Crime, Law and Justice

October 31, 2018 1:00 PM

Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

A Mafia hit man who is said to hate "rats" is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, who was found dead just hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, a former investigator briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

by Associated Press

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October 31, 2018 11:45 AM

Teen arrested in Winona for threatening school shooting

Police in Winona have arrested a teenager who they say threatened to shoot up his school.

by Associated Press

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October 31, 2018 9:43 AM

Turkish prosecutor says Saudi writer strangled, dismembered

Turkey is seeking the extradition of 18 Saudi suspects detained in Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

by The Associated Press

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October 31, 2018 6:14 AM

Synagogue rampage suspect indicted as funerals continue

The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday with 44 counts, including hate crimes.

by The Associated Press

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October 30, 2018 8:39 PM

Spirit Lake Sioux tribe sues North Dakota over voting rules

The state maintains everyone has a street address via the statewide 911 system, but the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Native American Rights Fund and others argues the system is "incomplete, contradictory and prone to error on reservations."

by The Associated Press

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October 30, 2018 8:27 PM

Victoria man faces charges after stabbing father, setting house on fire

Rodman Stanley Kern told investigators that he got up just after 6 a.m. Saturday and made coffee. According to the criminal complaint, his son, Cody Raymond Kern, then attacked him with a butcher knife.

by Matt Sepic

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October 30, 2018 7:01 PM

Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise in domestic extremism

The U.S. endured three bouts of domestic extremism last week. American-born men with far-right beliefs have been charged in all of them, in keeping with a long-standing pattern.

by Greg Myre

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October 30, 2018 6:54 PM

An apparent scheme to discredit Mueller may have backfired. He referred it to the FBI

It isn't clear whether the intention was to embarrass Robert Mueller or to try to embarrass reporters who reported on the purported allegations against the special counsel.