For much of the last century, people in the small town of Libby, Montana, were surrounded by toxic asbestos. It covered patches of grass, dusted the tops of cars and drifted through the air in a hazy smoke that became a part of their daily lives. Federal prosecutors blame a mining company and are taking [...]

Brian Sanderholm thinks Justin Thurber deserves to die for raping and killing his 19-year-old daughter, Jodi. But budget conscious legislators in Kansas and eight other states are considering eliminating the death penalty because it’s so expensive to prosecute. Sanderholm says money shouldn’t dictate justice.

A lawyer for a convicted rapist asked the Supreme Court on Monday for a chance to prove his client’s innocence with a new DNA test, a request met with skepticism from some justices.

Bruce Windsor is known as many things: church deacon, soccer coach, father of four. But facing potential financial problems, he’s now known as something else: suspected bank robber.

Criminal justice students at Bauder College in Atlanta, Georgia, spent more than a year probing the death of Chandra Levy. On Saturday, the text and phone messages began to fly. There’s a suspect, they told each other with excitement. An arrest is imminent. “It completely validates 15 months of work,” their teacher said.

A Qatari man held for years in military custody in the United States was charged Friday in federal court with conspiracy “to provide material support and resources” to al Qaeda, prosecutors announced.