2017 sees highest murder rate ever in shrinking Baltimore
Sociologist warns of "urgent need" to stop neighborhoods falling apart, so the "population doesn't give up on the city"
Crime
Teen dies after playing Russian roulette, police say
Police said there was at least one "click" of the gun's chamber before the teen shot himself
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls after mother found dead
Police say Terry Allen Miles, 44, is a person of interest in the woman's death and may be connected to the abduction
Man suspected of attacking firefighter responding to blaze
Police say earlier Sunday officers were sent to conduct a welfare check and encountered a man who refused to talk to law enforcement
3 shot, including 2 police officers, at New Year's Eve party
The incident occurred at Douglas Cafe-Betty's on Smith Street around 3 a.m. on Sunday
High school soccer coach charged with human trafficking of teen girls
Deputies said a 17-year-old girl called on Christmas morning saying she was hiding from a nearby man who had sexually assaulted her and forced her into prostitution
Notorious escapee tipped off prison officials to "security vulnerabilities"
David Sweat, whose 2015 escape from an upstate New York prison captivated the nation, said he asked for more visits from his girlfriend in exchange for showing officials the "vulnerabilities"
Court indicts teen girl who was filmed slapping soldiers
Footage of Ahed Tamimi sparked debate in Israel about soldiers' refusal to react
One year later, police seek info on student’s New Year's death
Christian Dawson was celebrating the New Year when, an hour after midnight, bullets ripped through the party
Chicago sees drop in homicides, shootings in 2017
A plunge in violence in the second half of the year left Chicago with nearly 800 fewer shootings than in 2016
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia, Trump confirms
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend region
Live
Iran says indirect talks with U.S. on ceasefire proposal continue
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Investigation
We tested an experimental weight loss drug. The results were "terrifying."
Video shows moments leading up to police fatally shooting toddler
