Broken system lets problem officers jump from job to job
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATT SEDENSKY Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job — and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women…
Crime
Metrojet exec says external impact caused Egypt plane crash
By DMITRY LOVETSKY and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, its Russian…
Jury selection underway in trial of ex-NY Assembly speaker
Jury selection has started in the corruption trial of a former New York Assembly speaker charged with accepting nearly $4 million in payoffs and kickbacks. Federal Judge Valerie Caproni is…
Hundreds of officers lose licenses over sex misconduct
By MATT SEDENSKY and NOMAAN MERCHANT Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a…
Justices review DA’s choice of all-white murder trial jury
By MARK SHERMAN and KATE BRUMBACK Prosecutor Stephen Lanier’s meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the defendant to death in part to deter other…
Exclusive: 17 seconds of terror in gov’t office shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a deadly gun battle…
Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months…
Suge Knight, Katt Williams plead not guilty in robbery case
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and comedian Katt Williams have pleaded not guilty to robbery charges filed against them after a celebrity photographer accused them of…