Arrests and crime are down amid cops’ protest of the firing of officer Daniel Pantaleo, who killed Eric Garner.

The Manhattan District Attorney has had a long run, but his role in recent high-profile cases may bring unexpected change to a very powerful place.

What the "30-50 feral hogs" meme reveals about Americans' twisted view of our relationship with wildlife.

History shows that the expansion of the American security state never benefits racial and religious minorities.

"Felony murder" laws across America are being used to charge juveniles with crimes they didn't commit.

It's a myth that the Founders opposed the regulation of deadly weapons.

What drew "Juanita" to the cult? And why did she leave it, just before the Tate murders?

The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago—then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud.

Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences.

Michael Fox had no choice but to give Scott Wharton life without parole—then spent years fighting to set him free. This is a real-life parable about our broken criminal justice system.

On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics

The Democratic frontrunner’s campaign is pitched to white folks who have fled the party. Sound familiar?

What the disparate reactions to Manafort's sentence and California's death penalty ban reveal about our broken system.

Why his fall from grace implicates all of us

Is the administration trying to thwart efforts to combat white supremacy?

The soccer superstar is under investigation in the U.S. for an alleged rape, but the case has been largely met with silence.

It will make a real difference in Americans' lives, but fails to correct decades of overly punitive policies.

Knife or axe-attacks on children are distressingly common.

Republican leaders refuse to state the obvious: Trump's hateful rhetoric emboldens violent extremists.

When Chad Baker died from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin, prosecutors charged Tommy Kosto, his friend and fellow drug user, with killing him—a tactic from the Reagan-era war on drugs that is gaining popularity around the country and making today's opioid crisis even worse.