicked him to death with steel-toed boots.
Arsonist Angry Over Police Killings Gets 15 Years
A witness said Dawud Abdulwali 'was mad' about 'the way the cops were killing black people.'
Crosses, Skulls Most Popular Florida Inmate Tattoos
A study also found the most common placement of tattoos on prisoners was the right and left arms, followed by the back and chest.
Cherokee Nation Sues Walmart Over Illegal Opioids
Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Health and others have long had the ability to reduce the death toll and financial impact of the opioid epidemic in the Cherokee Nation, the suit states.
Redacted Police Report Led to N.Y. Man's Imprisonment
A Bronx man is being freed after prosecutors admit a redacted police report they gave to defense attorneys was missing information that would have helped him.
How a Cross Burning in Florida Sparked a Federal Probe
The incident—and subsequent investigation—revolved around a black man who had moved in with a white woman in Port Richey, a town on Florida's Gulf Coast, angering racist locals.
Can James Comey Escape the Clinton Email Debacle?
Comey holds himself up as a paragon of apolitical virtue, but critics see a self-righteous hypocrite who makes momentous decisions based on his own image and legacy.
How the FBI's Russia Investigation Could Work
The bureau has been running counterintelligence for 100 years.
Can James Comey Untangle the Trump-Russia Allegations?
His allies believe he's the country's best hope for exposing the truth about Russia's election tampering and possible collusion with Trump's people.
Comey Tried to Reveal Russian Plot Before Election
Officials from the Obama White House and the Justice Department stopped him from writing an op-ed on the topic, two sources say.
'What's Doing?' Reporters Share Jimmy Breslin Stories
The literary legend worked the phones, read his columns aloud before filing and barked at officious security guards.
New Jersey Pastor Guilty in Bitcoin Scheme
Trevon Gross accepted a bribe to allow bitcoin traders to control a credit union he ran and hide their illegal transactions.
Indictment Shows Hell's Angels Riding On
Six New Roc crew members in upstate New York charged with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines.
The Iditarod Goes to a 57-Year-Old
Mitch Seavey set a new record in the world's biggest dog sled race, finishing in eight days and three hours.
The New Alamo
The fight over immigration is about to get ugly, and Texas is where the bodies will start falling.
Is Trump Really Changing His Immigration Policy?
Trump reportedly said he was looking to shift his immigration policy toward a compromise. But in his speech on Tuesday, he showed no signs of backing down.
Homeland Security Outlines Tougher Immigration Measures
Trump administration is "trying to make citizens afraid of immigrants and make immigrants afraid of law enforcement," critics say.
Sheriffs Applaud Trump Order Deputizing ICE Officers
An obscure section of Trump's executive order on border security will give local law enforcement agencies the power to enforce federal immigration laws.
Poll, Trump Backers Show Support for Immigration Ban
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, residents say the president was right to bar refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.
Uber for Slingin'
Two teenagers built a drug-dealing empire with Silicon Valley technology and gangland muscle.
El Chapo's Coming to Brooklyn
How the law enforcement focus on Colombian traffickers in the 2000s created a vacuum that allowed the trafficker to grow into an international drug lord.
Trump Business Plan Law Firm Also Worked for Russia
Morgan Lewis also does work for the Russian government's sovereign wealth fund and state corporations.
Trump DOJ Expected to Change Tack on Voting Rights
The Obama Justice Department filed cases to increase voting access for minorities, experts say, but a Trump DOJ might focus instead on voter fraud
Jail Break: U.S. Prison Population Sees Small Drop
The bad news: It's likely to jump back up under Trump
Lawyer Says No Probable Cause in Clinton Search Warrant
Court releases the search warrant that roiled the recent election.
Rikers Island Guard Guilty in Beating Death of Prisoner
The facility where Brian Coll kicked Ronald Spear to death is so violent it's currently under federal oversight.