Crime, Law and Justice

The group now has more than 60 staff members and volunteers who visit prisons, organize community vigils and de-escalate conflicts on city buses.
Google employees plan global walkout to protest company's treatment of women
Many at Google have been simmering since The New York Times reported the company gave generous exit packages to alleged harassers. Hundreds of employees have already walked out in Singapore.
Synagogue shooting suspect indicted on 44 federal charges
The indictment, which includes hate crime charges, accuses Robert Bowers of entering the Tree of Life synagogue with three handguns and an AR-15 rifle. Once inside he indicated his desire to "kill Jews."
Kandiyohi sheriff's deputies responded to the field near Willmar Wednesday about 3 p.m. The body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Minnesota insurance regulators are investigating deceptive advertising or solicitations for Medicare coverage after reports of high-pressure sales tactics targeting vulnerable seniors at a time when hundreds of thousands need to find new coverage.
Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots
A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the mid-terms, and many of the attacks are automated.