Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's federal civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd.
One man has been reported dead and three others were wounded in a Tuesday evening shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts. No arrests have yet been made.
Another victim of the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting has been released from the hospital. The patient’s departure Monday leaves two patients left, both in stable condition.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported in northern Illinois early Wednesday, detected around 4:41 a.m. just outside the Putnam County village of Standard.
Ex-University of Miami student Matthew Bergwall, 21, faces felony charges for an alleged scam that let his customers steal nearly 10,000 items worth a collective $3.5 million.
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has approved several state-owned parcels, including state parks, for fracking. This decision has led to protests and accusations.
A mistrial has been declared for an Austin police officer in the fatal shooting case of an unarmed man. The jury was unable to reach a verdict after five days of deliberations.
Two men from Maine who were sentenced to federal prison for a random racial attack on a Black man have been ordered by a state judge to pay $1.25 million in damages.
Massachusetts State Police on Wednesday began investigating a multi-vehicle crash in Billerica, which resulted in the overturning and rupture of a loaded oil tanker.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has announced the easing of lockdowns at two of the state's oldest and understaffed prisons. The decision follows a federal lawsuit by inmates.
A Connecticut truck driver, Jay Medeiros, charged in a fatal highway crash that killed New Hampshire state trooper in fall 2021 has filed an intent to change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the suspect in a Fourth of July parade shooting in Illinois, turned himself in after pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct.
A 13-year-old boy in Texas has been sentenced to 12 years of incarceration for the murder of a Sonic Drive-In employee. The sentence was issued by a judge after multiple hearings.
Daniel Williams, the Alabama inmate and father of two who was allegedly beaten by a prison gang, posted an eerie message on Facebook days before the apparent attack.
Rex Heuermnan, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, was in court Wednesday, and his estranged wife was in attendance "to see the evidence for herself."