Virginia’s prolonged budget-amendment process has finally come to a close, resulting in compromises on both sides of the political aisle. As prosecutors, we are glad to see the budget include an ...

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a witness protection program that went unfunded for the first nine years ...

Jackee Taylor entered when she was 7 years old and wishes it had never happened. — -- Jackee Taylor still remembers when her mother woke her up in the middle of the night and U.S. Marshals were ...

L-R: Justin Piasecki, 'WitSec: Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program' by Pete Earley, and David Kob Getty/Anita Lashey EXCLUSIVE: Pete Earley and Gerald Shur’s nonfiction book WitSec: Inside ...

Jackee Taylor has been in the US Witness Protection Program since she was 7. Now 51, Taylor is opening up about how difficult her life has been because of the program. She didn't ask to be a part of ...

In Lewiston, Maine, a man who called himself Abraham helped his neighbors with the trash and rode dirt bikes with his friend. His old life in New York City got him killed. By Ali Watkins The plea by a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Tuesday marked two years since the deadly shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage in Downtown Norfolk. Sierra Jenkins, Malik Harris and Marquel Andrews died in the shooting. Two ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in ...

Jurors say John T. Ambrose leaked secrets about witness in Chicago mob investigation. CHICAGO — A deputy U.S. marshal was convicted Tuesday of violating the secrecy of the federal government’s witness ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...