'America is sick of this': Democrats renew call for tighter gun laws after West Texas shootings
Democratic lawmakers and presidential candidates renewed their calls for tougher gun legislation after 24 people were shot, five of them fatally, during a series of shootings in West Texas.
Maryland man sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in $20M Ponzi scheme
A Maryland man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $20 million, the Justice Department announced this week.
Hans von Spakovsky: Crimes by illegal immigrants widespread across US – Sanctuaries shouldn’t shield them
Opponents of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress and past presidents of both parties have claimed repeatedly that illegal immigrants are “less likely” to commit crimes than U.S. citizens – and thus represent no threat to public safety. But that’s not true when it comes to federal crimes.
Amazon's Ring gave police statistics about users who refused law enforcement requests
Ring, the home security company owned by Amazon, tracked how users responded to law enforcement requests for footage captured by its doorbell video devices and gave overviews to police departments when requested to do so.
New York man accused of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attack in Queens
A Queens man was arrested Thursday and accused of plotting a terrorist attack with a knife on behalf of the ISIS terror group, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death
A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015.
Lawsuit by families of Charleston church shooting victims can proceed: court
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the federal government over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to purchase a handgun that he used to kill nine people at a historically black church in Charleston can go forward.
Trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind, four others set for early 2021
Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, will stand trial with four other men on war crimes charges at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba beginning in early 2021, a military judge said Friday.