Tag: Violent crime
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...
EXPLAINER: The Vatican’s criminal code, sex abuse explained
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday released a long-awaited update to the criminal section of its Code of Canon Law, the internal legal...
Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May
CHICAGO — Chicago saw a drop in the number of homicides in May compared with the same month last year and ended with fewer...
Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to...
DA won’t seek death even if Scott Peterson gets new trial
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't again seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson in the 2002 slaying of his...
Asian San Francisco officer attacked in possible hate crime
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco police officer responding to a call about a man making threats to people in Chinatown was attacked by...
US lawmakers want Ma’Khia Bryant foster care journey probed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care experience...
FBI agent charged in off-duty shooting of man on subway
ROCKVILLE, Md. — An FBI agent has been charged with attempted murder in the off-duty shooting of another man on a Metro subway train...
Boy shot after man returns paintball fire with real gunfire
MIAMI — Thinking his home was under attack, a Florida homeowner shot and wounded a 10-year-old whose father had driven him to participate in...
UK magnate’s daughter-in-law charged in killing in Belize
MEXICO CITY — The daughter-in-law of a politically influential British magnate was charged Monday in Belize with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death...