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Military: Bergdahl may face life in prison if convicted 03/25/2015 02:35pm • By ALLEN G. BREED and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) _ Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could get life in pri Police computer problems latest in series of public safety woes for D.C. 03/18/2015 02:25pm • WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney's office is reviewing more than two years worth of D.C. prosecutions after it was discovered that defense attorneys weren't receiving complete copies of police evidence due to a computer glitch. Attorney Ronald Machen, who serves as the District's prosecutor, sent a Dealing death: The heroin epidemic 03/16/2015 06:18am • WASHINGTON — Worth Lancaster lost everything. His home. His job. His fiancée. All because of heroin. But he was lucky. At least he survived. Heroin is killing more people nationwide than ever before. It's cheaper and more potent. The customers are younger. The Centers for Disease Control and P What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? 03/11/2015 08:00pm • From the drug-fueled "Wolf of Wall Street" to the genteel "Great Gatsby," it's safe to say Leonardo DiCaprio has the range and talent to play any personality. Now, for his next big role, he plans to play 24 of them. DiCaprio has reportedly signed on to produce and star in "The Crowded Room," a mov Family vows to fight on despite jury ruling in fatal shooting case 02/13/2015 07:33pm • WASHINGTON - The family of a D.C. teen shot and killed by city police is speaking out after a federal jury cleared the Metropolitan Police Department of any liability in the shooting. "I'm not gonna stop until justice is served for my son, because it hasn't been served yet," says Bridzette Lane, Former officer pleads not guilty in small town shooting 02/12/2015 09:53pm • ROCKY FORD, Colo. (AP) — Many in this small town on Colorado's southeastern plains wave at police driving by and sometimes stop to give officers crime tips. People under arrest are also neighbors an officer could run into later in the grocery store, so Chief Frank Gallegos encourages his eight-per Kentucky court takes case involving juvenile sex offender 02/12/2015 08:04pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's highest court considered on Thursday whether teen-age couples should be treated as criminals when they have sex and send nude photos to each other. If so, a third of America's teenagers could be exposed to felony sex-offense charges, the 15-year-old boy's lawyer sa Thousands join funeral for slain Muslims in North Carolina 02/12/2015 06:33pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fathers of three young Muslims allegedly slain by a neighbor who was angry over parking spots stood before their caskets Thursday and urged a crowd of thousands to protect others by demanding justice. More than 5,000 people came to the funeral of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; h EU leaders agree on new anti-terror measures 02/12/2015 05:52pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Spurred to action by last month's terror attacks in France, European Union leaders agreed Thursday on an ambitious range of new steps to better protect their countries from terrorism. Actions unanimously endorsed at an EU summit meeting include the sharing of airline passenger data FBI director: US at crossroads on race relations, policing 02/12/2015 04:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that the public and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday. He stepped squarely into the national discussion about police conduct and officers' in Fathers of slain Muslims: This was a hate crime 02/12/2015 03:40pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The fathers of the three Muslim students shot in their Chapel Hill, North Carolina apartment spoke with The Associated Press before their funeral on Thursday, calling on Americans to understand that they died in a hate crime. Craig Stephen Hicks is charged with first-degre After years in limbo, 'Bosch' comes to life as Amazon series 02/12/2015 12:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the first season of "Bosch" debuts Friday on Amazon, it will be an achievement 20 years in the making for Michael Connelly, the author of the popular crime novel series centering on Los Angeles Police Detective Harry Bosch. For the online retailer that first ventured into o 'Revenge pornography' made illegal in Britain 02/12/2015 11:38am • LONDON (AP) — Posting explicit images of former lovers online — so-called "revenge pornography" — has been made a crime in Britain. Queen Elizabeth II approved the new bill Thursday, a formality that is required before a bill endorsed by Parliament can become law. The new law means that anyone White House releases text of State of the Union 01/20/2015 09:03pm • WASHINGTON -- The White House has released the prepared text of the State of the Union Address, and unlike in the custom of previous years, they have allowed the media to disseminate it freely. “There is a ritual on State of the Union night in Washington,” the White House said in a post on Me What to Expect Out of an Online Graduate Program in Criminal Justice 01/15/2015 07:00pm • If shows like "Homeland" and "NCIS" make your heart flutter, it's possible an advanced criminal justice degree might be a good fit. Years ago, aspiring law enforcement officers would have to relocate to campus if they wanted a degree in the field. But today, with the proliferation of online progra