Crime, Law and Justice

Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years
The pursuit of pot cartridges in the U.S. has added a new layer to drug enforcement while authorities are grappling with the opioid crisis and other drug issues. The push has been fueled recently by alarm over a deadly lung illness that health officials have linked to illicit THC vaping.
Police say there’s been another shooting at a Wisconsin high school in which an armed student was confronted by a police officer. Oshkosh police say both were injured and transported to hospitals. It follows a similar shooting at Waukesha South High School Monday morning.
Court sides with Congress in battle for Trump’s bank records
The decision came after The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees asked Deutsche Bank and Capital One to turn over records related to Trump’s business ventures as they investigate “foreign influence in the U.S. political process.”
'Not just physical violence': Advocates say domestic violence goes beyond recent killings
Minneapolis police investigated several deaths over the holiday weekend that appear to be caused by former intimate partners. So far this year, 19 people in Minnesota have died at the hands of an intimate partner.
Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school
An officer shot an armed male student Monday morning in a classroom at a suburban Milwaukee high school after the teenager pointed a gun at officers, a police chief said.
White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Trump’s removal from office.
Two children fatally shot, two adults found dead in Minneapolis
Police found two children with gunshot wounds in a yard, then heard gunfire. After several hours, SWAT team members found a man and woman both dead inside a home. Police said there’s no further danger to the public.