Crime, Law and Justice

Pennsylvania has 10 days to redraw congressional maps after Supreme Court pass
All 18 of the state's congressional districts will have to redrawn by Feb. 15 in order to comply with a state Supreme Court order that ruled the districts were drawn in an overly partisan manner.
Stalled in Washington, states and cities take the lead on banning bump stocks
Gun-control advocates say the push fits a pattern in gun politics: inaction in Washington that forces states to take the lead. Gun-rights advocates call it a knee-jerk reaction that will do little to stop bad guys from killing, and vow a legal challenge.
Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson among 2 killed on highway
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed early Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis, the team and police said.
Child abductions rise amid South Sudan civil war
It is a little-acknowledged tragedy in South Sudan's five-year civil war. Child kidnappings between clans have increased as people become more desperate amid widespread hunger and a devastated economy, human rights groups say.
Judge hears arguments in legal fight over Wetterling investigative file
Patty and Jerry Wetterling, Jacob's parents, have sued to stop the release of about 168 pages in the file, which they say contain personal information about their marriage and family.
Fargo woman gets life for killing pregnant Greywind, stealing baby
Prosecutors said Brooke Crews lured Savanna Greywind, 22, to her apartment, knocked her unconscious and cut her unborn baby from her, a crime the Fargo police chief called a "vicious act of depravity."