Crime, Law and Justice

Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder
The man who drove his car into a crowd of people counterprotesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. was convicted by a state jury of multiple charges.
Judge OKs more serious charge in Ruszczyk killing
A judge has approved a second-degree intentional murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in the death of Justine Ruszczyk in July 2017.
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen should get 'substantial prison term,' Feds say
Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City and Washington but nonetheless said the crimes he's admitted committing are serious enough to go to prison.
Deputy died from friendly fire in California bar gun battle
A sheriff's deputy who died in a mass shooting at a California bar was shot five times by a gunman who massacred 11 others, but the officer was killed by friendly fire, authorities said Friday.
Mueller recommends no prison for Flynn, citing cooperation
The special counsel's office is calling Michael Flynn's cooperation "substantial" in documents that provide some detail about the former Trump administration national security adviser's assistance in the Russia probe.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a private Catholic school in Waite Park alleging she was sexually abused as a young girl by a family that runs the school and a priest assigned to it.
A northern Indiana jury has awarded a doctor $112 million in his dispute with medical device maker Medtronic over devices he invented and sold to the company.