Crime, Law and Justice

Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found dead in prison at 89
James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men, died in federal prison. He was 89.
Trump suggests he'll give written answers to Mueller, make more news after election
The president renewed his complaints to Fox News that the special counsel investigation is baseless and denied that his campaign conspired with the Russian attack on the 2016 election.
Hundreds honor Pittsburgh shooting victims at St. Paul vigil
The first funerals are scheduled to take place Tuesday for some of the 11 people killed in the attack.
Anger toward media spreads into local communities
So far this year the RTDNA's "press freedom tracker" counts 39 incidents of journalists being attacked in the United States, including the June 28 shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were killed.
Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump's plans to visit.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says 32-year-old Kyle Jaenke-Annis was arrested over the weekend at the home of James and Denise Closs. Authorities say he's not a suspect in the killings or abduction case.