Crime
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Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police
Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agen...
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PG&E pleads not guilty in deadly 2020 California wildfire
Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - REDDING, Calif. (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces after its equipment sparked a wildfir...
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New lawsuit filed over Texas trans family investigations
Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - Three Texas families sued the state Wednesday seeking to halt investigations of them over gender-confirming medical treatments their transgender children received, in a ...
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Authorities: 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting
Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - SMITHSBURG, Md. (AP) - An employee opened fire at a manufacturing business in rural western Maryland on Thursday, killing three coworkers before the suspect and a state ...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Michigan officer charged in Patrick Lyoya shooting death
Jun 09, 2022 1:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, with a shot to the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder. Pr...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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South Dakota's Noem, Thune repel GOP challenges from right
Jun 08, 2022 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has elevated her national prominence through a hands-off approach to pandemic restrictions, won the Republica...
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Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe
Jun 08, 2022 7:00 am - The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into...
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4th grade Uvalde survivor: 'I don't want it to happen again'
Jun 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how ...