deaths Judge dismisses the manslaughter charges against prison warden and five staffers who let inmate starve to death in solitary confinement Rob Beschizza

law Scotland abolished its 300-year-old 'not proven' verdict — the one Walter Scott called 'that bastard verdict' Ellsworth Toohey

law Murderer appointed to Salem, Oregon public safety role Rob Beschizza

maga meltdown Trump wigs out with 5 panic-posts after last night's big election losses Carla Sinclair

new york city New York man loses $800,000 home over unpaid water bill — "I would have just paid it" Ellsworth Toohey

politics Checking in on Project 2025 Jennifer Sandlin

fraud Breaking: Theranos CEO who ruined lives with fake blood tests doesn't enjoy prison Ellsworth Toohey

New Jersey man illegally shipped tech to Russia Rob Beschizza

politics Biden begins to address corruption on the Supreme Court Jason Weisberger

police People who gave money to scam school run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can sue government Rob Beschizza

politics Supreme Court lifts Trump's ban on bump stocks Rob Beschizza

drugs Americans prefer weed to alcohol, all in all Rob Beschizza

News Victorian Crank Machine: a soul-crushing gadget designed to break prison inmates Mister Dobo

News California cops ignore science on lineups, keep sending innocents to jail Yoy Luadha

law Kansas cops love confiscating cash and property. A new law forces them to declare what they take. Rob Beschizza

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

supreme court Supreme Court denies shorter sentences for 1000s of low-level drug offenders Mark Frauenfelder

farewells Jen Psaki sums up Mitch McConnell's horrific legacy: "Swallowed by the monster" he created (video) Carla Sinclair

politics If Justice Thomas repaid that RV loan, it wasn't with "money" Jason Weisberger