Chicago's police superintendent said Thursday that he will recommend the firing of seven officers who filed false reports in the fatal police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
The U.S. Air Force is changing the foam it uses to fight fires because of concerns that it has contaminated groundwater and spread to drinking water at some military sites.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a Massachusetts town violated the civil rights of an Islamic group when officials there rejected plans for a Muslim cemetery.
Days before authorities say a 6-year-old Florida boy fatally beat his newborn sister, a caller raised concerns about the family using the state's child abuse hotline.
An Indonesian held for nearly 10 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has appeared for the first time at a hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention.
A man expected to plead guilty to murder in Pennsylvania shocked the court by declaring his innocence, sticking out his tongue at the victim's family and saying "ha ha ha ha" several times.