Tennessee lawyer seeks justice in 1940 slaying of NAACP member

Old black-and-white photograph on Jim Emison's desk haunts him and goads him to right a long-buried wrong

• Jun 22, 2015

Mass. town official arrested over pipeline protest

Head of town board near Boston was willing to go to jail to oppose contruction of a high-pressure gas pipeline in his community

• Jun 22, 2015

Why do we still shackle kids in court?

At least 100,000 children are chained or handcuffed in U.S. courts annually -- a practice that's drawing mounting opposition

• Jun 22, 2015

Charleston victim to gunman: "Why are you doing this?"

Friend of one of the survivors recounts attack that left 9 people dead as authorities continue to investigate alleged manifesto

• Jun 21, 2015

Illicit drugs "rampant" in California state prisons

Calif. inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate, despite new measures

• Jun 21, 2015

Man suspected of killing cop arrested in New Orleans

22-year veteran of the department gunned down while transporting prisoner, who is suspected in the attack

• Jun 21, 2015

Hunt for escaped inmates now centered hundreds of miles from prison

A possible sighting of two convicted murderers near rail line in southwest New York has shifted focus on manhunt

• Jun 21, 2015

Toddler among 7 people shot in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police say gunman opened fire at block party, wounding seven people, including 18-month-old baby hit in the neck

• Jun 21, 2015

10 people shot at Detroit block party

At least 1 person was killed and 9 wounded when shots were fired at a neighborhood gathering

• Jun 21, 2015

New Orleans cop shot and killed transporting suspect

Police say during ride to jail, handcuffed suspect managed to grab a gun, fatally shoot the officer and escape

• Jun 21, 2015

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