Polk County deputies crack down on saw palmetto berry thefts

Deputies in Polk County are cracking down on illegal saw palmetto berry harvesters who target private property to profit off high pharmaceutical demand.

Manhunt expands for armed woman after Massachusetts police officer found dead

A woman connected to a veteran Worcester, Massachusetts, police officer remained at large Wednesday as authorities continued searching for her following the officer’s death inside their home.

How a Georgia murder probe solved a NASCAR legend's home burglary

A Georgia man has been linked to a burglary at the North Carolina home of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and it's not his first crime, investigators say.

Harvard to pay $53M over body parts sold on black market

Harvard has agreed to a $53 million settlement over a scandal involving donated human remains stolen from its medical school morgue and sold to buyers.

Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to concealing COVID records

A former adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to conceal public records linked to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Video: US marshals injured after deck collapses while serving warrant

Harrowing video shows the moment a second-story deck collapsed while law enforcement served a warrant at a home in Missouri. 

National Guard troops have minimal impact on crime in DC, analysis finds

President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, part of his crime-reduction strategy in Democratic-run cities, has become a daily fixture across the capital. But a Reuters review of court documents shows how those troops only play a small role in law enforcement. 

Florida woman posing as bank worker had $3,200 hidden in 'private ATM' at jail

A 31-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after deputies said she posed as a bank worker to scam a resident and later tried to sneak thousands of dollars in cash into jail. 

DOJ to give some felons second chance to restore gun rights

A newly finalized Justice Department rule creates a pathway for people with criminal convictions to apply for the reinstatement of their gun ownership rights.

Nancy Guthrie ransom notes contain repeated writing quirks that could help identify suspect, expert says

Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie. Authorities have said she was taken from her home in northern Tucson in the early hours of Feb. 1, after a masked intruder appeared on her front steps in recovered doorbell camera video.

Florida man executed for killing of estranged wife; 13th execution this year

The state of Florida carried out its 13th execution of the year on Tuesday night. William Francis Silvia died by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison Complex for the 2006 murder of his estranged wife and the attempted murder of her mother at her home.

Palm Beach County clerk Mike Caruso arrested in child sex abuse case, Florida AG says

Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Mike Caruso was arrested Tuesday on child sex abuse-related charges, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

'Reckless' Riverview mom let 11-year-old drive SUV before crashing at 7-Eleven: HCSO

A Riverview mother was arrested after Hillsborough County deputies said she allowed her 11-year-old child with autism to drive an SUV to a gas station, where the child crashed into a concrete barrier.