Crime

Peoria, IL Biourja facility. (Biourja website)

Illinois ethanol plant bomb forces evacuation as FBI investigates

Christine Valora · November 14, 2026 10:00 am

This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen.

WHCA dinner suspect slapped with new terrorism charge

A photo shows Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi with a gun connecting him to the Hamas-supporting National Resistance Brigade, according to federal prosecutors. (Image credit: Department of Justice)

Undercover Israeli agents will testify in Louisiana against alleged Oct. 7 terrorist: Judge

The building where Matt Lambert lived.

DC shooting victim was building manager known to suspected gunman, police say

Local and federal law enforcement respond to reports of an active shooting in Washington.

PETA deletes post tying Logan Circle shooting to foie gras controversy

President Donald Trump speaks from the Truman Balcony at the Fourth of July picnic for military families on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Washington.

Trump sees that being tough on crime requires being smart on crime

Washington Examiner October 15, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.

California man charged with threatening to kill Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Anna Giaritelli October 12, 2018 3:29 am

The execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right, in Walla Walla, Wash.

Washington becomes 20th state to get rid of death penalty

Maria Biery October 11, 2018 8:14 pm

A person reaches out of his cell at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif.

Jim DeMint: This is how criminal justice reform gets done this year

Philip Wegmann October 11, 2018 7:30 pm

Tourists visiting the National Mall in Washington D.C.

FBI raid thwarts Election Day bomb plan

Allison Elyse Gualtieri October 10, 2018 10:53 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Michael S. Lee, R-Utah, questions Supreme Court Justice nominee.

Mike Lee: ‘Doxing’ by Democratic staffer left my family ‘feeling very unsafe’

Naomi Lim October 10, 2018 9:37 pm

President Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before leaving the White House in Washington.

Trump says he will release more inmates: ‘A lot of people’ jailed for ‘no reason’

Steven Nelson October 10, 2018 5:40 pm

Volunteer Donna Cowan wears a Donald Trump bumper sticker on her leg as she hands out signs before a the start of a rally for the Republican presidential candidate in Eugene, Ore., Friday, May 6, 2016.

Man says his truck set on fire for Trump bumper stickers

Katelyn Caralle October 10, 2018 4:49 pm

Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate former state Rep. Joseph Trillo, who is running as an independent, participates in a televised debate in Bristol, R.I.

Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate ‘unintentionally’ punched teen who is now state House speaker in 1970s

Caitlin Yilek October 10, 2018 4:04 pm

Tom Emens, right, who was sexually abused by a priest, stands behind a list of accused clergy Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. Survivors of clergy sex assault announced the filing of a nuisance lawsuit against California Roman Catholic bishops for covering up abuse.

Why, as a Catholic, I am happy about the headlines

Ellen Rian October 10, 2018 4:00 am

A jury convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.

White House to oppose pending Chicago police reform agreement

Kelly Cohen October 9, 2018 10:16 pm

House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., listens during a hearing, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Maxine Waters attracts scrutiny for potential federal election law violation

Diana Stancy Correll October 8, 2018 10:49 pm