Associated Press

Lawsuit: Chicago Police Using Virus to Deny Suspects' Rights
June 26, 2020
A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges the Chicago Police Department has used the coronavirus pandemic and recent protests as “cover” to deny criminal suspects their legal right to speak with attorneys. read more
Coronavirus Lockdowns Increase Poaching in Asia, Africa
June 24, 2020
A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher’s wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days. read more
Microsoft Joins Amazon, IBM in Pausing Face Scans for Police
June 16, 2020
Microsoft has become the third big tech company to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM. read more
Maine AG to Review 2007 Police Shooting, Forensic Evidence Doesn't Match Statements
June 15, 2020
Maine AG Aaron Frey agreed to review the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer more than a decade ago. The forensic evidence didn’t sync with statements the police officer made about the shooting to investigators. read more
New York Passes Bill to Unveil Police Discipline Records
June 12, 2020
New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar over the death of George Floyd. read more
IBM Quits Facial Recognition Business Over Racial Concerns
June 10, 2020
IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. read more
Medical Examiner: Floyd's Heart Stopped While Restrained
June 05, 2020
A medical examiner has classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck. A separate autopsy commissioned for Floyd’s family also called his death a homicide. read more
Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Man Gets $8 Million Settlement
May 20, 2020
A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 17 years in prison for murder before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction. read more
Forensic Specialists Try To Give Answers to Kosovo Families 21 Years After Serb Conflict
May 18, 2020
Forensic work that uses satellite imagery to locate possible remains is expected to be completed this summer at a large quarry site in southern Serbia. read more
Remains Found in 2009 Could Belong to Missing Alabama Man
May 18, 2020
Skeletal remains found more than a decade ago could belong to a missing Alabama man, authorities said. read more
Law Enforcement Ties, Long Delay Complicate Arbery Case
May 18, 2020
A newly appointed investigative agency and prosecutor must untangle the criminal investigation, build a case and make up for lost time. read more
Cold Cases Get Colder as Coronavirus Pandemic Wears On
May 14, 2020
Cold cases are getting colder. Detectives are struggling to connect with victims through thick masks, and investigators accustomed to wearing plainclothes are digging out their dusty uniforms for patrol duty as the coronavirus pandemic rages. read more
Opioid Overdose Deaths Surge in Tennessee's Largest County
May 13, 2020
Health officials in Tennessee's largest county say the number of overdoses related to opioids and other drugs has surged in the past month, reaching 58 deaths in a 30-day period. read more
Washington Psychiatric Hospital Staff Say COVID-19 Tests Unsafe
May 11, 2020
A 400-member nurses union is calling for top administrators at the Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees the hospital, to be removed over their handling of the outbreak. read more
2015 Rape is New Mexico's First Forensic Genealogy Case
May 06, 2020
A man in New Mexico could face at least a decade in prison after investigators tracked his DNA through GEDmatch to link him to a 2015 rape. read more
New Mexico Mayor, Police Head for Showdown Over Lockdown
April 27, 2020
The mayor of a small New Mexico city is promising a confrontation Monday between his small police force and State Police as he seeks to lift a COVID-19 lockdown order that shuttered nonessential businesses to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. read more
Judge Tosses Most Claims in Suit by Ex-death Row Inmate
April 24, 2020
A federal judge has dismissed most claims in a lawsuit filed by a former Delaware death row inmate who was acquitted of all charges after being retried for a drug-related killing. read more
Would You Give Up Personal Data to Return to Work?
April 20, 2020
As countries around the world edge toward ending lockdowns and restarting their economies and societies, citizens are being more closely monitored, in nations rich and poor, authoritarian and free. read more
Some California Sex Assault Victims Collect Own Evidence Amid COVID-19
April 17, 2020
Fears of getting infected with the coronavirus have prompted authorities in Northern California to allow some sexual assault victims to collect evidence with a nurse directing them in the hours-long process through a video call. read more
After Bad Forensic Testimony, Court Grants New Trial to Pennsylvania Man
April 08, 2020
Pathologist Cyril Wecht testified in the 2013 trial that semen linked to Hopkins, 74, was deposited in the sheets of the victim at the time of her killing. It is impossible to determine when DNA is deposited on any surface. read more