Crime, Law and Justice

June 12, 2019 6:33 PM

N.C. man pleads guilty to killing 3 Muslim college students

Prosecutors played a cellphone video from the night of the killings. Two of the victims were a married couple, hoping to work in dentistry; the third was attending N.C. State.

by Bill Chappell

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June 12, 2019 6:03 PM

Court declines to exempt charters from school segregation case

Some charter schools had sought to be excluded from the court's eventual ruling.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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June 12, 2019 1:33 PM

Video shows sophisticated attack on ex-slugger David Ortiz

Dominican prosecutors say witnesses and security camera footage show that the attempt to kill former Red Sox star David Ortiz was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars, indicating a new level of sophistication in the attack.

by Associated Press

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June 12, 2019 1:26 PM

Ex-MSU dean who oversaw Larry Nassar is found guilty of multiple charges

A jury convicted William Strampel, who led the College of Osteopathic Medicine, on three charges, including two counts of willful neglect. He was cleared of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

by Vanessa Romo and Cheyna Roth

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June 12, 2019 8:14 AM

Lillehaug says he has Parkinson's, leaving Minnesota Supreme Court

Lillehaug says in a statement via the court that he expects to resign in July 2020. He says the disease is "at an early stage" and he feels great.

by The Associated Press

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June 12, 2019 6:09 AM

Reports find health workers still aren't alerting police regarding likely elder abuse

Workers in nursing homes, hospital ERs and other health facilities are required by law to notify police whenever they notice likely signs of physical or sexual abuse. But that's often not happening.

by Ina Jaffe

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June 11, 2019 4:00 AM

Prison officer hiring push is on, but jobs aren't easy to fill

Help is wanted inside Minnesota's prisons. But here and across the country, the qualified applicant pools are getting shallower for open corrections officer positions.

by Brian Bakst

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June 10, 2019 1:41 PM

Challenging stereotypes of intimate-partner violence in 'No Visible Bruises'

Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder's immersive new book describes why stereotypes around intimate-partner violence are not only outdated, but dangerous.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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June 10, 2019 11:15 AM

Supreme Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.

by Associated Press