Mark Berman
Washington Post
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Michigan authorities drop all criminal charges relating to Flint water crisis
Officials effectively rebooted a criminal investigation that began in 2016. → Read More
Former Broward sheriff’s deputy who did not confront Parkland shooter arrested, charged with neglect
Scot Peterson, the ex-deputy, has been charged with 11 counts related to his actions that day. → Read More
Fearing active shooters, employers turn to workers to monitor their peers
How companies are trying to prevent, not just react to, attacks in the workplace → Read More
New Hampshire abolishes death penalty after lawmakers override governor
The vote makes New Hampshire the 21st state to abandon capital punishment. → Read More
Prison and jail populations decline again, Justice Department report shows
The incarceration rate in 2017 fell to its lowest level since 1997, the report stated. → Read More
‘Infatuated’ with the Columbine shooting, she flew to Colorado and bought a gun
But instead of hurting others, authorities say, 18-year-old Sol Pais killed herself. → Read More
Chinese woman who breached Mar-a-Lago security expected in court after indictment
Authorities say Yujing Zhang lied to a Secret Service agent, and the hearing may decide whether she will stay in jail as her case progresses. Her ability to enter the club heightened questions about security in a place where guests can be in the same room as the president. → Read More
New Hampshire, after failed attempts, looks poised to abolish the death penalty
The state is the only one in New England to retain capital punishment. → Read More
After Pittsburgh synagogue attack, Jewish groups, security officials prepare to confront future violence
Amid the rise in white nationalism, a novel planning exercise asks: ‘When again?’ → Read More
Supreme Court declines to stop Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks
The justices had been asked to delay the ban, which outlaws devices like the ones used in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre. → Read More
Jussie Smollett case prompts criticism from prosecutors and Trump amid questions about dropped charges
Prosecutors have defended their decision to drop charges against the ‘Empire’ star. → Read More
Bump stock ban takes effect as opponents await word from Supreme Court
While one justice rejected a request to delay the ban, another was still pending Tuesday, the day it took effect. → Read More
Cesar Sayoc expected to plead guilty to mailing explosive devices to Trump critics
Federal authorities have accused the Florida man of committing “a domestic terrorist attack.” → Read More
False alarms, real fear: Even without gunfire, active shooter alerts create terror
In an age of massacres, false reports still traumatize people worried about becoming victims in the next attack. → Read More
Emergencies declared across Midwest amid ‘historic’ flooding
Forecasters warned of 'major and historical river flooding' as governors declared states of emergency. → Read More
Echoes of prior bloodshed seen in New Zealand massacre
In mass attack after mass attack, perpetrators studied their predecessors before the carnage. The latest is no exception. → Read More
Most states have the death penalty. Few actually carry out executions.
California’s moratorium on executions highlights a growing resistance to the death penalty in many states. → Read More
Judge: Prosecutors’ deal with Jeffrey Epstein in molestation case violated law, misled victims
The ruling is sharply critical of how prosecutors, including future Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, handled a non-prosecution agreement with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. → Read More
Trump’s emergency declaration to pay for border wall faces a lengthy court battle
Judges will probably decide how much deference to give presidential power and what, if any, evidence Trump needs to support his claims. → Read More
After Parkland massacre, a death penalty case and multiple investigations examine what happened
The rampage led to multiple examinations of what happened before, during and after the carnage. → Read More