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

This April 13, 2016, file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at its headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

Man surrenders after ‘barricade incident’ at CIA headquarters in Virginia

By Brady Knox March 19, 2025 1:17 pm

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Pam Bondi declares targeted Tesla attacks are ‘nothing short of domestic terrorism’

By Jenny Goldsberry March 19, 2025 12:37 pm

The chair for Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, a Republican from Grand Rapids, sits empty in a Senate hearing room in the State Capitol complex in St. Paul on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, a day after his arrest in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Minnesota GOP calls for state senator’s resignation after arrest for alleged sexual misconduct

By Emily Hallas March 19, 2025 11:56 am

A Tesla supercharging location is seen on Kipling Street, June 3, 2024 in Houston. Charging stations have been hit particularly hard by thieves who likely want to sell the highly conductive copper wiring inside the cables at near-record prices. But authorities and charging company officials say similar thefts are increasing across the United States as more charging stations are built.

Musk outraged after massive arson attack on Tesla service center: ‘Terrorism’

By Emily Hallas March 18, 2025 3:30 pm

Egg prices so high Americans are smuggling them over the border

By Maydeen Merino March 15, 2025 4:08 pm

Sibling leaders of cartel Trump designated as terrorist organization charged in US

By Maydeen Merino March 15, 2025 1:39 pm

FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing.

FBI investigating rise in ‘swatting’ incidents against conservative media figures

By Emily Hallas March 14, 2025 7:42 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, as he appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Senate passes HALT Fentanyl Act to crack down on drug epidemic

By Anna Giaritelli and David Sivak March 14, 2025 3:08 pm

City lights and crime

By Timothy P. Carney March 14, 2025 5:42 am

Police chief slams ‘troubling’ release of Tesla arson suspect

By Heather Hunter March 12, 2025 9:57 pm

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

Court filing sows doubt on Fed’s claim they had ‘no contact’ with DOGE

By Emily Hallas March 12, 2025 2:13 pm

Members of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group, including Sueda Polat, second from left, and Mahmoud Khalil, center, are surrounded by members of the media outside the Columbia University campus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York.

Trump administration set to duel with Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers over where case should be heard

By Emily Hallas March 12, 2025 12:23 pm