Pentagon says employee is suspect in killings
By BEN NUCKOLS and MATTHEW BARAKAT An Army staff sergeant assigned to the Pentagon was arrested on murder and other charges in the death of a police officer and another…
Homicide
Sheriff: Cop who killed Kansas gunman a ‘tremendous hero’
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and MARIA FISHER A man who stormed into a Kansas factory where he worked and shot 15 people, killing three, had just been served with a protective…
Connecticut’s top court hears Kennedy cousin murder case
By DAVE COLLINS Connecticut’s highest court was hearing arguments Wednesday on whether Kennedy cousin Kennedy should get a new trial or be sent back to prison for a 1975 murder.…
Last of ‘Angola Three’ inmates released, thanks supporters
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and KEVIN McGILL The last inmate of a group known as the “Angola Three” pleaded no contest Friday to manslaughter in the 1972 death of a prison…
Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison
By DON THOMPSON Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his California…
Mother of ‘affluenza’ teen is jailed in Los Angeles
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER The mother of a fugitive Texas teen known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident is jailed in Los Angeles on Thursday after being…
Woman accused of Vegas Strip crash had improved her life
By SALLY HO and KEN RITTER It was not long ago that the woman accused of crashing her car into pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip seemed to have turned…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…