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First LookThree Oklahoma death-row inmates get reprieve following drug mixupThe executions of Richad Glossip, Benjamin Cole, and John Grant have been postponed indefinitely.
First LookIn Cleveland infant's death, a tragic glimpse of rising violent crimeA 5-month-old girl, the third child shot in Cleveland in just a month, has been identified, but authorities are still looking for an explanation for the recent spike in gun-related criminal activity.
Local police and Justice Department try new approach: collaborationHistorically, local police departments have had a prickly relationship with the federal government. But today, cities contending with an increase in violent crime are welcoming assistance.
First LookTime runs out for convicted serial killer Alfredo PrietoThe twice-convicted murderer was executed in Virginia Thursday night, despite concerns over injection drugs and insistence from his lawyers that he suffered from intellectual disability.
First LookIn wake of Umpqua shooting, Obama shows frustration over lack of gun reformPresident Obama addressed the nation after a gunman killed nine people at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Thursday, urging that 'thoughts and prayers are not enough.'
To turn tables on ISIS at home, start asking unsettling questions, expert saysA leading Muslim scholar in the US has had remarkable success walking back youths with sympathies for ISIS. But the US government isn't working with him, and in some ways is making his job harder.
Why lawmakers, candidates seek to roll back mandatory prison sentencesAfter years of getting 'tough on crime,' Republican and Democratic lawmakers want to reduce mandatory minimums for non-violent offenders. Why now?
#LaughingWhileBlack: 'Sistahs' file $11 million race discrimination lawsuitThe 'Sistahs on the Reading Edge' book club filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the company's decision to kick them off the Napa Valley train was racially motivated. Train employees said the book club was too noisy.
First LookIn latest twist in bizarre case, probe finds Illinois cop was shot with own gunOne month after Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was found dead after requesting backup in the pursuit of three fleeing men, police have found no suspects or witnesses.
First LookWhy Richard Glossip received stay just minutes before scheduled executionGov. Mary Fallin granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a 37-day stay of execution on Wednesday.
First LookNYPD brass let officers off the hook for excessive force, report findsA report from the NYPD inspector general found that the department has 'failed to meet its fundamental obligation to police itself.'
First LookFive years after deadly mine blast, coal executive to face juryDon Blankenship is accused of skirting safety regulations and ignoring broken safety protocols.
First LookAttorneys win appeal in lethal injection case in Virginia. What happens next?Attorneys in death penalty case say they're concerned about the quality of the lethal drugs and whether they would bring 'gratuitous and unnecessary pain.'
What draws women to ISISA growing group of young women are rejecting the luxuries and freedoms of Western life – and the mainstream Islamic faith of their parents – to serve the Islamic State group as wives, mothers, and online recruiters.
First LookKilling of Oakland muralist shows neighborhood struggling with violenceAntonio Ramos, an artist working on a mural intended to bring a positive message to West Oakland, was killed following an argument on Tuesday.
First LookOfficer killed in South Carolina, a 'special human being'A South Carolina police officer was fatally shot Wednesday morning after chasing a suspect in a residential mall.
Traffic fines forgiven: Why California is offering amnesty for poorSpiraling traffic fines and court fees that have led to millions of California driver's licenses being suspended.
First LookWill Arizona sheriff be held in contempt for rogue immigration patrols?Sheriff Joe Arpaio will testify in court Wednesday during his second round of contempt hearings following a 2013 ruling that he stop unjust immigration arrests.
First LookAfter 17 years of appeals, Richard Glossip faces executionPending an emergency intervention by the US Supreme Court, Oklahoma is set to execute Richard Glossip, a convicted murderer, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, even as he continues to maintain his innocence.
First LookUnmoved by children's, pope's pleas, Georgia executes first woman in 70 yearsGeorgia corrections officials executed the state's only female death row inmate, Kelly Gissendaner, early Wednesday morning for encouraging her boyfriend to kill her husband.
