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

This Dec. 13, 2017 photo shows L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, during an interview in his office in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. In this December interview, Cissna said that he hoped to stem the growing backlog in asylum applications to prevent fraud and enable those truly fleeing persecution to settle here. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, the agency announced plans to start reviewing newer asylum applications first and pushing those already waiting years toward the back of the line.

Almost 60,000 DACA recipients have been arrested at least once since program began

Anna Giaritelli June 18, 2018 2:21 pm

Alan Dershowitz: Manafort’s jailing is ‘obnoxious to our Constitution’

Diana Stancy Correll June 16, 2018 12:18 am

Rand Paul’s neighbor sentenced to 30 days in prison for yard attack

Associated Press June 15, 2018 6:08 pm

Bloomberg: Trump aides seek pardon for ‘Junk Bond King’ Michael Milken

Daniel Strauss June 15, 2018 5:32 pm

Bad news for Trump: Paul Manafort is going to jail

Tom Rogan June 15, 2018 4:37 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks before a House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

DHS secretary gives health update on Border Patrol agent who was shot near Tucson

Anna Giaritelli June 14, 2018 10:28 pm

Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., points to guests in the balcony as he takes his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Black lawmakers push to make lynching a hate crime

Pete Kasperowicz June 14, 2018 11:52 am

Justice Department announces massive bust of more than 2,300 suspected child sex offenders

Katie Leach June 13, 2018 11:03 pm

Kim Kardashian West is pictured on the left; Alice Johnson is pictured on the right.

Kim Kardashian meets Alice Johnson for the first time: ‘You are everything and more than I ever thought’

Diana Stancy Correll June 13, 2018 10:29 pm

Border Patrol agent shot several times while responding to sensor alert

Anna Giaritelli June 13, 2018 7:06 pm

In this June 5, 2014 photo, a Border Patrol agent uses a headset and computer to conduct a long distance interview by video with a person arrested crossing the border in Texas, from a facility in San Diego. Hit with a dramatic increase of Central Americans crossing in South Texas, the Border Patrol is relieving staffing woes by enlisting agents in less busy sectors to process arrests through video interviews.

Border Patrol agent in Arizona shot while on duty

Anna Giaritelli June 12, 2018 8:29 pm

‘Send them back’ often means sentencing illegal immigrants to death

Liz Wolfe June 12, 2018 7:56 pm