A discarded cigarette found near the body of a Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to a neighbor who they say strangled her, Vermont police said.
Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is accused of a crime stands for trial alongside adults in state superior court. A bipartisan proposal would instead send many of these older teens to juvenile court.
New scientific research is making it easier to detect bruises on people with darker skin, which has big implications for assault and violence cases that go to court.
Petitions for compassionate release soared in the pandemic, but federal judges denied most requests. This week officials will review guidelines aimed at freeing imprisoned people who pose no threat.
The actor's lawyers argued that he had been charged under a previous version of a New Mexico firearm law. The change would reduce his prison time if convicted in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vice President Harris said Russian forces have been documented committing acts of murder, sexual assault, torture and deportation.
A shortage of public defenders in Georgia is leaving attorneys overburdened and those accused of crimes waiting for a proper defense. Some public defender advocates say its time for the state to fund them properly.
After reviewing evidence and bodycam footage, state troopers charged Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, with negligent homicide in the Feb. 3 shooting death of Alonzo Bagley, 43.
They were arraigned on charges of murder, assault and other felonies. Tyre Nichols died three days after officers beat him following a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
Women claim in a lawsuit Olaplex's range of products, numbered 0 through 9, contain allergens and irritants that caused hair loss and other problems, including contact dermatitis and brittleness.
Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.