Crime, Law and Justice

Sarah Silverman asks: 'Can you love someone who did bad things?'
In an emotional monologue, Silverman addressed "the elephant masturbating in the room" and plumbed the anger and sadness she feels about her friend Louis C.K.'s actions.
How mass shootings are forcing schools to re-evaluate safety
Teachers are learning how to protect their students from the possibility of a school shooting. That can include anything from locking doors to tackling the assailant.
Sexual Harassment: A Moment of Reckoning
In a new hour-long special called "Sexual Harassment: A Moment of Reckoning," NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro looks at the significance of this moment and what it could mean for the culture.
The letter intended to explain Aron Shamilov's low credit score to an apartment leasing office. It had the seal of the FBI and appeared to come from special agent in charge Rick Thornton.
Authorities say the 32-year-old man walked into the Pure Pleasure store with a gas can, poured fuel inside the store and lit it on fire midafternoon Thursday.
Chairman steps down as NPR grapples with harassment crisis
As NPR addresses fallout of a sexual harassment scandal that claimed its chief news executive, the network's board chairman has stepped down and an editor has been placed on leave.
New Jersey Sen. Menendez's bribery trial ends in a hung jury
U.S. District Judge William Walls declared the mistrial after more than six full days of deliberations that had to be re-started midway through when a juror was replaced. Prosecutors can seek to retry the lawmaker.
They'd gone to a house in Andover to buy marijuana from Tristan Robinson but ended up killing him, prosecutors say.