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Russia frees American after 4 years in prison, during US envoy visit
Russia on Wednesday released an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, in a deal reached during a visit by a top U.S. envoy and at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.
Russia frees American after 4 years in prison, during US envoy visit
Russia on Wednesday released an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, in a deal reached during a visit by a top U.S. envoy and at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.
Man who stopped Oregon elementary school shooter has 2 daughters at the school
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by shooting the gunman inside the building is the father of two girls at the school, his mother said Friday. In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and shot the teenage shooter. Three students and a teacher were killed in the attack, and a fourth student and another teacher were critically injured.
2 RI residents charged in nationwide health care fraud crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.
After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish releasing Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks” to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline.
Shooter still at large after Charlie Kirk was assassinated
OREM, Utah (AP) - Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. Authorities say Kirk was killed with a single shot from a rooftop on Wednesday. Whoever fired the gun then slipped away amid the chaos of screams and students fleeing the Utah Valley University campus.
At least 3 people, including a police officer, killed in shooting at Manhattan office building
NEW YORK (AP) - A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least three people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told the The Associated Press. The suspect was identified as Shane Tamura, of Nevada, two people briefed on the investigation told the AP. Sources said he fatally shot himself. Law enforcement officials located identification on Tamura's body, including a concealed carry permit from Las Vegas, the people said.
8 injured in Colorado by man with flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine'
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled "Free Palestine" and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was booked into the Boulder County jail north of Denver and expected to face charges in connection with the attack the FBI was investigating as a terrorist act.
Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday.
Russia releases imprisoned American in what US calls a step toward the end of Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - Marc Fogel, an American history teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained by Russia, has been released and returned to the U.S. in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russia with Fogel and brought him to the White House, where Trump greeted him.
Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were present
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report Thursday that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene Jan. 6, 2021, and none of the bureau's informants was authorized to participate.
FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden's term
by: ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Posted: Updated: WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.
Feds file new indictment in Trump's Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
by: ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Posted: Updated: WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents.
Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
by: ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Posted: Updated: WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case.
Trump’s hush money trial at pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen takes the stand
NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, took the stand Monday, poised to offer testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the case, and his appearance signals that the trial is entering its final stretch.
Trump’s hush money trial at pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen takes the stand
NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, took the stand Monday, poised to offer testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the case, and his appearance signals that the trial is entering its final stretch.
Stormy Daniels expected to testify at Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses including porn actor Stormy Daniels. An attorney for Daniels, Clark Brewster, told The Associated Press that the actor, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is “likely” to be called as a witness on Tuesday.
12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing
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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager.
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‘My memory is fine’: Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation that had shadowed Biden’s presidency for the last year.
Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
By ERIC TUCKER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST, ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted.
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