Tag: crime/conflict
At trial, suspect in Norway massacre says he'd 'do it again'
The second day of what is expected to be a 10-week trial for Anders Breivik, the man accused of massacring 77 people in Norway last July, included provocative statements by the defendant. He insists his attack was motivated by goodness, and that he'd do it again....
Secret Service prostitution scandal widens, additional information comes out
As the Secret Service and Department of Defense investigations into inappropriate conduct with prostitutes in Colombia continues, new details are starting to emerge. Might this, just the latest but probably most severe embarrassment for the Secret Service under director Mark Sullivan, cost the director his job?...
Trayvon Martin case stirs debate over public access to 911 calls
The Trayvon Martin case caught national attention after authorities released several 911 calls made around the time of Martin's death. A debate is underway over whether or not sensitive material like 911 phone calls should be available to the public....
If proven true, consequences of Secret Service prostitution scandal could be far-reaching
A group of 11 Secret Service agents are on a paid suspension while the agency investigates allegations of excessive drinking and prostitution while the agents were in Colombia in advance of President Barack Obama's trip there for the Summit of the Americas....
Experts look for clues to increasing number of law enforcement fatalities
In 2011, a slow and steady rise in the number of law enforcement officers killed on the job capped out with 177 officers being killed on the job, by suspect's gunfire, in traffic accidents and in other ways. That's despite a steady decline in violent crime. Now officials are trying to figure out why -- and why 2012 is shaping up differently....
Protecting children from sex trafficking continues to be elusive goal
Underage sex trafficking is in the news again after Washington state enacted a law requiring websites like backpage.com to maintain documentation proving the age of escorts advertising on the site. Some argue that escort websites are better than the alternative, but, there does not yet appear to be a model for ending child prostitution....
Prosecutor files murder charge against George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin killing
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot and killed Trayvon Martin in self-defense, will face second degree murder charges for his role in shooting the unarmed teenager who was walking to meet his father in Sanford, Fla....
European court OKs extradition of terror suspects to the United States
In a closely-watched European court case, an EU human rights court said five terror suspects in the U.K. would not have their human rights violated if they were extradited to the United States. The case was viewed as a sort of referendum on the U.S. criminal justice system....
Two Louisiana prisoners mark 40 years spent in solitary confinement
This April marks the 40th anniversary of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace being sentenced to solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison. That's the longest period someone has spent in solitary in U.S. history. Now it has some saying the practice isn't constitutional....
Investigation finds startling mortality rate among horses at U.S. race tracks
A year-long investigation into horse racing in all 50 U.S. states has found that horses here race on drugs, race while sick and die at rates far in excess of those in other countries around the world. Worse, there seems to be no one who can do anything about it....
