Crime, Law and Justice

March 21, 2018 10:20 AM

Officer's response praised as Maryland school shooting ends quickly

In the latest school shooting in America, the gunfire was over and done with in less than a minute.

by Associated Press

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March 21, 2018 6:41 AM

Witnesses: Boko Haram returns Nigerian kidnapped schoolgirls

Boko Haram extremists returned almost all of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school a month ago with an ominous warning, witnesses said Wednesday.

by The Associated Press

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March 21, 2018 5:22 AM

Austin bomber blows self up; fears of more explosives remain

Authorities identified him only as a 24-year-old white man and said it was too soon to say if he had worked alone. They also said they don't know his motive.

by The Associated Press

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March 21, 2018 4:00 AM

Neighbors, activists gather to remember Ruszczyk after charges announced in her death

Ruszczyk was shot and killed by Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor as he and his partner responded to her 911 call. Ruszczyk, 40, had called to report what she thought was a sexual assault behind her house. Noor was charged in her death on Tuesday.

by Peter Cox

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March 21, 2018 4:00 AM

Former Mpls. cop Noor released from jail in Ruszczyk shooting case

Mohamed Noor's first court appearance Wednesday came with a packed crowd and heavy security. He faces murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk after responding to her 911 call last July.

by Jon Collins

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March 21, 2018 4:00 AM

Can prosecutors get a conviction in case against Mohamed Noor?

The Ohio researcher referenced by Hennepin County Prosecutor Michael Freeman Tuesday has found most officers charged with murder are not convicted of the crime.

by Chris Graves

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March 20, 2018 11:45 PM

A thump, a flash and a shot: What happened the night Justine Ruszczyk was killed

The events that led to charges against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor unfolded quickly on the night of July 15, 2017, according to the criminal complaint released Tuesday by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.

by Riham Feshir

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March 20, 2018 7:49 PM

Authorities: New bombing reported at Austin Goodwill store

Austin authorities say emergency personnel are responding to another reported explosion, this one at a Goodwill store in the southern part of the city.

by The Associated Press

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March 20, 2018 7:22 PM

Minnesota man charged in Salvation Army apartment stabbings

Fifty-three-year-old Glenn Roger Johnson was charged Tuesday with first- and second-degree murder in the Saturday night stabbings in Rochester, Minnesota. Bail was set at $3 million.

by The Associated Press