Nation Apr 29 Judge in New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recuses himself over church donations A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an AP report showed he made donations to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in…
Nation Apr 21 Catholic bankruptcy case rulings clouded by judge's donations An Associated Press investigation finds a federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims.
Nation Feb 07 In years leading to killing of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police lowered the bar for hiring In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits.
Politics Feb 01 Michael Cohen says DA took phones for renewed Stormy Daniels hush-money probe The payment to Daniels, which Cohen says was intended to buy her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, has been the subject of law-enforcement scrutiny for years, but a new grand jury is giving it a fresh look…
Nation Dec 07 FBI got tip about shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrest Authorities say the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub was on the FBI's radar a day before being arrested for threatening to kill family members.
Politics Nov 14 AP report: Former DEA agent tells his own story of corruption before jail time All this revelry was rooted, Irizarry said, in a crushing realization among DEA agents around the world that there's nothing they can do to make a dent in the drug war anyway.
Politics Oct 06 Whistleblower says 665 workers left FBI over misconduct in two decades A U.S. senator says a whistleblower has alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades.
Nation Sep 13 Woman's cries of rape go unheard during undercover drug sting An Associated Press investigation found a woman informant was allegedly raped twice during an undercover drug sting last year in which her law enforcement handlers left her unmonitored and unprotected.
Nation Jun 29 FBI opens investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans More than a dozen alleged abuse victims have been interviewed this year as part of the probe that’s exploring among other charges whether predator priests can be prosecuted under the Mann Act, a more than century-old, anti-sex trafficking law that…
Politics Jun 12 Brookings president resigns amid FBI probe on secret lobbying for Qatar Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter to the think tank that he was leaving with a “heavy heart" but did not offer a direct explanation.