News for February 28, 2025

Former Virginia police sergeant Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on a firearm charge after fatally shooting a man during a 2023 shoplifting chase, even though he was cleared of manslaughter.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey made a rare decision to commute Robin “Rocky” Myers’ death sentence, saying she has doubts about the case but is not convinced he is innocent.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that removes gender identity from the state’s civil rights protections, making Iowa the first state to do so.

Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demoted several senior prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, including some who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

Stephen Craig Campbell, a fugitive wanted in a 1982 bombing case, was arrested in New Mexico after officials said he used a dead classmate’s identity for decades.

The Justice Department released some Epstein-related files, but the documents mostly repeated old information and did not bring new major revelations.

Former Navy sailor Xuanyu Harry Pang pleaded guilty to plotting a terror attack against Naval Station Great Lakes and other Chicago targets, according to federal authorities.