Crime, Law and Justice

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.

The panel is planning to release its final report and hold a "formal presentation," which could include a hearing, the week of Dec. 19.

A man killed by St. Paul police on Monday exchanged gunfire with the officer who shot him, state investigators announced Wednesday.

Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor.

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder.

Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has agreed to a permanent injunction that bars it from hiring children. The company is not required to pay any fines, but federal regulators are continuing their investigation, which could result in civil penalties.

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub, opening fire and killing five people and wounding 17 others is set to appear in court Tuesday to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue.

St. Paul police fatally shot a man Monday evening in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. People gathered at a vigil Tuesday evening calling for accountability from the St. Paul Police Department.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined the probe into a weekend fire at an apparently vacant apartment building in Minneapolis, one of two gutted by fire and listed to the same Minneapolis property owner that has become the focus of concern by city officials.