Crime, Law and Justice

Ramsey County prosecutors have charged a St. Paul woman with second-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Sunday. The criminal complaint says 30-year-old Caishia Lee admitted to officers that she'd lost her temper with the toddler and "I just kept hitting her."
D.C.'s acting U.S. attorney calls scope of Capitol investigation 'unprecedented'
The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia tells NPR that "hundreds" of people may ultimately face charges related to the storming of the Capitol. He says there's likely to be a wide array of criminal charges, ranging from destruction of federal property to murder.
Republican senator says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'
Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a Republican senator said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.
As inauguration nears, concerns grow of more violence
Wednesday's violent insurrection at the Capitol led to the deaths of five people. Some lawmakers and others worry that it was just the beginning.
3 more charged in Capitol attack, including men identified in viral photos
Jacob Anthony Chansley, known as the "QAnon shaman," was charged alongside Adam Johnson and Derek Evans in a federal court Saturday. Johnson is said to be the man seen carrying the speaker's lectern.
'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol police officer
From his early days growing up in New Jersey, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. After enlisting in the National Guard, he joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2008, serving until his death Thursday as rioters seething over President Donald Trump’s election loss stormed the building.
Deadly siege focuses attention on Capitol Police
The Capitol rampage shocked the world and left the country on edge, forcing the resignations of three top security officials over the failure to stop the breach. Lawmakers have demanded a review of operations and an FBI briefing over what they called a “terrorist attack.”