• WATCH: Trump says he'll be 'signing something' on detained children

    WATCH: Trump says he'll be 'signing something' on detained children

    Jun 20, 2018 03:31 PM EDT

    ... policy, but would aim to keep families together while they are in custody and ask the Department of Defense to help house the detained families. Justice Department lawyers have been working to find a legal workaround for a class-action lawsuit settlement that set policies for the treatment and release ...

  • U.S.-Mexico border sees drop in crossings after prior week's rush as Title 42 expired

    U.S.-Mexico border sees drop in crossings after prior week's rush as Title 42 expired

    May 15, 2023 12:17 AM EDT

    ... and Venezuelans a month who apply online with a financial sponsor and arrive at an airport. WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month Hundreds of predominantly Colombian migrants waited to be processed Saturday in searing heat near Jacumba, California, having slept for days ...

  • The Bergdahl trial drew powerful testimony and presidential commentary. What does that mean for sentencing?

    The Bergdahl trial drew powerful testimony and presidential commentary. What does that mean for sentencing?

    Nov 01, 2017 10:35 PM EDT

    ... outpost in Eastern Afghanistan. He was held in captivity for five years. The Obama administration engineered a controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban in 2014 for his release. For more on Bergdahl and the searing testimony at his sentencing hearing, we turn now to New York Times reporter Richard Oppel ...

  • Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

    Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

    Jan 25, 2024 09:59 PM EDT

    ... Kyoto, Japan’s ancient capital, at the time of the attack. One of the survivors said he saw a black cloud rising from downstairs, then scorching heat came and he jumped from a window of the three-story building gasping for air. The company, founded in 1981 and better known ...

  • News Wrap: Judge sets trial date for Trump documents case

    News Wrap: Judge sets trial date for Trump documents case

    Jun 20, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... records and obstructing justice. The trial is set to be held in Fort Pierce, Florida. The date is widely expected to be pushed back.    Searing heat and soaring demand forced the Texas power grid operator to call for conservation today for the first time this year. Days of heat ...

  • WATCH: Funeral for Rayshard Brooks held at MLK's church in Atlanta

    WATCH: Funeral for Rayshard Brooks held at MLK's church in Atlanta

    Jun 23, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

    ... change to the nation’s criminal justice system, and they overwhelmingly want to see clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for those who cross the line. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research said 29% think the criminal justice system ...

  • WATCH: Memorial service and visitation for George Floyd takes place in Houston

    WATCH: Memorial service and visitation for George Floyd takes place in Houston

    Jun 08, 2020 02:36 PM EDT

    HOUSTON (AP) — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in his native Houston, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in America and beyond over racial injustice, and spurred France to abruptly halt the ...

  • News Wrap: Biden goes after Trump for Muslim ban comments

    News Wrap: Biden goes after Trump for Muslim ban comments

    Jun 20, 2016 11:42 PM EDT

    ... Justice Department put out more complete transcripts. GWEN IFILL: In the presidential campaign, Vice President Joe Biden went after Donald Trump today over his calls for action against Muslims. In a Washington speech, the vice president didn't directly name the Republican nominee-to-be, but his target was clear ...

  • Ferguson, Justice Department close to agreement

    Ferguson, Justice Department close to agreement

    Dec 16, 2015 09:23 PM EDT

    ... civil rights abuses. Many of those investigations end with a consent decree in which the police force commits to an overhaul of its practices. The Justice Department has the ability to sue when talks break down. Knowles and Councilman Brian Fletcher said the council recently notified the Justice Department that ...

  • ‘Searing’ Ferguson report claims revenue came before public safety

    Searing’ Ferguson report claims revenue came before public safety

    Mar 06, 2015 01:07 AM EDT

    ... details about the department's racially biased and profit-driven enforcement and prosecution. ERIC HOLDER, Attorney General: As detailed in what I will call our searing report -- and it is searing -- also released by the Justice Department today, this investigation found a community that was deeply polarized, a community where ...