Crime

Parents, teachers, childcare workers and community members hold up handmade signs during a press conference at Nokomis Daycare Center in Minneapolis, Minn. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Somali daycare CEO tied to fraud scandal wins Minnesota House seat

Mia Cathell · November 10, 2026 6:00 am

The MSC Seascape

FBI investigating suspected homicide aboard cruise ship docked in Texas

Members of law enforcement inspect a car that crashed at Lafayette Square near the White House, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington.

Two people arrested after vehicle crashes into sidewalk near White House

The White House spent election day broadcasting optimism about Republicans' chances of holding their Congressional majorities, but the mood was much more tense behind closed doors. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Armed migrant arrested next to White House after alleged threat to assassinate Trump

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London.

Meghan Markle’s father arrested on federal child pornography charges

In this courtroom sketch, lawyer Barry Pollack, former Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro, attorneys Anna Estevao and Mark Donnelly, and Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, stand during a pretrial hearing in a drug trafficking case for Maduro and Flores, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Manhattan federal court in New York.

Maduro and wife expected to face charges over alleged torture of Americans

Emily Hallas October 7, 2026 7:03 pm

This undated image provided by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows Nigel Edge.

Marine veteran to face death penalty in mass shooting at North Carolina bar

Emily Hallas October 7, 2026 6:35 pm

Flags fly at half staff at the Arizona Capitol in honor of former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, in Phoenix. The former congressman, was 75 when he died of a heart attack last night, and was Arizona's first Hispanic congressman, serving 23 years before retiring in 2014.

Democratic House candidate says she was raped while repairing campaign signs

Emily Hallas October 7, 2026 5:40 pm

Haverford College in Haverford, Pa., Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Professor who studied ‘global blackness’ charged with making antisemitic death threats

Hudson Crozier October 7, 2026 11:54 am

Abigail Spanberger.

Virginia parole board releases murderers, rapists, and child predators under Spanberger

Mia Cathell October 7, 2026 6:00 am

cia gold

Ex-CIA official admits to $194 million fraud scheme involving gold bars

Claire Carter October 6, 2026 8:06 pm

Police tape surrounds a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.

Washington resident arrested over alleged ties to deadly Canadian school shooting

Claire Carter October 6, 2026 5:11 pm

Florida Rep. Michael Caruso with a finger on his forehead while speaking during an Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee hearing.

Florida GOP distances itself from candidate charged with child sex abuse

David Zimmermann October 6, 2026 1:47 pm

A sign is displayed on a door at Day Hall after damage and graffiti overnight was cleaned up at Cornell University, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y.

Cornell building vandalized as gang rape case rocks school: ‘Rapists are protected’

Molly Parks October 5, 2026 5:04 pm

NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani applaud New York City Police Department Graduation ceremony held at Madison Square Garden, Monday, March 9, 2026, in New York.

DSA article says Mamdani protects ‘racist practices’ of New York City police

Hudson Crozier October 5, 2026 1:24 pm

Mexican national Zianya Yllaly Zamorano, 34, a lawful permanent resident

DOJ charges 16 illegal immigrants with voting crimes, including 10 in Minnesota

Anna Giaritelli October 5, 2026 12:37 pm

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference with New York Attorney General Letitia James in New York.

Lawyer for student named in Cornell rape case calls for Letitia James to step down

Molly Parks October 5, 2026 12:33 pm