Crime, Law and Justice

The student accused of attacking the principal at Harrison Education Center in Minneapolis has been charged with assault.

As part of the plea deal, Yiwei Zheng, 43, has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine. He also could face roughly three years in prison when he's sentenced in May.

Mille Lacs became the second Minnesota reservation, after White Earth, to seek federal help.

On a morning radio program, the head of Mexico's extradition office also warned that possible legal challenges could delay the entire extradition process to the U.S. for four to six years.

Neighbors gathered at the property Monday morning and said the home is owned by a bishop of the local Amish community.

On screen, Kate del Castillo was already playing the kinds of characters who may have had a relationship with the drug lord. But it was a tweet that plunged her into the real narco world.

In a piece published Saturday night by Rolling Stone, the actor revealed he sat with Joaquin Guzmán for an interview in October, when the drug kingpin was still being hunted by Mexican authorities.

Mexican authorities say the drug kingpin wanted to film a biopic about his life and reached out to producers -- which helped officials track him down. He's been returned to the site of his July escape.

Court officials say cyberattacks are why the Minnesota Judicial Branch website was unavailable to the public for 10 days late last month.

The 20-month-old girl had severe brain injuries, and a lacerated kidney and spleen.