Crime, Law and Justice

March 18, 2018 6:45 AM

Militia members accused of targeting Somalis in Kansas to stand trial

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trials of three men who were planning an attack on a Wichita, Kansas-area apartment complex where Somali refugees live and a mosque. A federal investigation thwarted their plot.

by Associated Press

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March 17, 2018 6:11 AM

Justice Department fires embattled FBI deputy director just short of retirement

Andrew McCabe was set to retire Sunday. On Twitter, the president hailed the move as 'a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy.'

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March 17, 2018 4:14 AM

Facebook suspends political data firm used in Trump campaign

Cambridge Analytica concedes it improperly received Facebook users' personal information but denies using it for the campaign. Facebook said the company may not have deleted the data as promised.

by Emma Bowman and Michel Martin

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March 16, 2018 7:06 PM

Report: Russian hackers had the ability to shut down U.S. power plants

For the first time, the U.S. publicly blamed Russia for cyberattacks on the country's energy grid. The hackers reportedly broke into the core operations systems of companies in the U.S. and Europe.

by Samantha Raphelson

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March 16, 2018 6:42 PM

Kentucky votes to ban child marriage

Kentucky joins the growing list of states imposing age limits and other restrictions on child marriage, to rein in a practice that has been largely overlooked in the United States.

by Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

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March 16, 2018 4:25 PM

Russian Nikolai Glushkov's death in London was a murder, police say

The cause of death was "compression to the neck," police say. Glushkov was a former close associate of a noted critic of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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March 16, 2018 4:00 PM

Seeing a dip in recordings, Minneapolis police aim to tighten bodycam policy

The Minneapolis police department wants more officers' body-worn cameras ready to record. New draft guidelines include a requirement that officers keep their cameras on at the start of their shifts.

by Brandt Williams

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March 16, 2018 3:26 PM

87 cases of salmonella, two in Minnesota, linked to kratom

The Minnesota Department of Health is warning that some supplies of a plant sometimes used to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal have been contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

by Jon Collins