National Investigations

Aside from their anguish from losing a daughter and a sister, the family of Lauren Smith-Fields is outraged and disgusted at how they say the Bridgeport Police Department has investigated the mysterious death of the 23-year-old.

The engineer responsible for the troubled fix of the Millennium Tower acknowledged Thursday that the building is continuing to tilt about 3 inches a year since work began.

A college student in Long Beach who applied to a paid internship via the job-searching site Indeed was told she had landed the job — then scammers stole thousands from her.

It was one year ago this week that a previously unimaginable scene unfolded at the U.S. Capitol. A mob of close to 800 made their way inside the building. “More than 700 people have been charged from 45 different states and D.C. They range from 18 to 80… they’re all over the map,” said Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the…...

The proposed law in the state would give veterans access to psychedelic therapies and decriminalize several drugs like LSD, ecstasy, mescaline, psilocybin “magic mushrooms” and more.

The Millennium Tower may be the most recognizable sinking building in the city, but one researcher says earth-based and space-based observations confirm the entire downtown area around it is sinking as well.

Michael Johnston, who along with his wife is accused of setting up hidden cameras to capture nude images of their nanny in a civil lawsuit, has been removed as president and CEO of a Chicago-based record label.

The U.S. Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. The building was part of a complex at SSFL used to develop nuclear reactors.

You likely often receive scam texts, emails or phone calls from fraudsters trying to steal your money using their latest scheme. In fact, consumers are losing billions of dollars to scams every year. But now there’s some insight into why people fall for scams.

A new push in U.S. Senate for legislation to stop deportation of immigrant veterans for minor crimes.

Three Mendocino County marijuana farmers and a former police officer from Texas have filed a new federal lawsuit alleging widespread theft, corruption, and coverups among law enforcement officials policing the Emerald Triangle, the Northern California region world-renown for the cannabis grown there.

Arlington National Cemetery could run out of space for burials in 20 years — meaning tens of thousands would lose their eligibility.

Unscrupulous small car dealers appear to be raking in millions, illegally selling Texas paper license plates online, helping criminals hide in plain sight and allowing dangerous cars to stay on the road and there’s little being done to stop them.