NEWARK, N.J. – Prosecutors in the corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez have asked a judge to hold a hearing…
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The Latest on Missouri execution: Clemency request pending with governor
A Missouri man is set for execution Tuesday for killing his girlfriend and her young daughter during a violent argument.…
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There is no nationwide crime wave (and police killings are not up)
Since 1991, murder and violent crime have plummeted in the U.S. But in a widely discussed op-ed in the Wall…
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SAN FRANCISCO – Prosecutors are seeking to revoke the release of a serial rapist whose residence in a rural neighborhood…
Read MoreSan Francisco’s ‘landlords from hell’ plead guilty to felonies
SAN FRANCISCO – A couple that prosecutors dubbed the “landlords from hell” for going to scary lengths to drive tenants…
Read MorePolice say attempted drug transaction, shooting preceded Phoenix airport terminal’s lockdown
TEMPE, Ariz. – Police in Arizona say an attempted drug transaction was behind a shooting that led to a three-hour…
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Missouri officer who used Taser on teen driver says he smelled pot in car before confrontation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Missouri police officer who used a stun gun on a 17-year-old during a traffic stop…
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Turmoil, tear gas give way to hope as police pull back from protests over Ferguson shooting
FERGUSON, Mo. – County police in riot gear and armored tanks gave way to state troopers walking side-by-side with thousands…
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Oral arguments to begin in appeal of man convicted in 1957 slaying of Sycamore girl
ELGIN, Ill. – Oral arguments are set to get underway in the case of a man who’s appealing his conviction…
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Bay Area demonstrators block highway, stop train in third night of protests
BERKELEY, Calif. – Hundreds of people marched through Berkeley for a third night a row, blocking a major highway and…
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