Rapper Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a federal offense that carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
A Virginia man will serve five years in prison without parole for the death of a pit bull that was tied to a fence, covered in lighter fluid and set on fire.
President Donald Trump‘s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who is facing a white-collar federal criminal investigation, has stepped down from his position as a finance official at the Republican National Committee.
It would have seemed unbelievable in 1990, when there were 2,245 killings in New York City, but as of Wednesday there have been just 286 in the city this year — the lowest since reliable records have been kept.
Virginia prosecutors said Wednesday they had dropped all charges against a mother who was accused of illegally recording audio from her daughter’s classroom — an action she said was meant to help her determine whether the child was being bullied.