Authorities say hundreds of criminal cases in the Houston area are in jeopardy after a deputy constable destroyed more than 20,000 pieces of evidence while cleaning out a crammed property room.
Authorities arrested an 18-year-old southern Illinois man who they allege had communicated with an unspecified terrorist group about a plan to an attack on at least one area location.
Former New England Mafia boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme (sah-LEHM'-ee) and a mob associate have been indicted in the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner.
University of Kentucky officials plan to unveil a controversial mural and surround it with other works of art that provide more context of the school's history.
The U.S. Naval War College has opened a new institute to zero in on Russia's approach to maritime issues as that country continues to assert itself in Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere.