Shocking Revelation In Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial: Witness Says He Is The Real Killer Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Corey Scott stunned prosecutors as he described a previously unheard version of events, saying he asphyxiated the teenage Islamic fighter as an act of mercy. Vanessa Romo
72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory. Bobby Allyn
NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Found Guilty Of All Charges In Sex Cult Case The secretive group espoused a philosophy of self-help but was accused of recruiting women as sex slaves. Charges against Raniere, known as "Vanguard," included sex trafficking and racketeering. Vanessa Romo
Feds Seize Estimated $1 Billion In Cocaine From Ship In Philadelphia The drugs were reportedly found in seven containers aboard the MSC Gayane at Philadelphia's Packer Marine Terminal. Authorities say it is one of the biggest-ever drug busts in the U.S. Scott Neuman
Sandy Hook Victim's Father Wins Defamation Suit; Alex Jones Sanctioned "Mr. Pozner has sought for years to try to get these conspiracy theorists to understand that his son really was a person and that his son really did die," attorney Jake Zimmerman told NPR. Vanessa Romo
King and Snohomish Counties quit prosecuting drug users. Now Snohomish has regrets Last year both King and Snohomish Counties stopped prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of illegal drugs. But now the Snohomish County prosecutor says the experiment isn’t working. Amy Radil
Supreme Court Hands Democrats A Win On Racial Gerrymandering In Virginia Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court's decision Monday left that in place. Domenico Montanaro
Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Police Draw Gun On Family After Child Takes Doll Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media. Bobby Allyn
San Francisco DA Looks To AI To Remove Potential Prosecution Bias NPR's Michel Martin speaks with San Francisco district attorney George Gascon about his plan to use artificial intelligence to combat racial bias in criminal sentencing.
Attorneys Unveil Plan For National Settlement Of Lawsuits From Opioid Epidemic Attorneys who represent hundreds of local governments have a new proposal for how to deal with the opioid crisis. They unveiled the framework for nationwide settlement in federal court on Friday. Brian Mann
