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Tennessee prisons chief resigns after inmate survives two lethal injections
The head of Tennessee's prison system resigned on October 3, 2026, after a death-row inmate survived two lethal injections, the state's governor announced.
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Bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest released publicly
Bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's was unsealed and released on October 2, 2026, showing the moment police took him into custody days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot…
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Cornell student's sworn statement reveals new details in fraternity rape allegation
A Cornell University student's sworn police statement and records from fraternity members have disclosed new details about her 2024 allegation that she was gang-raped and drugged at a fraternity house, NBC News reported.
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Two men sentenced for setting off firework inside Harvard Medical School building
Two Massachusetts men were sentenced to probation and fines on October 1, 2026, after pleading guilty to detonating a large commercial firework inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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New York governor names James special prosecutor in Cornell assault case
New York Attorney General Letitia James was appointed special prosecutor in a sexual assault investigation at Cornell University on October 2, 2026, after the state's governor removed the district attorney previously handling the case.
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DOE employee arrested in Washington on Houthi support charge
A Department of Energy employee from Richland, Washington, was arrested on October 1, 2026, on a federal charge that he tried to funnel material support to the Houthis, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Family of Renee Good sues U.S. government over fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
The family of Renee Good filed two federal civil lawsuits on October 1, 2026, against the U.S. government, top Trump administration officials, and an ICE officer over her fatal shooting during immigration raids in Minneapolis in January…
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Detroit-area toddler pulls loaded handgun from backpack at daycare
Police in southeast Michigan announced that both parents of a toddler will face charges after the boy pulled a loaded pistol from a backpack at a Detroit-area daycare center, ABC News reported.
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Tompkins County DA reopens rape inquiry involving seven Cornell fraternity members
The Tompkins County District Attorney revived a sexual assault inquiry on September 28, 2026, targeting seven members of Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity over an alleged rape that took place in 2024.
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TikTok agrees to pay Alabama at least $100 million in teen safety settlement
TikTok settled with Alabama on September 26, 2026, agreeing to pay at least $100 million and adopt new safety features for teenage users, according to ABC News and TechCrunch.
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Madison police investigate hazing at fraternity near UW-Madison
Madison police opened a suspected illegal hazing investigation during the week of September 25, 2026, after about 30 young men were found in a fraternity house basement near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Supreme Court revives citizenship data system for voter rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court voted on Friday, September 25, 2026, to allow a government data system that screens voter rolls for alleged non-citizens to remain in operation, reversing a lower court order that had shut it down.
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York retrial case
Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence in New York on September 23, 2026, after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, according to NBC News.
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UK charges first person over 1994 Rwanda genocide
A 65-year-old man became the first person charged in the United Kingdom over the 1994 Rwandan genocide when Dr Vincent Brown appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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SUV driver charged with murder in Los Angeles bus crash that killed two
Prosecutors charged an SUV driver with murder on September 18, 2026, after a collision with a Los Angeles city bus left two passengers dead, according to ABC News and NPR.
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Five charged in U.S. with plots tied to Russian intelligence
Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on September 15, 2026, against five individuals accused of carrying out terrorism financing and murder-for-hire schemes on behalf of Russian Federation intelligence services, the U.S. Department of…
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Twelve charged in California over $10 million childcare subsidy fraud
Federal authorities charged 12 people in California on September 15, 2026, with fraud tied to more than $10 million in childcare subsidy payments diverted from low-income families.
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Afghan national removed from U.S. in first-ever alien terrorist court case
A 47-year-old Afghan national was deported to Afghanistan after conceding before a federal tribunal that she is an alien terrorist, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 11, 2026.
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Mississippi man arrested in killing of Tasia Fortune found hanging from tree
Mississippi police arrested a man on September 11, 2026, in connection with the killing of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree roughly one month earlier.
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Federal investigators find Berkeley Law discriminates against white and Asian applicants
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education jointly concluded on September 9, 2026, that UC Berkeley's law school unlawfully favors certain racial groups in its admissions process, to the detriment of white and Asian…