LOS ANGELES — The new Los Angeles County District Attorney met with the Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review their bid for freedom 35 years after they were […]
Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France. […]
An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
PHOENIX — An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than authorities were aiming for, pushing as he had […]
2 autopsies for Black man found hanging in Alabama produce differing conclusions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state autopsy has ruled that a Black man found hanging in an abandoned Alabama home in late September died by suicide — a conclusion that contradicts […]
New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage
NEW ORLEANS — Street performers and football fans returned to New Orleans streets as the city inched back toward normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year’s rampage in […]
Justice Department enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions
ATLANTA — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county […]
Detroit sees a drop in homicides and violent crime, according to preliminary 2024 data
DETROIT — Homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s, according to preliminary year-end statistics released Friday by the city. The city is part of […]
After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court set a Jan. 31 date for the state’s next execution after allowing a pause for the Christmas holidays. The state is working through […]
Atlanta hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide leak; 5 people hospitalized
ATLANTA — A downtown Atlanta hotel was evacuated Friday after a suspected carbon monoxide leak that sent five people to hospitals to be evaluated, authorities said. Fire crews responded to […]
An Army veteran’s path to radicalization followed divorces, struggling businesses in Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas — Shamsud-Din Jabbar grew up in Texas, joined the U.S. Army and eventually settled in Houston, where he spun up a real estate business and made $120,000 a […]