Criminal Justice

The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive prosecution of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

A Middlesex County grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday against 29-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum. He remains in the county jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 28.

The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the DOJ’s probe of Hunter Biden is bringing renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in history.

The Justice Department says Hardy Carroll Lloyd of Follansbee, West Virginia, is accused of sending threatening social media posts and emails along with comments on websites.

The move comes amid the outlines of a deal after diplomacy between U.S. and Iran via mediators — but nothing is final.

The court filing says the court “found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses.”

Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”

"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.

Sibley's death has sparked outrage and prompted tributes from celebrities including Beyoncé and Spike Lee.

It was the first federal death sentence imposed during the presidency of Joe Biden, who pledged during his 2020 campaign to end capital punishment.

A federal jury recommended Wednesday that Robert Bowers be sent to death row. A judge must formally impose the sentence.

Homicides in Philadelphia, and across the country, have decreased since 2022. We'll talk with PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw about what's working, and what's falling short.

In seven states, Trump allies sent electoral votes for him to Congress despite his loss. Some are facing investigations and criminal charges, but the saga has a twist in Pa.

On Jan. 6, 2021, 22-year-old Larry Fife Giberson joined other rioters in a coordinated push against police officers in a tunnel on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace.