The deadly Lake Tahoe backcountry avalanche is under criminal negligence investigation, as officials probe guiding decisions, safety warnings, and tour operator liability amid renewed scrutiny of avalanche risk.
Alaska legislative aide Craig Scott Valdez is indicted on federal child sex trafficking and exploitation charges involving a 15-year-old girl, with investigators seeking additional potential victims.
Newly released DOJ records reveal Jeffrey Epstein's friendly ties with U.S. customs officers in the Virgin Islands, sparking a criminal probe into alleged VIP treatment and ethics breaches.
Police use DNA from a discarded cigarette to solve a 44-year-old cold case, convicting a man for the 1982 rape and murder of 13-year-old Sarah Geer.
