Public Safety

The U.S. doesn't have an explicit law allowing the federal government to criminally charge extremists with domestic terrorism.

Like some other states, Pennsylvania began a $10 million school safety grant program after the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Gunfire erupted Tuesday inside a suburban Denver middle school not far from Columbine High School, wounding at least seven people before two suspects were taken into custody.

U-Haul wasn’t charged in connection with the 2014 deadly food truck explosion in North Philadelphia, but it is on the hook for more money.

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, which would include an interview and safety training.

\Wilmington’s police chief shut down Bill’s Deli Market after six were wounded. Days later, they reopened. Some in the neighborhood say the climate has improved.

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, mosques around the U.S. are taking a serious look at security.

All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are alive and accounted for.

The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year

Police have finished testing a backlog of 1,500 rape kits for DNA evidence. Authorities have discovered that more than 60 of those samples match DNA in the police database.

N.J. arbitrator says the district was aware Joseph DeShan impregnated a 16-year-old and can’t fire him for conduct from before he was a public employee.

The online rental site doesn’t check for code violations — and has no plans to start.

A shooting on a North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state's largest city.

The lawsuit filed Monday in state court does not seek monetary damages from the Boy Scouts of America.

Some attorneys say storing guns brings too much risk or is just too big of a hassle.