Menacing charge against Bengals' Joe Mixon is dismissed

Bengals running back Joe Mixon no longer faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati.

Some Jan. 6 rioters change tune after apologizing for storming US Capitol

Former West Virginia politician Derrick Evans told a judge he regretted his actions, but is now calling himself a “J6 Patriot.” The first Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced apologized in court but later seemed to minimize the Capitol riot.

Proposed Massachusetts bill would reduce inmate sentences if they donate organs

If passed, eligible individuals who are behind bars in Massachusetts could receive 60 days to one year off of their sentences in exchange for donating organs or bone marrow.

Men smuggled $5M worth of reptiles over 7 years, prosecutors say

Over a seven-year period, the smugglers reportedly shipped over 8,700 animals to Asia and sold them for a collective $5.13 million.

Alex Murdaugh trial: Prosecutors play video that could undermine claim he wasn't at scene of killings

The key evidence for prosecutors introduced Wednesday is a video from the son’s phone of a dog at the kennels near where Murdaugh’s son Paul was killed and wife Maggie was shot several times.

Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols' funeral

Tyre Nichols' family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and emotional tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police.

12 squirrel monkeys were stolen from Louisiana zoo, officials say

According to the Zoosiana, located in Broussard, the individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the squirrel monkey exhibit.

Criminal charges filed against Alec Baldwin, weapons technician in "Rust" shooting

A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Ex-Vermont police chief charged with sexual assault of minor girl

The state police said Monday that Jeffrey Noyes, 54, the former chief of the Brighton and Canaan police departments has been cited into court on the charge.

Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral, White House says

The White House said Vice President Kamala Harris was invited to the funeral services planned for Wednesday by Tyre Nichols’ parents. According to the White House, Harris spoke with Nichols' family on the phone.

Fifth police officer charged in Tyre Nichols death out on bond

Demetrius Haley, 30, and four other former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.

Tyre Nichols death revives calls for change in police culture

Tyre Nichols' case exposes an uncomfortable truth: More than two years since the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks touched off protests, policing reforms have not significantly reduced such killings.