Fifty years after the Supreme Court case that guaranteed criminal defendants a lawyer even if they can't pay, Kojo examines the crushing caseloads facing most public defenders today and the impact on the justice system.

A district court judge denied bond for Charles R. Smith III, 38, accused of setting more than 50 fires in Accomack County going back to last year.

The taxi driver accused of shooting Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy in the head during a routine traffic stop in February will face a grand jury.

The latest on the investigation into the deadly Boston explosions and new questions on the limits of security.

More than half the prisoners at Guantanamo are on a hunger strike. Most of the inmates are still being held without charges. The unclear future of Guantanamo.

Latest on the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, the Boston bombings and suspicious letters addressed to President Obama and several others.

Nearly three in four residents of the greater D.C. Metro area say they feel safe walking alone at night in their neighborhoods, which aligns closely with the national average.

An estimated one in five college women are sexually assaulted on campus. Students are angry at how universities handle rape cases, and they're using social media to teach each other how to use Title IX to hold colleges accountable.

Opinions differ in the D.C. region about the best approaches to mediate gun violence, prompting a divide amongst members of the Washington Council of Governments.

There's more information on one of the suspects accused of setting fires on Virginia's Eastern Shore.