Courts & Law
Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
“We are not animals, we are humans," said Yousef Hannon, the boy's uncle. "We want people to see us as humans, to feel us as humans, to deal with us as humans."
5 months ago
1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain’s death after neck hold, ketamine injection
Officer Randy Roedema was found guilty by the 12-person jury of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. Officer Jason Rosenblatt was found not guilty.
6 months ago
ACLU sues Delaware for ‘deliberate indifference’ to medical care in prisons
The lawsuit cites numerous alleged examples of prisoners being denied care, including one man recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.
6 months ago
New indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
The superseding indictment was filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. It says the conspiracy occurred from January 2018 to June 2022.
6 months ago
Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican.
6 months ago
Police officials in Paterson sue New Jersey attorney general over state takeover of department
The police department was put under state supervision in March, after officers there shot and killed a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.
6 months ago
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.
6 months ago
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal and will stay in a Russian jail at least through November
Evan Gershkovich is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since 1986.
6 months ago
Attack ads and millions of dollars flow into race for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat
The race between Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio won't change the partisan balance on the high court, but it could narrow the Democratic majority.
6 months ago
Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower.
6 months ago
Police announce arrest warrant in killing of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger
The warrant includes charges of murder and related offenses. There was no word on a possible motive for the shooting.
6 months ago
Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
A Bogota Police Department report said Nadine Menendez, who wasn't yet married to the senator at the time and went by Nadine Arslanian, "was not at fault in this crash."
6 months ago
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of D.C. federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
6 months ago
‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison
Frank James pleaded guilty to terrorism charges earlier this year for the April 2022 mass shooting.
6 months ago
Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump’s financial statements were key to a loan deal
Trump said in pretrial testimony that he never thought the statements “would be taken very seriously.”
6 months ago