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ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
The memo told ICE’s field office directors that all officers on the scenes of vehicle stops must wear and activate their body cameras, under the guidance.
Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
Prosecutors have yet to decide whether they will put the case in front of a jury for a second time.
Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets parole
Amber Guyger was convicted of murder in the 2018 killing of Botham Jean, an accountant, who had been eating a bowl of ice cream when Guyger entered his home and shot him. 
Records give insight into how one Cornell student responded to rape accusation
Investigative records and text messages obtained by NBC News provide further context for the October 2024 incident and its immediate aftermath.
NTSB report says pilots weren’t warned about wind before Amazon-branded plane crashed in Miami
The preliminary report didn’t list a cause of the crash. The investigation could take more than a year to complete.
FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation pushes embattled New York prosecutor into national spotlight
Matthew Van Houten’s tenure has included both routine criminal cases and episodes that have drawn public scrutiny.
Cornell survey showed increase in reports of nonconsensual sexual contact among female undergrads
The findings are drawing renewed attention after the local district attorney said he was reopening a criminal investigation into allegations of a 2024 gang rape at the university.
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FOR SUBSCRIBERSThe prosecutor at the center of the Cornell maelstrom
Allegations of gang rape at Cornell have cast a harsh national glare on a New York district attorney and his small office.
Amber Guyger, ex-police officer, granted parole after Botham Jean murder conviction
Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting Jean, her neighbor, after walking into his apartment in 2018.
Man accused in plot to attack Texas Capitol building in federal custody
Authorities said he planned to attack the Capitol on Thursday. He was arrested at his home early Wednesday.
Phil Mickelson sought treatment for addiction and family trauma, spokesperson says
The 56-year-old golf champion was accused in June of an “inappropriate” physical encounter with a female employee of a golf club, which he denied. 
