Man arrested after dropping backpack at Boston Marathon finish line

One man was arrested Tuesday after leaving a backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line on the one-year anniversary of a deadly bombing of the famous road race. 

Muslim groups, civil liberties advocates applaud end of NYPD Muslim surveillance program

Muslim groups and civil liberties advocates are applauding the decision by New York Police Department officials to disband a controversial unit that tracked the daily lives of Muslims as part of efforts to detect terror threats.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect seeks dismissal of some charges, easing of prison restrictions

Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect are headed to court to ask a judge to dismiss some of the charges against him and to ease restrictions on him in prison.

Alleged serial killings in Southern California highlight limits of GPS tracking of criminals

Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon proved not once, but allegedly twice, that GPS trackers — the electronic leashes worn by 100,000 freed criminals in the U.S. — aren't foolproof.