Crime and Courts

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an ultimatum to Oakland city leaders: change restrictive rules around police pursuits or lose critical state resources. Emma Goss reports.

Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle automaker BYD.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state will continue to support Oakland and the East Bay in an ongoing crime crackdown on the condition reforms are made and the city’s pursuit policy is updated. Velena Jones reports.

Video of the fatal Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was made public on Friday by the state’s attorney general, who is investigating the officers’ use of force.

Newly released body-camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correctional officers while in handcuffs.

The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Alameda County on Friday, Dec. 27, to discuss the ongoing crime crackdown in the East Bay.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday the state will continue to support Oakland and the East Bay in an ongoing crime crackdown, but also called for a change in the city’s pursuit policy.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield had his rape conviction overturned Thursday on the grounds of racial bias. Thom Jensen reports.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield had his rape conviction overturned Thursday on the grounds of racial bias.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield had his rape conviction overturned Thursday on the grounds of racial bias. Emma Goss reports.

The woman has sued the embattled rapper, alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2006.

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled Thursday.

The Moxley matriarch was a steadfast presence in the courtroom as the suspect in her daughter’s killing, a Kennedy cousin, saw his conviction later overturned.

A woman allegedly stabbed one person multiple times in Kissimmee over a bad tip for pizza delivery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 

The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.” Sebastian Zapeta was arraigned on Tuesday and has another court appearance set for Friday. Police say surveillance video from Sunday morning showed a...

Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges.

New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin.

New York City police charged Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, with starting the blaze that killed a sleeping woman in a subway car.

The Guatemalan man, who officials say was in the U.S. illegally, is accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire.