An inmate from Alabama was given a life sentence after successfully escaping with the help of a jail official who tragically ended her own life as police closed in on them.
Terence Greene, a once-acclaimed dance instructor who launched several Broadway performers' careers, was sentenced to life in prison for raping six students and sexually assaulting two.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a six-bill package to bolster border security efforts, adding that a 1,000-foot inflatable barrier was being deployed in Eagle Pass.
San Diego police are looking for a suspect considered "armed and dangerous" who they say shot an officer late Thursday morning. Residents were told to shelter in place.
New Mexico has initiated its first ever campaign to promote responsible use of recreational marijuana, more than a year after its legalization. The campaign includes billboards, and TV.
Two inmates have been charged with killing their fellow cellmate in a West Virginia jail. The man died after the two men beat him to death inside the jail.
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that resulted in significant damage to 23 cars and a shipment of brand-new vehicles.
Paris Paradise Morton has been ordered to stand trial for plowing her car into a pedestrian area on the Las Vegas Strip, killing Jessica Valenzuela and injuring dozens of others.
Mateo Ventura, 18, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, is charged with sending $1,670 in gift cards to an undercover federal agent posing as an ISIS supporter.
Legislation granting permission for American Indian students in North Carolina schools to wear culturally significant items during their graduation ceremonies has received final approval.
A court appearance is scheduled on Friday for Timothy Kennedy, the man accused of shooting and killing West Virginia Sgt. Cory S. Maynard. The hearing comes two days after the service.
A police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., died Wednesday afternoon after he was involved in a motorcycle crash on a Virginia highway.
Adam Montgomery — the father of missing five-year-old Harmony Montgomery, already charged with her murder — has been convicted for unrelated firearms violations.
A one-year-old child shot twice by his six-year-old brother, who found a unsecured firearm in a Detroit home, is "very fortunate" to be alive, police say.
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