On a cloudy winter afternoon, a few dozen people stand outside the courthouse in Hardin, Montana, holding banners and signs bearing the photos of young Native American women. In below-freezing temperatures and against an abrasive wind, they read out the names of 24 women and girls they say have gone missing or been killed. They…

A doctor at the University of Michigan sexually abused students and athletes, including an Olympic wrestler, for decades, three former wrestlers and their attorneys said in a news conference Thursday. University doctor Robert E. Anderson, who worked at Michigan from 1968 to 2003, allegedly molested them during unnecessary medical examinations, the wrestlers said. Anderson died…

Sports mascots that invoke Native American imagery and traditions have long been considered offensive by tribal nations. Two Illinois lawmakers want to ban them. Two representatives in the state House have introduced a bill that would prohibit schools from using Native American logos, mascots or other imagery unless they: receive written permission from a tribe…

Four people with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group known as Atomwaffen Division have been arrested after authorities said they conspired to harass journalists and people affiliated with the Anti-Defamation League. The group focused on targets who were Jewish or people of color, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington,…

Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are expected to stand trial starting October 5 on charges related to the college admissions scam, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts said. They will stand trial alongside six other parents charged in the scam: Gamal Abdelaziz, Diane Blake, Todd Blake, John Wilson, Homayoun Zadeh…

A bill that’s steadily progressing in Washington state would reduce the penalty for intentionally exposing another to blood-borne pathogens like HIV. The bill, which passed the state House earlier this month, is now in committee in the Senate. If it passes, the bill — originally proposed by the state’s Department of Health — would make…

Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Corrections targeting the state’s notorious Parchman prison, where at least nine inmates have died since the beginning of the year. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 150 inmates housed in the prison — formally known as…

A gunman shattered a regular work day at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing five co-workers before he turned the gun on himself. Here’s what we know: The motive Investigators have not released any details on the shooter’s motive. The company describe him as an “active” employee but did not provide additional…

A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but is recovering. The incident occurred at an apartment in Houston on Tuesday evening when the 19-year-old relative who was watching the…

A worker at the sprawling Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee opened fire Wednesday afternoon, killing five employees before taking his own life, the company’s chief executive officer and police said. The suspected shooter, a 51-year-old man from Milwaukee, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police Chief Alfonso Morales told reporters. Gavin Hattersley, Molson Coors president…