Blanche Carney, chief of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, announced Monday that she will be retiring April 5; this follows a 'series of inmate deaths and escapes.'
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that families in overflow shelter sites will soon be required each month to document their path toward independence, such as looking for a job or housing.
Latasha Mott, 29, of Syracuse, New York, has been charged with manslaughter and disposal of a corpse in the beating death of five-year-old Nefertiti Harris.
Three southern Maryland middle schoolers have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly displaying swastikas, performing Nazi salutes, and deriding a classmate's religion.
A man is in custody in Virginia after police say he brutally sexually assaulted a business owner for several hours, then attacked a college student a day later.
A case will be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that could affect how women access mifepristone, a pill used in 'the most common type of abortion' in the country.
Rashad Price, 26, of Slidell, Louisiana, has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Jay Jackson, 25, aboard a Greyhound bus on Interstate 10 in Mississippi.
A minor died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after she lunged for a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy's service weapon, according to the department.
Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill announced her resignation on Monday. Hill's conduct during the Alex Murdaugh murder trial is currently under investigation.
A Los Angeles group called the Squatter Squad gave a group of squatters a reality check in the San Fernando Valley after they invaded a home, video shows.
Nashville police say Riley Strain's death appears accidental with no signs of foul play, according to local news. Strain vanished on March 8 after going out with friends.