Therese Patricia Okoumou came down after an 8-hour standoff

Alleged homophobic and racially charged attack in Chicago has sprawled into a saga of confusing reports and contradictions

"Empire" actor claimed he was the target of a homophobic and racially charged assault in downtown Chicago in late January

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Officer Gerald Goines is accused of lying in an affidavit justifying the raid that killed 2 people and injured 5 cops

"The defendant is a domestic terrorist, bent on committing acts dangerous to human life," prosecutors wrote

Viral video showed Mark Bartlett holding a gun and yelling racial slurs at the teens on bikes last month

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Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, said the increase coincided with Donald Trump's campaign and presidency

CBS News source says the last-minute call from "Empire" actor's lawyers apparently is what scuttled grand jury testimony from two brothers

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent testified Tuesday that Krystal Jean Lee Kenney described the scene inside Kelsey's Berreth's home as "horrific"

The two brothers told police Smollett paid them to fake an attack

Authorities allege Philip Nordo used his position to intimidate and groom male suspects and witnesses into sexual acts

Jason Van Dyke's attorneys say such the challenge from prosecutors is only warranted in extraordinary circumstances

Officials in Kent County, Michigan, say they are not searching for a suspect in the shooting at a home Monday

Organizers of an extraordinary summit said they hope it will mark a "turning point" in the Catholic church's approach to clergy sex abuse

Aurora's police chief says Gary Martin​ shouldn't have had the gun he allegedly used to kill five of his colleagues Friday

Ola and Abel Osundairo went from persons of interest in the case to potential suspects to being released without charges

Investigators in Alaska used genetic genealogy – the same technique used to ID the Golden State Killer suspect