Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet.
A judge exonerated Nancy Smith, an Ohio bus driver, after she was convicted of abusing children in her care. Now, prosecutors want to reverse an order saying she was innocent.
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.
The department will not name the agent who killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine. Some large police agencies recognize a public right to know the identities of officers involved in violence.
What might stop kids from committing crimes? A group of district attorneys went to San Quentin, once one of California’s most infamous prisons, to ask the inmates for advice.
Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder for the killing of Austin Metcalf, another student, at a high school sporting event last year in a case that drew national attention.
Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.
Republicans have criticized proposed restrictions as overreach, while immigrant advocates and some former ICE officials question if such changes would be effective.
