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Ohio police officer killed. Are police shootings on the rise?Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was found dead early Monday. A suspect is in custody. Are police shootings on the rise?聽
Calif. governor rejects parole for man guilty of shooting officerGov. Jerry Brown said the 54-year-old man has yet to provide a credible explanation for the crime or sufficiently explore his motives.
What does victory look like for armed Oregon refuge occupiers?The longer the聽Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is occupied, the more attention the group's complaints get. How will this end?聽
Oregon occupier arrested: Are Feds ready to get tough?Malheur Wildlife Refuge protester Kenneth Medenbach was arrested on Friday when he left the refuge for groceries.聽
First LookUS urges extradition of 'El Chapo': why this time could be differentMexican officials vehemently opposed extraditing Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman聽to the United States after he was last arrested in 2014. But following his July escape, Mexico appears to be seriously considering turning him over to the US.
First LookRelease of Cedric Chatman videos brings Chicago transparency but few answersThe videos show Chicago police fatally shooting the 17-year-old, but fail to provide a clear depiction of the sequence of events leading up to the teen's death.
Planned Parenthood sues activists who made undercover videosThe suit concerns a series of covertly recorded videos alleging that the organization sold fetal tissue to researchers for a profit in violation of federal law.
Chicago release of police video points to wider rise in transparencyIn the past, prosecutors often kept videos of police shootings under wraps until trial. But the release of a video in Chicago Thursday shows how public demands 鈥� and prosecutors' behavior 鈥� are changing.
First LookCould Supreme Court's death penalty ruling buy time for Florida's condemned?The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Florida's 'sentencing scheme' violates the Sixth Amendment. One man on death row has requested a delay of execution, citing the high court's decision.
Texas mall bomb plot: Does it reveal holes in US screening of Iraqi refugees?An Iraqi refugee in Texas was indicted on terror-related charges last week, and federal testimony shows the man may have been trying to bomb two Texas malls and was preparing explosive devices for an attack.
First LookRefugee charged: How social media united 鈥� and undid 鈥� would-be terroristsSuspected supporters of Islamic State,聽Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan and聽Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, met online through social media. But it was also social media that led to their arrest.
First LookWidow of San Bernardino victim says the county owes her $58 millionPost-violence lawsuits by grieving family members are not uncommon. And often they deliver results.
First LookWhat Supreme Court's ruling on death penalty sentencing means for FloridaThe US Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling in聽Hurst v. Florida聽will change how the state handles its capital punishment sentencing, granting juries the final decision when handing down the death penalty.
Should prisoners get a free college degree? Why opinions are shifting.A Bill Clinton-era, get-tough-on-crime bill targeted college programs for inmates. But the programs showed success, and with prison populations teeming, they're coming back into聽favor.- US Supreme Court deals blow to death penalty in Florida caseThe US Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 Tuesday against a controversial legal procedure used in Florida death penalty cases.聽
- First Look'Affluenza' mom makes bail, but not off hook for son's brazen flightTonya Couch will be monitored electronically, subject to drug testing, and required to report to authorities weekly.
First LookWhy MADD wants 'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch tried as an adultMothers Against Drunk Driving聽demands that the so-called 'affluenza' teenager, Ethan Couch, be held accountable as an adult for his 'blatant disregard' for the law.
First LookGM ignition switch trial: Did President Obama protect the automaker?President Obama has taken credit for rescuing Detroit automaker General Motors when it was on the brink of bankruptcy. But some question whether the administration also helped GM by slowing its recall on faulty ignition switches.聽
First LookHow FBI caught a $4 million jewelry store robbery suspectA combination of technology and traditional police work led the FBI to Abigail Lee Kemp, who is suspected of about stealing $4 million from jewelry stores across five Southern states.
First LookFour Brooklyn rape suspects caught: Does NYC have a rape problem?Incidents of rape are rising in New York City, but those who provide services to victims attribute the rise to better reporting of the crime.
