CRIMINAL LAW

Kalinda Carpenter, 33, was charged with abuse or neglect of a child, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree domestic assault.

The indictment also states that the ride, which was built in the year 2012, was allegedly a “spur of the moment” decision made by the water park in order to impress the producers of a Travel Channel show. 

A U.S. grand jury Wednesday charged Amor M. Ftouhi of Quebec with an additional terrorism charge for stabbing a uniformed police officer at Bishop International Airport.

Tahnee Gonzales and Elizabeth Dauenhauer recorded their disturbing trip to the mosque on Facebook live.

A perimeter was set up by the police on 14th and 16th streets to the west and east, and San Vicente Boulevard and Margarita Avenue to the north and south in Santa Monica, as officers conducted a manhunt for the suspect.

The CDC in a statement called Timothy Cunningham "a highly respected member of our CDC family."

About 50 people gathered outside the privately-run detention center to protest the actions of the staff.

Christian Desgroux was charged with pretending to be a military officer, and if convicted can be sentenced to three years in prison.

A discrimination lawsuit claimed a Missouri women's prison was rife with inmate abuse and sexual misconduct among employees.

Samuel Woodward, the man accused of killing University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein, was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment Friday.

Miguel Perez Jr., 39, a Chicago resident who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and recently finished a prison term on a drug conviction, had sought to remain in the U.S., arguing his life would be in danger if he was deported to Mexico.

A Michigan doctor was arrested for past crimes and faces deportation, despite being a legal permanent resident his family says.

An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty to attacking a girl in 2016, while she was attending the Falls Creek church camp in southern Oklahoma. The accused, who was a cook at the camp, raped her and threatened to hurt her if she told anyone.

The Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty for an alleged gang member in Detroit.

An alleged drug dealer was left dead after a Christmas hit and run.

A former marine deported in 2002 will get to return to the United States before Christmas.

The felony of using a device to intercept oral communication can lead to a five-year jail term, while the misdemeanor charge can carry an additional 12-month penalty.

Sayfullo Saipov has been handed a 22-count indictment from a Southern District of New York federal grand jury in connection to the Oct. 31 terrorist attack that left 8 dead.

The military refused to give any concrete reason why it has also decided to stop releases of security-screened prisoner art to the public.

Wilbert Jones was convicted of kidnapping and raping a nurse, who was abducted from outside a Baton Rouge hospital in October 1971. In 1974, he was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

The judge chose not to jail 26-year-old Bryan Anthony Bowen, describing him as "small in stature" and "emotionally inadequate," despite a guilty plea by him to two counts of inciting a child to carry out a sex act.