Three Atlanta-area spas were attacked on Tuesday by the same suspected gunman, who killed eight people.

Authorities in Cherokee County and the city of Atlanta are investigating the attacks at three businesses. The suspect is white. Authorities say many of the victims appear to be of Asian descent.

As with other high profile cases including the Boston Marathon bombing case, the defense for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is charged with murdering George Floyd, faces an uphill battle in finding an impartial jury in Minneapolis. GBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed says, "you might as well just keep it in the community."

The former Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial will begin with jury selection, which could take weeks.

The robocalls tricked consumers "to exploit their generosity," Attorney General Maura Healey said.

Updated at 2:40 p.m. ETAfter David Crawford left his job as the police chief of Laurel, Md., in 2010, he spent the next decade nursing grudges and setting…

As experts compile last year's data for gun buying and shooting, the debate grows over whether the two are connected.

A panel to explore hiring procedures is still taking shape.

The state that used to lead the country in the number of executions has now abolished capital punishment.

The Florida Commission on Offender Review voted 2-1 in favor of releasing 80-year-old John Connolly, who has cancer and is believed to have less than a year to live.