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First LookIn latest twist in bizarre case, probe finds Illinois cop was shot with own gunOne month after聽Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was found dead after requesting backup in the pursuit of three fleeing men, police have found no suspects or witnesses.
First LookWhy Richard Glossip received stay just minutes before scheduled executionGov. Mary Fallin granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a 37-day stay of execution on Wednesday.
First LookNYPD brass let officers off the hook for excessive force, report findsA report from the NYPD inspector general found that the department has 'failed to meet its fundamental obligation to police itself.'
First LookFive years after deadly mine blast, coal executive to face juryDon Blankenship is accused of skirting safety regulations and ignoring broken safety protocols.
First LookAttorneys win appeal in lethal injection case in Virginia. What happens next?Attorneys in death penalty case say they're concerned about the quality of the lethal drugs and whether they would bring 'gratuitous and unnecessary pain.'
What draws women to ISISA growing group of young women are rejecting the luxuries and freedoms of Western life 鈥� and the mainstream Islamic faith of their parents 鈥� to serve the Islamic State group as wives, mothers, and online recruiters.
First LookKilling of Oakland muralist shows neighborhood struggling with violenceAntonio Ramos, an artist working on a mural intended to bring a positive message to West Oakland, was killed following an argument on Tuesday.
First LookOfficer killed in South Carolina, a 'special human being'A South Carolina police officer was fatally shot Wednesday morning after chasing a suspect in a residential mall.聽
Traffic fines forgiven: Why California is offering amnesty for poorSpiraling traffic fines and court fees that have led to millions of California driver's licenses being suspended.
First LookWill Arizona sheriff be held in contempt for rogue immigration patrols?Sheriff Joe Arpaio will testify in court Wednesday during his second round of contempt hearings following a 2013 ruling that he stop unjust immigration arrests.
First LookAfter 17 years of appeals, Richard Glossip faces executionPending an emergency intervention by the US Supreme Court, Oklahoma is set to execute Richard Glossip, a聽convicted murderer, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, even as he continues to maintain his innocence.
First LookUnmoved by children's, pope's pleas, Georgia executes first woman in 70 yearsGeorgia corrections officials executed the state's only female death row inmate, Kelly Gissendaner, early Wednesday morning for encouraging her boyfriend to kill her husband.
FBI tactics to unearth ISIS recruits: effective or entrapment?The FBI uses undercover agents and sting operations to round up ISIS recruits in US. But critics say such tactics also catch 'fake' terrorists who otherwise would not have taken action, further alienating the Muslim community.
Georgia parole board declines clemency request from woman on death rowKelly Renee聽Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia's death row, is set to be executed Tuesday evening, after the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to grant her clemency.聽
Trials scheduled for police officers indicted in Freddie Gray deathSix Baltimore police officers will go on trial individually, with the first case beginning November 30.
From blue lines to baked goods, people show their support for policeArmed with blue spray paint, reflective tape, and goodwill, the Safe Harbor Initiative is one of dozens of ways private citizens are showing public support for law enforcement.- First LookRichard Glossip denied stay of execution: Will Supreme Court intervene?After the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rejected Richard Glossip's plea for a聽stay, his聽attorneys plan to appeal US Supreme Court for stay of聽execution.
- First LookPaul Jackson: After 25 years on the lam, fugitive murder suspect nabbedPaul Jackson caught: Authorities say they have聽arrested聽a聽fugitive聽who has been wanted since 1990聽for kidnapping and raping women.
First Look6 trials, 1 case: Why officers are being tried separately in Freddie Gray deathA Baltimore judge is expected on Tuesday to set trial dates for six police officers charged in relation to the April death of Freddie Gray.
Eight faces of ISIS in America These are the stories of a few of the 58 men and women arrested in the United States so far this year on charges of providing material support or other assistance to the militant Islamic State group in Syria.
