Crime & Justice
Inside the DOJ's indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro
Among the charges is conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals.
State police promise 'meaningful action' after report on training death
Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, was knocked unconscious during a boxing match that was part of training and later died. Noble said the Academy has taken steps, such as permanently ending boxing...
Bodycam video raises questions after Boston police arrest leads to ICE custody
Alejandro Orrego Agudelo spent four months in ICE detention after being arrested by Boston police. But new body camera footage casts doubt on the officer’s narrative, suggesting it was the...
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves
Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead. San Diego's police chief says they're investigating the attack as a hate...
Alleged serial rapist goes on trial for assaults of 7 women he offered rides to outside Boston bars
Alvin Campbell is facing trial on rape, sexual assault and kidnapping charges in Suffolk Superior Court for targeting seven women over a three year period. In many cases, he filmed...
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Fired Mass. immigration judge sues Trump administration to get his job back
George Pappas is among more than 100 immigration judges fired by the DOJ since President Trump returned to office.
Derry murder is the latest fallout from N.H.'s ties to global gift card scam
New Hampshire appears to be the epicenter of a global criminal operation involving stolen gift cards, rented warehouses, and millions of dollars' worth of Apple products, authorities say. A murder...
States consider laws blocking AI personhood
Is it time to consider prosecuting AI models for breaking the law? Some say it's time. Others say that would be an insult to humanity.
Alleged Memorial Drive shooter pleads not guilty from hospital bed
Tyler E. Brown was arraigned Thursday via Zoom from his hospital bed, where he’s being treated for gunshot wounds.
Alleged Cambridge gunman was released from psychiatric hospital 3 days before shooting
Tyler E. Brown previously served time in prison for shooting at a Boston police officer in 2020. He's now accused of firing up to 60 rounds from an assault-style rifle...
A graduating Tufts student on his journey from prison to commencement
David Delvalle began studying through the Tufts University Prison Initiative nearly a decade ago while in prison. This weekend, the 32-year-old will graduate with his bachelor's degree in civic studies...
Two people wounded by alleged gunman on Memorial Drive in Cambridge
The gunman caused mayhem in Cambridge on Monday afternoon, allegedly shooting more than 50 rounds before being shot by police. The victims and the shooter were all hospitalized.
Roundup transformed farming in the U.S. Could it change regulation too?
The Supreme Court will soon rule on who gets to decide when a product needs a cancer warning – and who can sue if they’ve been exposed. At the center...
Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is found not guilty of assaulting his private chef
The case centered on a Dec. 2 encounter at Diggs’ home in Dedham, where Jamila Adams, a former live-in personal chef who is known as Mila, testified he slapped and...
Assault trial of former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs begins with contrasting accounts
The trial began with a prosecutor describing how Diggs' private chef was slapped and put in a headlock while lawyers for the former New England Patriots wide receiver insisted he...
'To Boston Police Dept. From: ICE:’ Late-night faxes pressing BPD to turn people over
In records obtained by WBUR, Boston police are sticking to their story that ICE sent 57 requests to detain people for the agency. ICE claims it sent 167, but has...
How a fight over a parking spot landed an East Boston man in ICE custody
Legal filings by Boston Police and ICE paint Alejandro Orrego as a man with a propensity for fighting cops. Orrego sees himself as the victim of two unjust arrests.
Boston will pay $850k to settle police brutality lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter protesters
Boston will pay $850,000 to four people who say they were beaten by city officers in the aftermath of a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.
Supreme Court considers Monsanto's Roundup and claims that it caused cancer
Monsanto has lost lawsuits from people who say Roundup and its ingredient glyphosate caused their cancer.
Vast underground network teaching men how to drug and rape their wives exposed in CNN investigation
At the 2024 mass rape and drugging trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 of his co-conspirators, the world was introduced to an internet-fueled subculture teaching men how to drug and...