Sex offenders are being put to the test to avoid jail time as part of a state program making registered offenders take lie detector tests, and they have to do it on their own dime. Brad Crawford, a ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Now that a judge branded him "a serial child molester," Dennis Hastert must prepare to serve his 15-month prison sentence. Once he's out, the former House speaker must participate in a ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia’s attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and ...