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A homicide suspect who was mistakenly released from a detention center in Indianapolis two weeks ago due to a clerical error was captured Wednesday in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted for the second time in 10 years on bribery and corruption charges. Here’s a look at active and recent federal cases against federal lawmakers and governors.

Tommy Wayne Boyd, a convicted child sex offender serving a 30-year prison sentence, has been captured several hours after walking out of a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, authorities said.

Tommy Wayne Boyd, a convicted child sex offender serving a 30-year prison sentence, has been captured several hours after walking out of a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, authorities said.

Nine corrections deputies in Shelby County, Tennessee, have been indicted in connection to the in-custody death of Gershun Freeman last year, including two deputies who are facing murder charges.

A US court on Tuesday sentenced a wildlife trade kingpin to 18 months in prison for conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilos of rhino horns, in a ruling conservation groups said would cause a major blow to the illicit business.

Kevin Mason was “mistakenly released” from an adult detention center in Marion County on Sept. 13, two days after his arrest.

Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing much harsher penalties on women who breach hijab rules, days after the one-year anniversary of mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain behind bars after a Moscow court refused to hear an appeal against his pre-trial detention on Tuesday.

After Danilo Cavalcante’s escape from prison led to a 14-day manhunt, Chester County officials promised major security upgrades during a town hall meeting Monday night. “We are planning to do numerous safety enhancements, most of which come from technology, personnel movement, including drones, detection methods,” Howard Holland, the acting warden of the Chester County Prison, told CNN affiliate WPVI.