Kentucky Gov. Beshear to restore voting rights to…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced in his inaugural address Tuesday that he'll sign an executive order this week restoring voting rights to more than 100,000 people who've been convicted of felonies. "My faith teaches me…

New owner of consumer DNA database GEDmatch vows…

The new owner of a consumer DNA database that has powered a revolution in forensics vowed to resist attempts by police to circumvent the site's privacy rules. Verogen, a California-based DNA analysis company, announced Monday…

Former top Mexican cop charged with protecting El…

A former top law enforcement official in the Mexican government was charged by the U.S. government with accepting millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing protection to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's notorious drug…

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates should get…

Federal prosecutors have told a judge they don’t oppose former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates’ request for probation when he's sentenced next week — as long as he continues to cooperate with them. Gates, who…