Crime, Law and Justice

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges
The former Trump campaign chairman pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges. Manafort faces a separate federal trial on other charges also brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's office in a Washington, D.C., case.
Charges filed in attempted shooting of Minnesota state trooper
Attempted murder charges were filed Thursday against a Milwaukee woman for allegedly trying to shoot a state trooper who stopped to help after the vehicle she was driving slid into the ditch along Interstate 94 near Moorhead.
Florida authorities say the driver of a pickup truck was drunk when he crashed into a van leaving a Minnesota Twins spring training game in Fort Myers, killing one woman and injuring 14 others, all from Minnesota.
School leaders learn 'threat assessment' a necessary skill
Last month's Florida school shooting and the rash of copycat threats that followed in Minnesota and around the nation has put the spotlight on how schools and law enforcement measure risks and respond.
NPR Embedded series special report: 'Obstruction'
NPR host Kelly McEvers reports on one of the key questions explored by special counsel Robert Mueller in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election: obstruction of justice.