Crime and Courts

A cuddly, bipedal mushroomlike creature from the Pokémon universe has become the latest fixation among those who are scouring the social media profiles of the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

What happens next with Alex Jones’ Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejected The Onion’s rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform, which will remain in his control for...

The White House said that Thursday was the highest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.

The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson posted online in recent years about undergoing spinal surgery and struggling with chronic back pain, numbness and restless sleep, according to what appears to be an archived version of his deleted Reddit account.

A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet.

A bankruptcy judge rejected a bid by The Onion’s parent company to buy Alex Jones’ far-right media company.

A Delaware judge says a UPS driver who crashed his truck after downing several beers while driving is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries.

The 26-year-old Ivy League grad accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was carrying a notebook that may lend further insight into his mindset and alleged motivation, two sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

Luxury real estate brokers the Alexander brothers have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation in South Florida and New York, authorities said.

The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, where he refused to waive his right to extradition.

A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The decision late Tuesday night is a victory for Jones, whose Infowars site was…

The ruling dashed, at least for now, the plans of The Onion’s parent company to take over Infowars and radically shift its content.

Two Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah sold drugs that were previously seized as evidence through an informant in an illegal scheme that brought in up to $300,000, according to court documents.

Luigi Nicholas Mangione was apparently living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation’s top private universities.

Russell Williams, 67, is the fourth person to have his conviction overturned in the “sex for lies” investigation.

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has requested a court hearing to determine whether he’s mentally fit to stand trial as he faces federal sex trafficking charges in New York.

Lawmakers and law enforcement officials are renewing their calls for a ban on ghost guns after police in New York City said one was used in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson. “This is exactly why Connecticut was one of the first states in the country to pass a ban on ghost guns. This is what we...

Police said Luigi Mangione used a type of homemade weapon, called a ghost gun, in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Authorities talk about the prevalence of ghost guns in Connecticut.

A man in the San Fernando Valley of California has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud, after prosecutors accused him of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme targeting local Filipino community members, including senior churchgoers. 

WATCH: Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter shout entering courthouse: ‘It’s an insult to the intelligence of the American people’