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New Mexico officials say a drunk man barreled an SUV through a parade that celebrates Native American culture and that least 15 people were injured, including two Gallup police officers. The state police agency said Friday they have no reason to suspect the crime was motivated by hate. The incident stoked fear in the crowd of thousands who lined the...

Treason, sedition, insurrection and coups are terms used to describe crimes and rebellions against the government. These are how they are defined according to The Marshall Project and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Researchers who have studied the patterns and typologies of serial killers are now turning their attention to identifying mass shooters before they act. One common trait among modern mass shooters is their familiarity with the “dark web,” a less-accessible corner of the internet not indexed by search engines, with several hidden communities that promote and display violent behavior and imagery....

A California man has admitted plotting to firebomb the state Democratic Party’s headquarters.

San Jose police have arrested two more family members of a young girl killed during an apparent exorcism inside a small San Jose church.

Investigators say a 60-year-old man who strangled his girlfriend died of a heart attack while burying her body in their South Carolina backyard.

A woman speaking in a video posted to YouTube is the mother of the girl who died inside a back-room San Jose church in September, NBC Bay Area sources confirmed Tuesday.

A suspect has been arrested in Chicago after allegedly stealing an ambulance Monday and leading authorities on a high-speed chase for more than 70 miles.

Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death on charges she murdered her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, in 2007. But the execution is postponed to review new medical evidence that 5 former jurors say they wished they had seen.

Melissa Lucio, a Texas mother of 14, has been on death row since 2008 after she was convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter. Her execution was delayed just two days before she was scheduled to die to allow a lower court to review new evidence — including arguments that her confession was coerced. Molly Parmer, a criminal defense attorney who...

Two San Francisco police officers surrendered Tuesday to face charges of destroying evidence, while a retired officer, who had been working part-time with the gun destruction unit at the SFPD evidence room, faces unrelated felony charges of taking a soon-to-be-destroyed MP5 submachine gun and silencer home from the property room, authorities said.

A notorious defrocked Oakland priest accused of sexually abusing dozens of children was arrested Saturday night after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in a Walnut Creek retirement community, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has confirmed.

NEW YORK – Statistics suggest The Big Apple remains one of the safest big cities in America, and despite a recent surge in crime, the odds of getting victimized remain very low. And while major crimes – especially property crimes – have seen a large uptick in New York City since the start of the pandemic, NYPD reports fewer than 30%…

The victims of a triple homicide in Georgia were the parents and son of the local coroner who made the gruesome discovery at a gun range his family owned, the official said Monday.

A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault after “getting violent” and strangling his teacher in a dispute over his grades last week, Las Vegas police said.

The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes — as soon as Monday, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Sacramento police have announced an arrest connected to the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives

Donald Trump has criticized the probe of his Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James as politically motivated.

A federal judge said Donald Trump likely broke the law by “corruptly” attempting to obstruct the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows to seek to overturn the election of Joe Biden.