Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws
CLEVELAND — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common.
Impeachment a political judgment call, crime not required
WASHINGTON — The conditions for impeaching a president are set out in a passage of the Constitution that is short enough to be a tweet and puzzling en...
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
JERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney general on Monday officially submitted his indictment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, laying...
Vigil for London stabbing victims as politicians trade blame
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn paused Monday to honor the two people killed in th...
10 wounded in shooting near New Orleans’ French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS — Ten people were shot and wounded early Sunday near the French Quarter in New Orleans, a popular spot for tourists. Hours later in anothe...
London extremist attack takes center stage in UK campaign
LONDON — Britain’s political leaders sparred Sunday over who is responsible for the early release of a convicted extremist who launched a stabbing att...
Maltese prosecutors charge businessman in reporter’s killing
VALLETTA, Malta — Maltese prosecutors on Saturday charged a prominent local businessman as being an accomplice to the murder of anti-corruption journa...
UK police: Bridge attacker had been jailed for terror crimes
LONDON — A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack be...
Fired Navy Secretary Spencer criticizes Trump in SEAL case
WASHINGTON — Richard Spencer, who was fired as Navy secretary for his handling of a SEAL war crimes case championed by President Donald Trump, wrote t...
Correction: Reckoning-Where Are They Now story
In a story sent Oct. 4 and 5 about clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse living with little t...
House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON — The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion.
Westpac Bank chief resigns over money-laundering scandal
PERTH, Australia — The chief executive of Australia’s second biggest bank plans to resign following accusations Westpac committed 23 million breaches ...
A look at the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher
WASHINGTON — The war crimes case against a Navy SEAL that drew the attention of President Donald Trump and conservative activists has cost the Secreta...
The Latest: Trump: I am backing ‘war fighters’ in SEAL case
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher (all times local):
Till memorial, others taking security steps amid vandalism
A commission behind a memorial for teenage lynching victim Emmett Till in Mississippi was forced to get a new sign with a glass bulletproof front and ...
‘Ghost guns’ are untraceable, easy to make, more prevalent
For a few hundred dollars, tools and some elbow grease, you can make your own rifle or handgun. It’s all perfectly legal — and it can be done without ...
Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA case agent was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for an espionage conspiracy with China.
Federal prosecutors weighing new charges against Trump donor
NEW YORK — A new court filing says federal prosecutors in New York have told a major donor to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee they intend...
Prince Andrew faces new pressure to talk to US about Epstein
LONDON — Britain’s disgraced Prince Andrew is facing mounting calls to provide information to U.S. law enforcement agencies and to lawyers who are inv...
French courts face touchy test: Is helping migrants a crime?
LYON, France — A French court is to rule Thursday on whether to convict a mountain guide of helping migrants enter the country illegally — the latest ...
Spaniards convicted of rape also sentenced for videoing it
MADRID — Two Spaniards who were among a group of five convicted earlier this year of raping a woman each have been sentenced to three years and three ...
Australian bank Westpac faces massive fine for breaches
PERTH, Australia — Major Australian bank Westpac is facing a potentially massive fine after being accused of 23 million breaches of the anti-money lau...
Brazil police say cop to blame for 8-year-old girl’s death
RIO DE JANEIRO — A police officer fired the shot that killed an 8-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro this year, authorities said Tuesday, a finding that ...
Ruling threatens smuggling cases against Marines
SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps prosecutors were meeting Tuesday in a scramble to save their numerous cases against Marines accused in a human smuggling and ...
Warren unveils a plan to combat white nationalist crime
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren has released a proposal to combat white nationalism that includes making prosecuting crimes committed by hate groups a t...
Judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years post-execution
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis judge ruled on Monday that the daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have the right to seek DNA testi...
Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine, talks about summit
MOSCOW — Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's government rejected the International Criminal Court's decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes ...
5 suspects arrested in Halloween Airbnb party shooting
ORINDA, Calif. — Four men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in the deaths of five people in a shooting at a Halloween party at an Airbnb r...
Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy ...