Crime, Law and Justice

Bail set for Mendota Heights murder suspect
Prosecutors allege that Nguyen robbed a homeowner, fled from police, held a worker at a senior care facility at gunpoint and then shot and killed 48-year-old Beverly Cory on Saturday morning.
Aspen Ideas Festival: Can DNA help us grapple with the past?
An exploration of how genetic testing and ancestry research may allow us to learn our racial identity, our history, and our humanity. Former NPR host Michele Norris and sociologist Alondra Nelson offer some answers to the question, "Can DNA help us grapple with our past?"
Charges: St. Paul man performed sex act in front of girl, 10, at city library
The girl came to the Riverview Library in response to an ad about an acting class, according to the criminal complaint. When the mother picked her up, the girl told her that Nicholas Barghini did "weird stuff" to her.
What's keeping Asian-American lawyers from ascending the legal ranks?
In a study, a California Supreme Court justice found that though Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the legal field, there's still a stark lack of Asian-American lawyers in top positions in the U.S.