Nation Mar 01 Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs sex trafficking defense in a homicide trial By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
Arts Jun 04 Watch 3:19 Where inmates and mothers of murder victims are coming together Mothers with a Message is an organization of bereaved parents who have lost children to homicide. Members visit prisons to tell their stories of grief to inmates, with the goal of breaking down the walls between victim and offender. Maya… By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS
Nation Oct 30 Watch 4:29 Notorious crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger dies in W. Va. prison Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has died, one day after being transferred to a West Virginia federal prison. A notorious lifelong criminal who ran gambling and drug rackets for decades, he fled Boston in 1994 but was eventually caught.
Nation Jun 05 Workplace shootings, like Orlando’s, tick upward in U.S. Fatal workplace shootings, like the one Monday in Orlando, Florida, are ticking upward in the United States, government statistics show. By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
Nation Jan 25 Trump warns he’s ready to ‘send in the Feds’ to Chicago President Donald Trump is serving notice he's ready to "send in the Feds" if Chicago can't reduce its homicide figures. By Associated Press
Dec 26 Watch 10:34 After another bloody weekend in Chicago, a look at the city’s violence epidemic By PBS NewsHour It was yet another bloody holiday weekend in Chicago; five more people were also shot Monday morning, bringing the 3-day toll to nearly 50. To examine why violence is so entrenched in the city and to see how residents are… Continue watching
Mar 20 Federal authorities say no foul play in death of black man hanging in a tree in Mississippi By Laura Santhanam A black man was found hanging in a tree in Mississippi, and now federal and state investigators are trying to determine if his death was a suicide or homicide. Continue reading
Feb 16 New York City killing-free streak ends with murder By Marina Lopes New York City’s 12-day, killing-free streak, the longest period the city has gone without a homicide in at least 20 years, ended this weekend with the murder of a 28-year-old Queens resident. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Photographer Explores ‘Chicago’s Bloody Year’ Ray Suarez talks to photographer Jon Lowenstein about covering violence in Chicago. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch French Shootings Renew Homegrown Terrorism Worries Mohamed Merah, an accused gunman claiming ties to al-Qaida, was holed up Wednesday in an apartment in Toulouse, France. Merah is suspected in seven homicides. Margaret Warner and The New York Times' Steven Erlanger discuss France's latest terror concerns. Continue watching