The murder rate in New York City is on track to drop below one a day, setting a new record in the former murder capital of the United States, police said Thursday.
Sick Pilot Who Prompted Emergency Landing Has Died
Plane Forced To Land When He Got Sick Mid-Air
An Alleged Terrorist’s Family Waits in Hope and Fear
TIME speaks to the family of one Somali American member of al-Shabab, the terrorist organization that took credit for the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya
Texas Man Executed For 1999 Murder
The victim was bound and stabbed 94 times for $50
Free as a Bird Shot: Gun Giveaway in Florida
A group hopes to create ‘gun rich’ zones to combat crime.
Tat-us Quo: Despite Strict New Army Rules, Other Branches Keep Tattoo Policies Intact
The Air Force, Navy and Marines have no plan to change ink guidelines
Portland Is No Stranger to (Strange) Strip Clubs
Cory Booker’s stripper acquaintance lives in a city that claims to have the most strip clubs per capita
Report: Fewer Than Half of Students Are College Ready
Fifth year in a row in which fewer than half of students taking the test have scored at least 1550 out of 2400
Bombshell Pleads Guilty To Bomb-Throwing
Former Beauty Queen Will Do Community Service For Exploding Prank
More Expensive Stamps Won’t Save the Post Office
A newly proposed increase would bring $2 billion in annual revenue—but that’s nothing compared with the post office’s budget gap
Minneapolis Somalis Struggle With al-Shabab Link
Under scrutiny from the media and law enforcement, the Twin Cities’ Somali expatriates try to raise their children safely in America.
Youngest Victim of Chicago Shooting Home From Hospital
Three-year-old Deonta Howard was shot in the face, but he won’t suffer any brain damage
Montana Rapist Set for Release After Just 30 Days
Stacey Rambold admitted to raping a 14-year-old girl who later committed suicide