Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands
The drugs may have been abandoned by smugglers in danger of being caught or who were lost in storms, authorities said.
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Ex-police captain held man at gunpoint in bogus fraud claim
"We are lucky no one was killed," the DA said, after Mark Aguirre allegedly targeted an air conditioner repairman he believed was the mastermind of a giant voter fraud scheme.
U.S. warns new law in Mexico would "only benefit" drug cartels
"Passage of this legislation can only benefit the violent transnational criminal organizations and other criminals that we are jointly fighting," according to Attorney General William Barr.
Minnesota commutes man's life sentence
Minnesota's State Board of Pardons has commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, whose murder case angered criminal justice reform advocates. Burrell was released after 18 years in prison, after the Associated Press found no hard evidence tying him to the shooting earlier this year. He was 16 years old when he was sentenced to life for the killing of sixth-grader Tyesha Edwards, who was hit by a stray bullet inside her Minneapolis home.
Chicago cops cuff nude woman in botched raid
Disturbing Chicago police body camera video shows what happened in a February 2019 raid. A dozen male officers entered the home of an innocent woman and handcuffed her while she was naked. CBS Chicago's Dave Savini has the story.
Video appears to contradict suspect's account of Arbery killing
William "Roddie" Bryan told police he tried to "block" Ahmaud Arbery while he was being chased by two other men.
Minnesota frees man convicted of killing child with stray bullet
Myon Burrell now has a 20 year sentence, the remainder of which he will serve on supervised release.
Man who claimed to be long-missing boy gets 2 year sentence
Brian Rini, now 25, pretended to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Aurora, Illinois, boy who disappeared at age 6 in 2011.
Babysitter's web searches lead to murder charge in girl's death
Kirstie Flood did internet searches for "what type of people enjoy abusing other people's children," according to an arrest warrant.
Family calls for officer firing, bodycam release in fatal police shooting
Attorney Ben Crump said Joshua Feast was shot in the back while fleeing an officer; investigators said Feast pointed a gun.
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Trump says Iran war at "status quo," warns U.S. "locked and loaded"
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U.S. Marshals official sidelined over alleged racist incident, sources say
FDA warns of rare vision-loss side effect from GLP-1 drugs
Top lawyer in DOJ's Civil Division is latest in string of resignations
Trump admin. proposes stricter unemployment work search rules
Fraternity suspended after video shows men on fire
Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sex assault
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