Prosecutors in Karen Read’s second murder trial focused most of the day on the timing of a critical search of woman's phone who was with the defendant when they found her Boston police officer boyfriend.

Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy has won a special election for the upstate New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins.

New York voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian Higgins in a congressional district where Democrats have a long record of success.

A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor plans to change his not-guilty plea.

A Wisconsin man who was accused of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal.

The suburban Minneapolis police officer on trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright has said she mistakenly used her gun when she was trying to grab a Taser during a chaotic attempt to arrest the Black motorist.

Many U.S. police departments limit shooting at moving vehicles because they consider the practice to be ineffective and not worth the risk to human life.

Two fatal shootings by the same police officer in a wealthy San Francisco suburb have cast a spotlight on what criminal justice activists are calling a case of delayed justice and its deadly consequences.

U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Investigators are combing through a mountain of online posts, street surveillance and other intelligence, including information that suggests mobs could try to storm the Capitol again and threats to kill some members of Congress. A day before the deadly attack on the Capitol, the FBI sent an intelligence bulletin warning of potential violence to other agencies, including the Capitol Police. Since last week, the FBI has opened 170 case files and received more than 100,000 pieces of digital media.

U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Investigators are combing through a mountain of online posts, street surveillance and other intelligence, including information that suggests mobs could try to storm the Capitol again and threats to kill some members of Congress. A day before the deadly attack on the Capitol, the FBI sent an intelligence bulletin warning of potential violence to other agencies, including the Capitol Police. Since last week, the FBI has opened 170 case files and received more than 100,000 pieces of digital media.