Crime, Law and Justice

Committee probe of Trump Organization could derail infrastructure talks
President Trump and congressional leaders name infrastructure as one area where they think they can reach a bipartisan deal. But the committee working on a plan is also investigating the president.
MN faith leaders, state officials condemn hate crime in the wake of New Zealand mosque shootings
Many community leaders from various faiths gathered in Minneapolis to condemn hate crimes and urge state law enforcement officials to form a task force to explore Islamophobia in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz and some state law enforcement officials also denounced religion-based violence on social media.
Authorities are asking "the entire nation" for help finding a missing 2-year-old girl after the arrest of a man suspected of fatally shooting her mother in Milwaukee this week, the city's police chief said Friday.
Noor seeks exclusion on body cam policy, 'blue wall' in Ruszczyk killing trial
Attorneys for Mohamed Noor want a judge to exclude testimony about body camera policy, the "blue wall of silence" and officers' experience with people approaching cars as they prepare for his trial in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
U.S. bars entry of International Criminal Court investigators
The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who try to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
Mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge
The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was set off by attacks in Europe that were perpetrated by Muslims. He wanted revenge, and he wanted to create fear.
Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the events in Christchurch represented "an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence" and acknowledged many of those affected may be migrants and refugees. In addition to the dead, she said more than 20 people were seriously wounded.
Detectives investigating the 3-decade-old slaying of a Navy recruit used genealogical research involving DNA to track down and arrest a suspect who was a one-time Navy training classmate of the victim, authorities in Florida said Thursday