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Byline: Troy Closson and Shaila Dewan Earlier this month, a detective knocked on Shavon Harvey's door, in suburban Ohio, to ask about her son. The son had sent a Snapchat [...]

The police in the small city of Lexington, Miss., routinely made unjustified arrests, used excessive force and trampled on civil rights, investigators said. The city of Lexington, Miss., has fewer [...]

Earlier this month, a detective knocked on Shavon Harvey's door, in suburban Ohio, to ask about her son. The son had sent a Snapchat message from her phone to his [...]

Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of a 1998 murder in suburban St. Louis, maintained he was innocent. But the courts and the governor were not persuaded. The state of Missouri [...]

Marcellus Williams, scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for a 1998 murder conviction, still hopes for a last-minute reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court. The governor of Missouri on Monday [...]

A hearing on Monday in the state’s Supreme Court could determine whether Marcellus Williams is executed on Tuesday for a 1998 murder conviction. Last-ditch efforts are not uncommon in a [...]

The teen suspect was questioned last year about online threats, though nothing conclusive emerged. Many local police departments lack the resources to take deeper looks at suspicious actors. More than [...]

After four people were killed at Apalachee High School, prosecutors charged a student and his father, who officials say had given the boy the gun as a gift. In a [...]

Prosecutors in Missouri who sought to free Marcellus Williams faced a setback after DNA analysis did not turn out as they had expected. The new DNA lab report came in [...]

Prosecutors in Missouri who sought to free Marcellus Williams faced a setback after DNA analysis did not turn out as they had expected. The new DNA lab report came in [...]

When Kamala Harris published her first book in 2009, recounting her experience as a California prosecutor, she called it “Smart on Crime.” That phrase would come to signal a kinder, [...]

On Tuesday, a Virginia appeals court fully absolved Marvin Grimm Jr. of the 1975 crime, saying that new evidence had dismantled the state's original case against him. On a Saturday [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan The New York jury's decision stirred conflicting emotions, including surprise at the responses of many on the left. Some Democratic leaders are eager to make former President [...]

The New York jury's decision stirred conflicting emotions, including surprise at the responses of many on the left. Some Democratic leaders are eager to make former President Donald J. Trump's [...]

The sequence of events that led to the killing of Jason Keys was so confounding that friends and family did not quite believe it until they saw the video evidence [...]

The sequence of events that led to the killing of Jason Keys was so confounding that friends and family did not quite believe it until they saw the video evidence [...]

Graduates across the country showed their opposition to the war in Gaza this weekend, walking out of commencement speeches, draping themselves in Palestinian flags and chanting their demands to divest [...]

After weeks of tumult over protests, many college administrators prepared themselves for disruptions. But several ceremonies unfolded without major incident. At the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates [...]

After weeks of tumult over protests, many college administrators prepared themselves for disruptions. But several ceremonies unfolded without major incident. At the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson's death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

His acquittal in the infamous trial involving Nicole Brown Simpson’s death prompted powerful backlash that helped change the perception around domestic violence. In December 1994, investigators from the Los Angeles [...]

At first, Wanda Cotton searched the water. She crossed the railroad tracks and scrambled down the banks of the Licking River, calling out the name of her teenage son, Randy, [...]

Alabama officials said the nation's first nitrogen gas execution was a model for other states. Critics called it appalling and far from what the state promised. A day after Alabama [...]

Fending off doubts and criticisms, Alabama's attorney general hailed a new execution method as ''humane and effective.'' For as long as America has had the death penalty, there have been [...]

Fending off doubts and criticisms, Alabama’s attorney general hailed a new execution method as “humane and effective.” For as long as America has had the death penalty, there have been [...]

Alabama officials said the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution was a model for other states. Critics called it appalling and far from what the state promised. A day after Alabama [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Chelsia Rose Marcius Shortcomings in mental health treatment, weak laws and a reluctance to threaten personal liberties can derail even concerted attempts to thwart [...]

Shortcomings in mental health treatment, weak laws and a reluctance to threaten personal liberties can derail even concerted attempts to thwart mass shootings. Robert Card displayed a textbook set of [...]

The state broadly allows people to carry an open or concealed gun without a permit, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. In New England, Maine is something of an outlier [...]

But young people make up a growing share of those dying by gun violence, which is now the leading cause of death for children in the United States. The number [...]

Before Danelo Cavalcante crab-walked his way up and out of the Chester County Prison, launching a sprawling manhunt in the wooded suburbs outside Philadelphia, a man named Igor Bolte escaped [...]

In the immediate aftermath of the manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante, a peculiar scene unfolded — some two dozen law enforcement agents in tactical gear clustered around the fugitive. One, holding [...]

An officer who was in a watchtower is on administrative leave, as prison officials review what went wrong during Danelo Cavalcante's escape last week. Before Danelo Cavalcante crab-walked his way [...]

The Minneapolis Police may agree to court-enforced federal oversight. Experts say it can lead to improvements, though defining success can be difficult. As demonstrations over police brutality rocked the country [...]

The Minneapolis Police may agree to court-enforced federal oversight. Experts say it can lead to improvements, though defining success can be difficult. As demonstrations over police brutality rocked the country [...]

Federal oversight of local law enforcement agencies in the form of consent decrees — legally binding, court-enforced agreements — is the marquee method for overhauling the nation’s most troubled police [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan After the Supreme Court ruled last year that people could carry guns outside their homes, legal challenges and legislative debates have been playing out across the country. [...]

After the Supreme Court ruled last year that people could carry guns outside their homes, legal challenges and legislative debates have been playing out across the country. Less than a [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan Matthew Shelton was contending with diabetes and periodic substance abuse when he moved in with his sister outside Houston in order to get his life together. Three [...]

Matthew Shelton was contending with diabetes and periodic substance abuse when he moved in with his sister outside Houston in order to get his life together. Three months later, facing [...]

Testimony in the George Floyd murder trial raised questions about how Maryland had handled similar cases. In 2021, the world watched as Dr. David R. Fowler, one of the country's [...]

Larry Krasner, a liberal district attorney under fire for the city's rising crime rate, has refused to comply with subpoenas from a committee investigating his possible impeachment. The Pennsylvania House [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan and Sheera Frenkel Private Facebook messages are key evidence in a rare case that has stoked fears and inflamed debate over abortion restrictions. The mother sent a [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan While some mass shootings are committed by people with diagnosed mental illnesses, a life crisis is a better predictor of violence, researchers say. The freshman who walked [...]

While some mass shootings are committed by people with diagnosed mental illnesses, a life crisis is a better predictor of violence, researchers say. The freshman who walked into the high [...]

In the U.S., a spate of gun violence in May, including two of the deadliest mass shootings so far this year, came at too fast a pace to grasp. In [...]

Mothers and fathers of young men accused in shootings, including the 21-year-old charged in the massacre in Highland Park, Ill., have faced scrutiny. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- Days after a [...]

Derek Chauvin, already serving more than 22 years in state prison for murder, pleaded guilty to federal charges that he used excessive force against Mr. Floyd and a 14-year-old boy. [...]

Byline: Shaila Dewan To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Emberly McLean-Bernard, born six weeks premature in rural Mississippi, [...]