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A nursing program was ordered to shut down. It kept accepting students.
A nursing program was ordered to shut down. It kept accepting students. (washingtonpost.com) A nursing program was ordered to shut down. It kept accepting students. By Tom Jackman 2025080210000000 The Medical Learning Center billed itself as a lower-cost nursing school with classes on nights and weekends, convenient for a student body made up largely of immigrants, many already working as medical assistants who wanted to become nurses.
Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues those who put him on death row
Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues those who put him on death row (washingtonpost.com) Wrongfully convicted Maryland man sues those who put him on death row By Tom Jackman 2025072410000000 A Maryland man who was twice sentenced to death for a pair of murders he didn't commit, and then served 32 years in prison before being released, is suing the prosecutors and police detectives who mishandled his case, though he has now outlived four of the five people he says caused his decades of...
Trump administration releases thousands of files on MLK Jr.’s assassination
Trump administration releases thousands of files on MLK Jr.’s assassination (washingtonpost.com) Trump administration releases thousands of files on MLK Jr.’s assassination By Tom Jackman; Dylan Wells 2025072121583400 The Trump administration on Monday released more than 230,000 pages of documents related to the April 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who announced the move, said the files include "discussion of...
Propane manager guilty of manslaughter in blast that killed Va. firefighter
Propane manager guilty of manslaughter in blast that killed Va. firefighter (washingtonpost.com) Propane manager guilty of manslaughter in blast that killed Va. firefighter By Tom Jackman 2025072121262500 After a house in Loudoun County, Virginia, exploded last year, killing a firefighter, prosecutors charged a gas company manager with involuntary manslaughter, saying he failed to take steps to stop a leak from an underground propane tank.
Assassinato de JFK: novos documentos revelam mais conexões da CIA com Lee Harvey Oswald
Esgueirando-se pelos bastidores e com acesso privilegiado a John e Jackie, o fotógrafo produziu imagens que ajudaram a moldar o jeito com que o mundo ainda hoje olha para os Kennedys. Seus retratos estão expostos no Newseum de Washington. Crédito: Divulgação | 16.11.2013 Por mais de 60 anos, a CIA alegou ter pouco ou nenhum conhecimento das atividades de Lee Harvey Oswald antes do assassinato do presidente John F. Kennedy (JFK), em novembro de 1963. Isso não era verdade.
Justin Wolfe, who confessed to 2001 murder for hire, could get new trial
Justin Wolfe, who confessed to 2001 murder for hire, could get new trial (washingtonpost.com) Justin Wolfe, who confessed to 2001 murder for hire, could get new trial By Tom Jackman 2025071516383600 Twenty-four years after his arrest, and nine years since his handwritten confession led to his conviction for murder and drug dealing, a Prince William County man accused of murder-for-hire in the fatal shooting of a fellow marijuana merchant may get a new trial.
The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald
For more than 60 years, the CIA claimed it had little or no knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963. That wasn’t true, new documents unearthed by a House task force prove. The revelation adds fuel to the long-simmering questions around what the agency knew about the plot to murder the president, and what else it may be hiding.
Lawyer: Fairfax commanders silenced detectives in au pair murder case
Lawyer: Fairfax commanders silenced detectives in au pair murder case (washingtonpost.com) Lawyer: Fairfax commanders silenced detectives in au pair murder case By Tom Jackman 2025071023103900 The double-murder case against Brendan Banfield involves a theory that he posed as his wife to lure a man to visit her before killing them both with the help of the family's au pair.
Teenage driver owes $2.4 million in crash that killed two schoolmates
Teenage driver owes $2.4 million in crash that killed two schoolmates (washingtonpost.com) Teenage driver owes $2.4 million in crash that killed two schoolmates By Tom Jackman 2025070610000000 A Fairfax County jury has written a final chapter to the horrific car crash that killed two Oakton High School students as they walked away from school in June 2022, awarding $2.4 million to the parents of 15-year-old Leeyan Hanjia Yan in a civil suit.
