Report: Number of Death Sentences Carried Out in US Declined in 2013
In part due to drug shortages
Criminal Justice
Government's Eternal Excuses For Abuses of Power
Snowden should have known the Washington rule: Abuse power, and you'll be protected by those with power. Expose abuse, and you're on your own.
Los Angeles Gets Gun Grabby in Domestic Violence Cases
Even while acknowledging that incidences are dropping
Maine Town Given More Time to Respond to Lawsuit Over Fatal 2011 Police Shooting of Army Vet
How much time do they need?
Prosecutors Delay Decision to Indict VA Gov. McDonnell, Wife
Accused of taking gifts illegally
Indian Diplomat Accuses Maid She's Accused of Underpaying of Trying to Blackmail Her
Stands accused of visa fraud
Family of Man Allegedly Killed by Aaron Hernandez Suing For Wrongful Death
Hernandez has plead not guilty to the murder of his childhood friend
New Jersey Considering Bill to Keep Suspect Booking Photos Confidential
News agencies in the state oppose the measure
Former BP Engineer Found Guilty of Destroying Evidence Related to 2010 Oil Spill
Evidence was sought by prosecutors
Former Egyptian President Morsi To Be Tried For Working With Foreign Groups
Facing the death penalty
$28.6 million Awarded to Wife For Beating From Husband, a Former White House Counsel
John Michael Farren served during George W. Bush's presidency
Indian Diplomat Stripped and Searched While in Custody in New York
Devyani Khobragade was taking her children to school when she was arrested
Accused 9/11 Planner Removed from Court Hearing over Outburst
Complaints about prison treatment
Police Say Unarmed Woman in Ohio Was Shot in Head "Accidentally" During Botched Raid
Say the cop didn't know he fired his weapon
Man Convicted of Veterans' Charity Scam Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison
Bobby Thompson conned donors out of up to $100 million
Sen. Alexander's Former Chief of Staff Released After Being Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Ryan Loskarn to stay with his parents
Cousin, Friends of Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela Service Say He Was Part of Group That Burned Men
Fake interpreter found mentally unfit to stand trial
Your Guilty Plea or Your Life
How mandatory minimums punish drug defendants for exercising their right to a trial
Four Harvard University Buildings Evacuated Because of Reports of Explosives
No explosions reported
FBI Claims About 150 Shootings Have Been Prevented This Year Thanks to Interventions
Working on getting potential shooters mental health help
Colorado Shooter Was Outspoken Advocate for Gun Control, Left-Wing Politics
Friends say his views were "outside the mainstream"
Shooting Suspect Identified in Colorado
He critically wounded a classmate before killing himself
JPMorgan Faces Fines over Madoff Fraud Case
$2 billion for not warning authorities about suspicious behavior
School Workers Plead Not Guilty in Steubenville Rape Case
Charged with trying to cover up assault
American Cities on Track to Report Huge Drop in Homicides
Average reduction of 15.9 percent in eight of America's 10 largest cities
Four Killed in Clashes Following Execution of Islamic Opposition Leader in Bangladesh
Abdul Quader Mollah was convicted of war crimes
