Crime and punishment

Protesters support indicting Donald Trump

Unprecedented

Grand jury votes to indict Trump

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The big debate

The pros and cons of ending cash bail

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Behind the scenes

The GOP vs. Alvin Bragg

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Off to Jail?

Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday in Manhattan

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Briefing

What are the 'Murdaugh murders'?

A natural gas-fired electric power generating unit.

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Briefing

Attacking the grid

Man in Donald Trump mask wearing prison jumpsuit

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Rafi Schwartz

The debate over the Trump grand jury forewoman's media blitz

A press conference in Burlington, Vermont, on the death of Rita Curran.

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Closed At Last

DNA from cigarette butt solves 52-year-old murder case

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Briefing

Will prison radicalize Jan. 6 rioters?

Fake championship rings seized during a raid.

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No Ring for the Ringleader

Millions in fake sports memorabilia seized from South Carolina collector's shop

Gallows outside the U.S. Capitol complex on January 6, 2021

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Killer political instinct

Trump's 2nd-term plans reportedly include firing squads, guillotines

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Sick Puppy

Lawyer: George Santos beat puppy-related theft charge by claiming to be SEC agent

Convicted sex offender and singer R. Kelly.

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He's Still Going Away

Prosecutors drop state charges against R. Kelly following federal convictions

Missing woman Ana Walshe and her husband, suspect Brian Walshe.

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A Heinous Crime

Brian Walshe charged with murder in disappearance of wife Ana Walshe

January 6 committee members display photo of Donald Trump

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It was worth a shot

Jan. 6 Committee winds down by withdrawing Trump subpoena

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Never forget

97-year-old Nazi secretary appeals German murder convictions

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Another One

Mastermind behind Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot joins co-conspirator with a long prison sentence

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Going Away

Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas.

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Flipped

2 top SBF associates plead guilty in FTX scheme, will cooperate with feds

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A quantum of solace

Los Angeles jury convicts Harvey Weinstein on 3 sex assault charges

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Turning Himself In

Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to be extradited to U.S. from Bahamas, attorney says

January 6 committee members in hearing room

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Your move, DOJ

Jan. 6 committee makes criminal referral for Trump

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Briefing

What will the Jan. 6 Committee do next?

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Don't Tell Anyone

Trump Organization was secretly held in contempt for withholding evidence

A memorial for the executed Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard.

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Another Heinous Killing

Iran publicly executes 2nd prisoner as warning to protesters

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Theara Coleman

The Griner prisoner swap: Did Biden make a bad deal?

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Uh oh...

Trump Org. found guilty of tax fraud

The Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado following a mass shooting.

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Charges Brought

Colorado shooting suspect charged with 305 counts, including murder, bias-motivated crimes

Michael Avenatti seen in Chicago in 2019.

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Bringing Down The Hammer

Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for tax evasion, fraud

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Briefing

The Alabama execution failures, explained

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Damages

Alex Jones hit with $473 million Sandy Hook ruling

Delphi, Indiana murder victims Abigail Williams and Liberty German.

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Justice Served

Suspect arrested for 2017 murders of Delphi, Indiana teenagers

A view of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's house after her husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked at home.

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Laying Down the Law

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband faces attempted murder charges

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Capitol Siege Aftermath

Jan. 6 rioter who dragged D.C. officer Fanone into crowd gets 7.5 years

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A Failed Ploy

Men found guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer