The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took a significant step toward enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act, a 2021 law requiring millions of business entities to disclose the identities of their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department. Despite this decision, the law remains on hold as its future could still be...

A 27-year-old man from Massachusetts was arrested Tuesday after bringing a concealed handgun into the U.S. Capitol, where he took a tour of the building. The man faces several weapons charges, including carrying a pistol without a license, illegal possession of ammunition, and resisting arrest. The incident has prompted a...

A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature on Thursday could make it a criminal offense to wear a mask while harassing or threatening someone. The bill, which aims to address harassment by masked individuals, is designed to give law enforcement a tool to combat intimidation, particularly in cases where...

A Wisconsin man allegedly set fire to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office in protest against the federal TikTok ban. Prosecutors have charged 19-year-old Caiden Stachowicz with multiple felony counts, including arson, making terrorist threats, attempted burglary, and property damage. If convicted on all charges, Stachowicz faces a potential prison sentence...

A Texas man who attempted to extort nearly $1 million from former U.S. Representative George Santos by offering to "disappear" evidence in his corruption case has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Hector Medina, 40, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in September. He was sentenced Wednesday...

A former Jonesboro, Arkansas, police officer was arrested on Tuesday, facing multiple charges, including felony aggravated assault, for the beating of a handcuffed inmate caught on camera. Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, was released on a $15,000 bond after being charged with aggravated assault, filing a false report, and misdemeanor third-degree...

Federal authorities have charged a New York City aesthetician with injecting counterfeit Botox into clients at a Manhattan medical spa, resulting in severe and life-threatening health complications for some customers. Joey Grant Luther, 54, who operated the spa in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, is accused of wire fraud, smuggling, and...

A judge in Idaho is set to weigh critical arguments surrounding the admissibility of evidence in the case against Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students. The two-day hearing, beginning Thursday, will address defense claims that the investigation relied on unconstitutional methods, including the use...

Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a former DNA scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), appeared in Jefferson County state district court Thursday, facing 102 criminal charges related to her handling of forensic evidence in over 500 cases. The charges include 52 counts of forgery, 48 counts of attempting to influence...

Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson will be sentenced Thursday for the 2019 shooting death of Jesse Sarey, a 26-year-old homeless man. The sentencing follows Nelson’s conviction in June for second-degree murder and first-degree assault. The case marks the first conviction under Washington state’s updated legal standards for prosecuting on-duty police...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home after spending nearly 50 years in prison for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence on Monday, a decision hailed by Native American advocates as a historic step but criticized by law enforcement officials. Peltier, now 80...