When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

A California teen who called in more than 375 swatting and threat calls around the country, including Florida, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said he hoped the initiative will help to foster public trust in the ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Many people assume scams are obvious and avoidable.

The trial was not focussed on the paying off of Daniels with hush money (that in itself is not a crime), but rather the falsifying of legal documents relating to it and on Trump violating a New ...

Ernest Crim III is an Emmy-nominated producer, educator and author who has used his own experience with a viral hate crime to help kids deal with racism. Crim recorded the hate crime, which ...

Catherine Manz’s behavior became so outrageous and uncontrollable that her family arranged to send her to a girls’ ...

Since President Trump returned to the White House, he’s issued executive orders that target diversity, equity and inclusion ...

After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, columnist Alden Loury ...

Minnesotans may want to be aware of a few new laws taking effect in 2015. Business A new category will be available to Minnesota corporations in 2015. The Minnesota Public Benefits Corporation Act ...

Sophia Franklin, 16, has been the subject of an Amber Alert since Monday. Authorities are searching for her and Gary Day, 40.

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...