The California Republican congressman's resignation marks a dramatic change in fortunes for the son of a once-powerful member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Police officers in South Florida exchanged gunfire with two armed robbers Thursday. The resulting skirmish ended with both suspects dead, along with a hostage and a bystander.

"We were able to take out nearly all of the leadership" of the gang in a raid Thursday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said.

The U.S. Navy says the gunman was assigned to a nuclear-powered attack submarine currently in port. No motive has been identified.

Saying the stolen jewelry pieces are essentially the crown jewels of Saxon kings, Saxony's Art Minister Eva-Maria Stange said on Monday, "They belong to Saxony."

The high court did not provide an explanation for why it declined to hear the appeal by Syed, who was convicted in 2000 of strangling to death his former girlfriend, 17-year-old Hae Min Lee.

Inyoung You, a former Boston College student, pleaded not guilty on charges that she encouraged her boyfriend to take his own life.

Studies find that Native Americans, especially women, are victims of disproportionate levels of violence, and state and federal databases inadequately track the crisis.

A slew of federal agencies and media outlets have relied on professor Bruce Bagley's expertise on organized crime. This week he was arrested for his alleged role in an elaborate corruption scheme.

Inyoung You has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Boston College student Alexander Urtula.