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Briana Sanchez/Pool via ReutersThe judge opted not to apply a $750,000 cap Texas imposes on punitive damages, questioning its constitutionality and saying Jones had “done something horrible” in claiming the shooting was faked. -
Alex Brandon/APA Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days.
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The department's former public integrity chief, most recently a war crimes prosecutor, will oversee the case of the security documents found at the former president's estate and key aspects of Jan. 6. -
An independent research group found the department is promptly getting sexual assault kits tested and properly classifying cases, but that it could improve its response time to sexual assault reports.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company were ordered Thursday to pay an extra $473 million to victims’ families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, adding to a nearly $1 billion jury verdict issued last month.
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A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.
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Joe Herrera, a military veteran, was hit with less-lethal ammunition in May 2020 during protests over police violence.
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Inspectors are seeing if they can easily gain access to school buildings and evaluating check-in procedures for visitors. If issues are identified, school districts have 45 days to address them.
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Of the over 300 officers who responded to the shooting in May, 91 were with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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El Paso man allegedly involved in breach of the U.S. Capitol last year charged by federal governmentMore than 880 people have been arrested for crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, including more than 70 Texans.
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McCraw is expected to provide an update on the Uvalde investigation to DPS’ Public Safety Commission on Thursday morning.
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The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.
