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Fraternity members charged with third-degree murder after hazing deathIn 2013, a violent college ritual killed 19-year-old Michael Deng. Defendants say the assault was symbolic of racial prejudice in the United States.
WikiLeaks publishes CIA director's emailsThe 'hacktivist' website posted what looks like a draft security clearance application from CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account.
Don't arrest teen prostitutes, LA County says. Rescue themThe Los Angeles County Sheriff has announced a new policy: teen sex workers will be treated as victims, not criminals. The shift comes as Americans wake up to the extent of sex trafficking here at home.
First LookWill lack of footage of the Corey Jones shooting prompt more body-cameras?Without any video evidence, details of what transpired between the Florida musician and a plainclothes officer prior to the fatal shooting remain spotty.
First LookWho defaced the Ronald McDonald statue at home for ill children?A statue of the fast food chain's mascot was defaced outside of a Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, Vt., causing charity leaders to ask why someone would commit such a heartless crime.
FBI investigates attack on Muslim woman by Indiana college studentThe FBI has opened a hate crime investigation into an attack on a Muslim woman by Indiana University student.
First LookAnonymous tip leads to arrest, confession in death of little girlA man has been arrested and confessed to the brutal road rage incident in New Mexico. He is being charged with the murder of 4-year-old Lilly Garcia and weapons violations.
US towns call for hate crime protections for cops. Helpful?A national police union is pushing for crimes against police officers to be treated as hate crimes, but experts say such protections may not be effective or necessary.
First LookFour-year-old girl shot in road rage incident, police 'desperate' for leadsPolice said the shooting was related to a road rage incident in New Mexico. The girl's parents were in the car but were uninjured, leaving police searching for answers about the shooter's car and why the incident occurred.
First LookWhat happened to stranded motorist Corey Jones? Police accounts emerge.Police in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., say Corey Jones was carrying a recently-purchased gun when he was shot by a plainclothes officer. But his family says that isn't the man they knew.
Supreme Court battle on assault weapons looms. But do bans do anything?A federal court upheld assault weapons bans in New York and Connecticut. But there's debate over what the laws actually accomplish.
Congress's big, bipartisan success that might be just beginningCongress is backing criminal justice reforms in a bipartisan way, reflecting what appears to be a broader shift that began in states.
First LookIs it legal to tell defendants to donate blood or go to jail?An Alabama judge allegedly told defendants who could not afford bail that they would receive a 'discount' and avoid imprisonment if they donated blood, according to an ethics complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
First LookPost-Newtown gun laws pass federal court, not quite unscathedA federal court left most, but not all, of the gun control laws passed by New York and Connecticut after shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School intact, and gun advocates plan to appeal the decision.
First LookMystery surrounds fatal roadside shooting of Florida man by policeTroubling mystery surrounds the death of a Florida man who was fatally shot by a plainclothes police officer on Sunday.
First LookFederal judge temporarily halts Jindal's plans to defund Planned ParenthoodA US District Judge has ruled that Louisiana must continue funding Planned Parenthood for the next 14 days.
First LookChicago mayor to invest $250,000 in gun buyback events. Will it work?Experts say buybacks tend to result in the collection of hunting rifles and old revolvers, not the kind of automatic weapons that criminals use.
How a federal judge navigates immigrant birth rights in TexasThe 14th Amendment says anyone born on US soil is granted citizenship. But in Texas, if your parents have a Mexican ID, you can be denied a birth certificate, ruled a federal judge Friday.
First LookWhy Oklahoma won't perform any executions until next yearOklahoma executions have been in the national spotlight since the botched execution of Clayton Lockett in April, 2014. On Friday, the state's attorney general has requested an extension on all existing stays.
First LookWhy Virginia's death row inmates have more privileges than ever beforeAt a time when the role of the death penalty and treatment of prisoners in American justice is facing heightened scrutiny, one state has taken steps to make time spent on death row a little bit easier.
