Crime, Law and Justice

Chicagoans see federal role in fighting crime wave, but not on streets
President Trump tweeted Tuesday that if the city "doesn't fix the horrible carnage" of its gun violence, he would "send in the Feds." Local officials and residents were skeptical that would help.
Prosecutors: Texts show Scarsella was biased against blacks
Prosecutors used text messages in a Minneapolis courtroom Wednesday to portray Allen Scarsella as a someone who hated black people and loved firearms. He's accused of shooting five people who were protesting the police killing of Jamar Clark in 2015.