Congressional intern from Massachusetts killed in D.C. shooting
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Police have grainy video of shooting that killed congressional intern Original
Police have grainy video of shooting that killed congressional intern (washingtonpost.com) Police have grainy video of shooting that killed congressional intern By Tom Jackman; Juan Benn Jr.; Paul Duggan 2025070223034200 Investigators in the fatal shooting of a congressional intern on a D.C. street this week have obtained a video recording that experts are working to enhance, hoping the footage will show enough of the attack to help authorities identify suspects, police said Thursday.
‘No right is safe’: Justice Sotomayor dissents on birthright ruling
‘No right is safe’: Justice Sotomayor dissents on birthright ruling (washingtonpost.com) ‘No right is safe’: Justice Sotomayor dissents on birthright ruling By Tom Jackman 2025062719544900 Twice on Friday morning, as Supreme Court spectators digested two landmark, 6-3 rulings on birthright citizenship and religious rights in schools, Justice Sonia Sotomayor ferociously disagreed.
Facebook group of women led to U.S. Army Ranger's rape, sex assault convictions
The jury of six men and two women convicted Batt of 20 charges involving eight women, and acquitted him of 18 counts involving seven women. Each rape charge carries a maximum sentence of life without parole, and each sexual assault count has a 30-year maximum term. The jury foreman declined to comment after the verdict. Batt chose to have military Judge Adam S. Kazin sentence him rather than the jury. The judge will hear testimony Tuesday morning before imposing sentence.
Army Ranger sentenced to 53 years in prison for numerous sex assaults
Army Ranger sentenced to 53 years in prison for numerous sex assaults (washingtonpost.com) Army Ranger sentenced to 53 years in prison for numerous sex assaults By Tom Jackman 2025062322591300 An Army Ranger who was arrested after a two-year investigation sparked by a Facebook group of women who said he sexually assaulted them was sentenced Tuesday to 53 years in prison after a military jury this week convicted him of two rape charges and more than a dozen other assault counts. Maj.
Prosecutors want to use interview of 4-year-old in au pair murder case
When Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in her Herndon-area home in 2023, her 4-year-old daughter was in the basement. Now Fairfax County prosecutors want to use the toddler’s video-recorded statement from that morning against her father, who stands accused of killing Banfield and another man with the help of the couple’s au pair.
Prosecutors want to use interview of 4-year-old in au pair murder case
Prosecutors want to use interview of 4-year-old in au pair murder case (washingtonpost.com) Prosecutors want to use interview of 4-year-old in au pair murder case By Tom Jackman 2025061321342200 When Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in her Herndon-area home in 2023, her then-4-year-old daughter was in the basement.
Soldier accused of strangling, raping women testifies in court
Soldier accused of strangling, raping women testifies in court (washingtonpost.com) Soldier accused of strangling, raping women testifies in court By Tom Jackman 2025061213434200 After listening to 15 women testify that he had slapped, strangled and sometimes raped them over a three-year period, Army Maj. Jonathan Batt took his turn on the witness stand in his court-martial at Fort Meade on Wednesday and said each of them consented to every act of sex or bondage he performed.
Army Ranger accused of raping, assaulting women he met on dating apps
Army Ranger accused of raping, assaulting women he met on dating apps (washingtonpost.com) Army Ranger accused of raping, assaulting women he met on dating apps By Tom Jackman 2025060921412700 When they first met Jonathan Batt, mostly through dating apps, it was exciting and promising, the women testified. He seemed like a good guy, a well-sculpted military officer with an inviting smile who kept a boat on the Potomac River.
D.C. police lieutenant sentenced to 18 months for leaking to Proud Boys
D.C. police lieutenant sentenced to 18 months for leaking to Proud Boys (washingtonpost.com) D.C. police lieutenant sentenced to 18 months for leaking to Proud Boys By Tom Jackman 2025060617401800 A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars. Shane Lamond was not immediately taken into custody.
Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes
Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes (washingtonpost.com) Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes By Tom Jackman 2025052710000000 At least 10 defendants accused of other crimes when the FBI came to search their homes after the Jan.
Affidavit: Suspect in DC Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings
A young couple who had just attended a Jewish diplomatic reception stepped out onto a quiet street in downtown Washington on Wednesday night and were suddenly shot and killed, sending shock waves through the city that reverberated around the world. On Thursday the alleged gunman, a Chicago man who supported the Palestinian cause, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and murder of foreign officials, a death-penalty-eligible offense.
Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings
Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings (washingtonpost.com) Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings By Tom Jackman; Dana Hedgpeth; Emily Davies; Kate Brady; Kyle Swenson 2025052214530300 A young couple who had just attended a Jewish diplomatic reception stepped out onto a quiet street in downtown Washington on Wednesday night and were suddenly shot and killed, sending shock waves through the city that reverberated around the world.
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police charged with burglary near Richmond
A Virginia man who assaulted police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and smashed the glass pane through which Ashli Babbitt climbed before she was fatally shot, has been arrested again outside of Richmond. Zachary J. Alam is accused of breaking into a home this month while the residents were there. He appears to be the first Capitol rioter arrested on new charges after President Donald Trump granted clemency to the roughly 1,600 people charged for their roles in the insurrection.
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police charged with burglary near Richmond
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police charged with burglary near Richmond (washingtonpost.com) Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police charged with burglary near Richmond By Tom Jackman 2025051922380500 A Fairfax County man who assaulted police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and smashed the glass pane through which Ashli Babbitt climbed before she was fatally shot, has been arrested again outside of Richmond. Zachary J. Alam is accused of breaking into a home this month while the residents were there.
As U.S. pardon attorney, Ed Martin says he will review Biden pardons
As U.S. pardon attorney, Ed Martin says he will review Biden pardons (washingtonpost.com) As U.S. pardon attorney, Ed Martin says he will review Biden pardons By Tom Jackman; Keith L. Alexander 2025051322594100 On his last full day as interim U.S. attorney for the District, Ed Martin on Tuesday said he will review the pardons issued by President Joe Biden and the actions of prosecutors in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot cases as he shifts to new roles in the Justice Department.
Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney
POLITICS Spencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman, Keith L. Alexander Washington Post View Comments Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, as her predecessor is set to hold his first news conference Tuesday afternoon, three people familiar with the matter said. Pirro, a former New York judge and prosecutor, was named by President Donald Trump last Thursday to a 120-day interim appointment.
Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney
Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney (washingtonpost.com) Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney By Spencer S. Hsu; Tom Jackman; Keith L. Alexander 2025051315265400 Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before
What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before (washingtonpost.com) What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before By Tom Jackman; Spencer S.
As D.C. U.S. attorney nomination falters, Ed Martin’s past feeds doubts
As D.C. U.S. attorney nomination falters, Ed Martin’s past feeds doubts (washingtonpost.com) As D.C. U.S. attorney nomination falters, Ed Martin’s past feeds doubts By Tom Jackman; Spencer S.
Governo Trump examina acampamentos de moradores de rua e opções para doentes mentais
Funcionários do Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos que coordenam a distribuição de verbas estão discutindo maneiras de remover acampamentos de moradores de rua e aumentar hospitalizações involuntárias de pessoas com doenças mentais em todo o país, no mais recente sinal de que o governo Trumpestá avançando em suas promessas de remover moradores de rua de espaços públicos de forma mais agressiva, de acordo com um e-mail obtido pelo Washington Post.
Under Senate oath, Trump nominee claims ignorance of Nazi sympathizer’s views
Under Senate oath, Trump nominee claims ignorance of Nazi sympathizer’s views (washingtonpost.com) Under Senate oath, Trump nominee claims ignorance of Nazi sympathizer’s views By Tom Jackman; Spencer S.
