Nation Jul 25 AP source: Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell Epstein is accused of having sex with girls as young as 14. He's pleaded not guilty.
Nation Jul 17 Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison The evidence in his trial earlier this year showed that under Joaquin Guzman's orders, the Sinaloa cartel was responsible for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the United States during his 25-year reign.
Nation Jul 16 WATCH: Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges in Eric Garner case The decision to end a yearslong civil rights investigation was made by Attorney General William Barr and was announced the day before the five-year anniversary of the deadly encounter, just as the statute of limitations was set to expire.
Nation Jul 16 Justice Department won’t charge New York officer in Eric Garner’s death Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — "I can't breathe" — became a rallying…
Nation Jun 27 Manafort pleads not guilty in New York mortgage fraud case The state charges could keep Paul Manafort locked up even if Trump pardons him for federal crimes uncovered during the probe of Russian election meddling.
Nation Jun 07 Man arrested after threatening Times Square attack Officials called the man's threatening statements "aspirational" and said they never had reached a stage that endangered the public.
World Feb 12 U.S. jury convicts Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of grisly killings, political payoffs, cocaine hidden in jalapeno cans, jewel-encrusted guns and a…
Nation Feb 04 After months of testimony, jury deliberates in ‘El Chapo’ drug-smuggling trial Prosecutors say Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is responsible for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States and for a wave of killings in turf wars with other cartels.
Nation Feb 03 El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney general pleaded guilty last month to taking bribes from narcotraffickers.
World Jan 29 ‘El Chapo’ defense rests case after 30 minutes After a prosecution that spanned 11 weeks and had its share of bombshells, attorney Jeffrey Lichtman called one witness and entered one document into evidence before resting the defense's case.