Crime

Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors member Kenneth Bowman, left, and Danville councilman Lee Vogler attend the Danville Community College Education Foundation Holiday Gathering in Danville, Virginia, Dec. 2024.

Man who soaked Virginia councilman in gas and set him on fire wanted to kill him: Police

By David Zimmermann July 31, 2025 5:47 pm

Virginia city councilman set on fire

David Zimmermann Jul 30, 2025

Former President Barack Obama hugs former first lady Michelle Obama as he is introduced during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.

Less than a third expect Russiagate prosecutions: Poll

Jenny Goldsberry Jul 30, 2025

Members of NYPD Crime Unit examine a door with bullet holes at the scene of Monday's deadly shooting, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York.

Democrats who supported defunding police mourn NYC officer killed in shooting

Jenny Goldsberry Jul 29, 2025

DeSantis lambasts Mamdani’s past calls to defund NYC police as ‘asinine’ policy

Anna Giaritelli Jul 29, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, left, shakes hands with members of the Texas National Guard as they prepare to deploy to the Texas-Mexico border in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2023. The Title 42 policy, a federal rule that has allowed the government to strictly regulate border entries, is set to expire this week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Greg Abbott deploys National Guard across Texas ahead of anti-ICE protests

By Anna Giaritelli June 11, 2025 11:08 am

Sen. Tom Cotton speaks during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Tom Cotton endorses use of Insurrection Act in California to quell rioters

By Jenny Goldsberry June 11, 2025 10:00 am

Bass enacts curfew for downtown LA to stop ‘bad actors,’ threatens arrests for violators

By Elaine Mallon June 10, 2025 10:22 pm

exas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks before former President Donald Trump arrives at the National Rifle Association Convention, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Dallas.

Greg Abbott warns Texas protesters not to mirror LA riots: ‘FAFO’

By Jenny Goldsberry June 10, 2025 3:06 pm

A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster during a protest in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Joe Concha sees ‘political suicide’ in Democratic Party defending LA riots

By Jenny Goldsberry June 10, 2025 11:55 am

Los Angeles police in riot gear form a skirmish line and push back protesters down a street away from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025.

LA DA defends ‘incredible job’ of law enforcement amid anti-ICE riots

By Jenny Goldsberry June 10, 2025 11:14 am

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in York, Pa., Oct. 2, 2024.

Fetterman gets praise from GOP over stance on LA riots: ‘Anarchy’

By Emily Hallas June 10, 2025 10:53 am

Pedestrians cross Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in New York. The stiffest penalty Donald Trump’s company could receive when it is sentenced Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, by a New York judge for helping its executives dodge taxes is a $1.6 million fine — not even enough to buy a Trump Tower apartment.

24 arrested at Trump Tower as ICE protests spread beyond LA

By Emily Hallas June 10, 2025 9:35 am

Protesters attempt to light a Molotov cocktail as a firework explodes during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Here’s who ICE arrested before protests broke out in Los Angeles

By Anna Giaritelli June 9, 2025 3:40 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters in the spin room after a CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.

Tom Cotton corrects record that LA protests were ‘peaceful’

By Jenny Goldsberry June 9, 2025 3:30 pm

Warren Douglas Quets (left), WIFE (second from left), LADY (third from left, LADY (second from right), brother-in-law Philip Sweet (right) stand with former President Donald Trump during a private meeting in Tempe, AZ, Thursday evening. (Courtesy image provided to the Washington Examiner)

Treasury sanctions Mexican cartel ‘involved in’ murder of US Marine veteran Nicholas Quets

By Anna Giaritelli June 9, 2025 1:42 pm

This photo provided by the NYC Office of the Mayor shows New York City mayor Eric Adams speaking during a news conference, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 in New York. Two men who were arrested at New York's Penn Station after authorities spotted social media posts about attacking a synagogue represented a real danger to the city's Jewish community, Mayor Adams said.

Eric Adams adopts new definition of antisemitism in New York City

By Emily Hallas June 9, 2025 12:49 pm