Crime, Law and Justice

A Minnesota woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a woman in Florida so she could assume her identity has been returned to her home state to face trial on allegations that she killed her husband in 2018. 
1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle freeway dies
A car drove onto a closed freeway early Saturday and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said.
Photos: Thousands take part in Black 4th march through downtown Minneapolis
Thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis on Saturday night, the Fourth of July, to speak out against racial injustice. "We're really bringing attention to the hypocrisy of the holiday and how many of us were not independent,” one organizer said.
In Fourth of July remarks, Trump takes aim at 'radical left'
During the second annual "Salute To America" event held on the South Lawn, the president drew a comparison between historic American wartime victories and stopping what he called the "radical left."
Boy dies after going missing in St. Croix River
A 10-year-old boy died Friday after being pulled from the waters of the St. Croix River.
Nick Brey, Gabriela Trapero and Briar Lenz: This moment is ‘more than a trend’
People don’t talk openly about racial inequities in St. James, a town of about 5,000. But after the killing of George Floyd, those who supported the Black Lives Matter movement suddenly saw things with razor-sharp focus. That was when three St. James high school students started organizing a protest in town.