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The police chief announced a review of the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, which launched in 2021 to combat a rise in homicides. → Read More
Victims’ families and the public are growing impatient with police investigating the University of Idaho stabbings. But analyzing evidence could take weeks. → Read More
Overwhelmed by bodies to autopsy and thrown into a political debate over precisely how many lives the storm has claimed, medical examiners face huge challenges. → Read More
Privacy advocates are watching the case closely, concerned that police could use reverse keyword searches to investigate people who seek information about abortions. → Read More
“News like this, political losses like this, can embolden people who want to harass or terrorize abortion providers,” an abortion-rights advocate said. → Read More
This article was published in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. → Read More
Data on whether the "variant of concern" omicron poses a greater risk of hospitalization or death among vaccinated people is expected in another two weeks or so. → Read More
Here's what we know about how variants like omicron develop and what makes one a "variant of concern." → Read More
Power outages caused by Hurricane Ida have drawn more attention to Entergy, including criticism that the utility stands in the way of grid improvements. → Read More
Entergy says it's committed to storm-hardening and clean power. Critics say it works against those goals. → Read More
One of Chicago's biggest police corruption scandals has resulted in 87 people cleared of tainted drug charges. But many more say they too deserve exoneration. → Read More
If a 2008 Florida law that required condos to plan for repairs had still been in place, "this never would have happened," said the legislator who sponsored the law. → Read More
Rules designed to keep residents safe did not prevent the collapse of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, near Miami Beach. → Read More
Activists were upset by the Supreme Court's decision restricting the First Step Act's use to reduce sentences for people convicted for small amounts of crack cocaine. → Read More
Across the country, an avalanche of pandemic relief money has sparked a debate over police spending. → Read More
A movement to curb enforcement of low level crimes has targeted Nevada, where traffic tickets are considered crimes that can lead to jail and debt. → Read More
Law enforcement officers are watching the trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, with a mix of interest and angst. → Read More
President Joe Biden's $5 billion plan for community-led anti-violence programs seeks to curb shootings by helping at-risk people get help rebuilding their lives. → Read More
A pandemic experiment in criminal justice reform takes hold in one of America's most violent cities. → Read More
The movement to "defund the police" reached Lansing, Michigan, last spring after George Floyd's death. But rising violence made it difficult for leaders to accept police budget cuts. → Read More