Mom dies after hammer attack that also left kids injured

Maryland woman Airealle Sells has died following the attack; her 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son are in critical but stable condition

• Dec 12, 2016

Justice Dept. launches civil rights probe of Va. jail

Virginia's attorney general requested the investigation after one inmate died from wasting syndrome, and another died after filing a grievance saying he had repeatedly begged for medical help​

• Dec 12, 2016

Watch: Woman dragged off flight by police in Detroit

An incident on a Delta flight in Detroit was caught on camera Monday, as a woman was dragged down the aisle of the plane by police

• Dec 12, 2016

Cops: Long-missing N.C. teen found alive, using false ID

No charges are expected to be filed in the case of Rachel Natacha Owens, who vanished in 2011 and was found living in Ohio on Friday

• Dec 12, 2016

Execution costs spike in Va.; state pays pharmacy $66K

Like other states, Virginia has struggled to obtain these drugs as pharmaceutical companies block their sale for executions to avoid being publicly accused of violating medical ethics

• Dec 12, 2016

Dylann Roof had list of other black churches in his car

Dylann Roof, accused of killing nine people​ in a Charleston church, had a handwritten list of other churches and their addresses, officials testified

• Dec 12, 2016

Supreme Court rejects death row appeals from 4 states

Cases raised different questions about fairness of capital punishment; Justice Breyer renewed call for hearings on death penalty

• Dec 12, 2016

Fake dentist pulled teeth, made dentures, police say

Robert Rheinlander was arrested after an undercover detective arranged to meet him for dental work

• Dec 12, 2016

Retrial date set for Ray Tensing in Ohio police shooting

The 27-year-old white former officer fatally shot black motorist Samuel DuBose during a July 2015 traffic stop

• Dec 12, 2016

Ex-congressman gets 10 years for "astonishing" crimes

Chaka Fattah, 60, was convicted on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering; judge calls crimes "astonishing"

• Dec 12, 2016

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