Nation Oct 11 Overhaul prompting early release of thousands of federal drug prisoners A push to overhaul criminal sentencing is prompting the early release of thousands of federal drug prisoners, including some whom prosecutors once described as threats to society, according to an Associated Press review of court records.
Nation Oct 07 Drug inmates with long line of offenses among those freed early Drug criminals once described by prosecutors as unrepentant repeat offenders are among those poised to benefit from new sentencing guidelines that are shrinking punishments for thousands of federal prisoners.
Nation Oct 05 U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Nation Oct 04 Inmates en route to halfway houses slip away, AP finds More than 240 inmates have slipped away from federal custody in the past three years while traveling to halfway houses, including several who committed bank robberies and a carjacking while on the lam, according to documents obtained by The Associated…
Nation Sep 28 FBI to collect better data on police shootings, use of force The FBI will begin collecting and providing to the public more information about police shootings of civilians, FBI Director James Comey said Monday as the agency released annual data on crime nationwide.
Politics Sep 12 Clinton had right to delete personal emails, Justice Dept. affirms Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had the right to delete personal emails from her private server, the Justice Department told a federal court.
Nation Aug 31 Judge sides with anti-abortion group in birth control case A federal judge on Monday sided with an anti-abortion group that challenged a key birth control provision of the Obama administration's health care overhaul.
Politics Aug 15 Benghazi militant case draws scrutiny of U.S. interrogation strategy After a suspected militant was captured in Libya, he was brought to the U.S. aboard a Navy transport ship on a 13-day trip that his lawyers say could have taken 13 hours by plane.
Nation Jul 28 Pollard, U.S. analyst convicted of spying for Israel, to be freed WASHINGTON — Jonathan Pollard, the former Naval intelligence analyst whose conviction of spying for Israel stoked fierce international passions, has been granted parole and will be released from prison in November after nearly 30 years.
Politics Jul 24 Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard could be freed from prison soon WASHINGTON -- Convicted American spy Jonathan Pollard could be released from federal prison within months.