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6 officers indicted in death of Freddie GrayAttorneys for the officers have said they are the victims of an 'overzealous prosecution.' The most serious charges range from second-degree "depraved heart" murder to assault.
What Waco biker shootout suggests about race in AmericaBikers involved in the Waco, Texas, shootout have been treated differently because they're white, some activists say. Such concerns point to how different communities view events through different lenses, media analysts say.
Are Waco's white bikers treated differently than Baltimore's black protesters?The firefight in Waco between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs is raising questions about perceptions and portrayals of crime in America.
Can Camden, N.J., serve as a model for police across US?Nearly two years after Camden established a new community-based police force, President Obama on Monday hailed it as national success story.
Massachusetts' Supreme Court ruling caps prison time for defendantsOn Monday, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled that those convicted of drug crimes can't be given harsher sentences, after widespread evidence tampering was revealed.
Supreme Court rules felons can transfer gun ownershipThe US Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that felons can transfer gun ownership instead of turning weapons over to authorities.
Why the Supreme Court found a Maryland tax unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court ruled that Maryland's law has the effect of taxing residents double for income earned in other states.
Nearly 200 arrested Monday following Texas biker gang shootoutNine people were killed and 18 wounded in the shooting that began inside a Waco restaurant Sunday and spilled outside the establishment.
Obama bans military equipment for police, including armored vehiclesThe federal government will no longer fund or provide to police armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft or vehicles, firearms or ammunition of .50-caliber or higher, grenade launchers, bayonets or camouflage uniforms.
Green Beret in Afghanistan: War hero or vigilante?Special Forces Maj. Mathew Golsteyn says he killed an Afghan bombmaker. Why does the US Army want to discharge him and strip him of a medal for heroism under fire?
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentence comes as attitudes shift on the death penaltyAttitudes are shifting about the death penalty – because of beliefs about revenge killing by the state, as well as legal and logistical issues, including botched executions and cases in which individuals have been found innocent.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death: What are his chances of appeal?Tsarnaev sentencing verdict: A jury sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death this afternoon, concluding the most high-profile death penalty case since the Oklahoma City bombing trial two decades earlier.
If a defendant must forfeit all assets, is her right to counsel violated?A petition urging the US Supreme Court to examine this issue, which has come up in a Miami Medicare fraud case, was expected to be considered at the justices' private conference on Thursday.
Deliberations begin for Tsarnaev penalty in Boston Marathon bombing trialThe jurors have been asked to return a sentence for each of the 17 death penalty-eligible crimes. A death sentence for any one offense would supersede all life sentences.
Boston Marathon bomber: Would life without parole be punishment enough?Jury deliberations on whether to execute Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or sentence him to life in prison without parole could begin Wednesday. The use of life without parole sentences in the US is growing rapidly.
Does Colorado want death penalty? Holmes trial might give insightThe James Holmes trial is taking place against a backdrop of increasing ambivalence about the death penalty in America. Colorado, where the trial is taking place, has executed one person since 1976.
Houston man convicted of killing 3 put to deathAt least two more Texas inmates are scheduled for lethal injection over the next several weeks. But the state only has enough drugs to carry out one.
Wisc. cop will not face charges in shooting death of unarmed black teenThe Wisconsin Department of Justice investigated the shooting of Tony Robinson under a state law that requires outside agencies to lead probes into officer-involved deaths.
- George Zimmerman injured in 'road rage' shooting
George Zimmerman suffered a minor facial wound during a road rage incident in an Orlando, Fla., suburb Monday, according to media reports.
Tsarnaev defense rests after nun says he's sorry for victimsSister Helen Prejean, a death penalty opponent, testified for the defense in the sentencing phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial Monday morning. The prosecution wrapped up its case, as well.
