Crime and Courts

Before Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman became a nationally recognized figure following her fatal shooting death alongside her husband Saturday morning — an act public officials have called an act of “political violence” — she was revered by colleagues as a dedicated public servant.

Minnesota officials are asking for help locating 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses early Saturday.

The judge presiding over the federal case against five former Memphis police officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has recused himself from further proceedings, just days before four of them were scheduled to be sentenced.

Kelly, 58, is being held in a medium-security prison facility in Butner, North Carolina, records show.

Antonio Brown is wanted on a charge of attempted murder with a firearm following an incident outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami last month.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to answer Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, when asked if he would abide by orders from the federal or Supreme courts regarding the use of military against protesters. “We should not have judges determining foreign policy or national security policy for the country.”

The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial has declared a mistrial on one charge jurors were still deliberating on Thursday.

Atlanta rapper Silentó has pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin. The 27-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk is best known for his 2015 hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston says Silentó has been sentenced to 30...

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial.

The jury has reached a partial verdict Wednesday in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial, finding him guilty on one of the three charges he faced — but has been ordered to continue deliberating on another charge.

The wife and daughter of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann speak out for the first time in a new Peacock documentary.

Singer R. Kelly, who is currently serving a 31-year prison sentence for sex crimes, now wants out of a North Carolina federal prison as his attorneys claimed in court Tuesday that his life is in danger.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who’s currently on trial on charges including sexual abuse of a minor, was charged with illegal possession of a handgun, prosecutors said.

During the fourth week of the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial in New York, a woman was removed from the courtroom after she yelled at the disgraced rapper.

President Donald Trump signed pardons for reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley on May 28. The couple have been serving federal prison sentences after being convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. Trial attorney and legal expert Misty Marris breaks down what these pardons mean for the Chrisleys and explains if they are still considered convicted felons.

Authorities have closed campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters.

Here are five key moments from the fourth week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York.

A Seattle man was charged Friday with a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent current and former football and baseball players.

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from a prison, triggering a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas.

Officials have revealed disturbing new details in the deadly stabbings of two sisters in Streamwood.