Justice Dept. examines homeless encampments, options for the mentally ill
Justice Dept. examines homeless encampments, options for the mentally ill (washingtonpost.com) Justice Dept.
Video casts doubt on Ed Martin’s apology for praising Nazi sympathizer
Video casts doubt on Ed Martin’s apology for praising Nazi sympathizer (washingtonpost.com) Video casts doubt on Ed Martin’s apology for praising Nazi sympathizer By Spencer S. Hsu; Tom Jackman 2025042522313500 Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin apologized this week for praising a pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendant who supported Nazi ideology and photographed himself posing as Adolf Hitler, saying he didn't know about the man's extremist statements.
US cancels hundreds of community, local grants | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy
NATION Perry Stein, Tom Jackman, Jeremy Roebuck Washington Post View Comments The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy
The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
DOJ Cancels Grants For Gun-Violence And Addiction Prevention, Victim Advocacy
The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy
The Justice Department has abruptly canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs and crime-victim advocacy— cuts Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Wednesday as the elimination of millions of dollars in “wasteful” spending.
RFK assassination files released by Trump administration
RFK assassination files released by Trump administration (washingtonpost.com) RFK assassination files released by Trump administration By Tom Jackman 2025041814371800 The Trump Administration released 10,000 pages of documents Friday related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The case was largely handled by the Los Angeles Police Department, but the FBI conducted its own parallel investigation to assist.
Senator warns interim U.S. attorney Martin against changing disclosure policies
Senator warns interim U.S. attorney Martin against changing disclosure policies (washingtonpost.com) Senator warns interim U.S. attorney Martin against changing disclosure policies By Tom Jackman 2025040910000000 A member of the Senate committee that reviews all U.S. attorney nominations is warning D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin, that his decision not to disclose negative information about law enforcement witnesses to defendants may damage trial outcomes, prosecutors' credibility and...
Air traffic controller charged with assaulting colleague in DCA tower
Air traffic controller charged with assaulting colleague in DCA tower (washingtonpost.com) Air traffic controller charged with assaulting colleague in DCA tower By Rachel Weiner; Ian Duncan; Tom Jackman 2025040118410500 An air traffic control supervisor at Reagan National Airport punched a colleague Thursday during a dispute in the control tower that forced others to step away from their duties to intervene, according to two people with knowledge of the incident.
Aide to Sen. Booker arrested inside Capitol for carrying a gun
Aide to Sen. Booker arrested inside Capitol for carrying a gun (washingtonpost.com) Aide to Sen. Booker arrested inside Capitol for carrying a gun By Tom Jackman 2025040118262200 An aide to Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) was arrested Monday night inside the U.S. Capitol for carrying a pistol without a license, the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday. Police said Kevin A.
Their kids died at Sandy Hook. Their tip line prevents school shootings.
Their kids died at Sandy Hook. Their tip line prevents school shootings. (washingtonpost.com) Their kids died at Sandy Hook. Their tip line prevents school shootings. By Tom Jackman 2025033110000000 In a chat group devoted to school shootings on the Discord app, an 18-year-old in Indiana allegedly typed recently, "I'll be honest. I'm close to shooting mine up.
Appeals court allows Trump’s removal of independent agency leaders for now
A federal appeals court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to remove leaders of two independent agencies for now while the judges decide whether the president has the authority to fire them. The case is expected to eventually make its way to the Supreme Court, where the justices could weigh in on Trump’s expansive view of presidential authority and even overturn a landmark decision critical to the separation of powers.
Appeals court allows Trump’s removal of independent agency leaders for now
Appeals court allows Trump’s removal of independent agency leaders for now (washingtonpost.com) Appeals court allows Trump’s removal of independent agency leaders for now By Tom Jackman; Lauren Kaori Gurley 2025032820145000 A federal appeals court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to remove leaders of two independent agencies for now while the judges decide whether the president has the authority to fire them.
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger will retire in May
J. Thomas Manger, who took over as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police to restore stability to the department after its response to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was heavily criticized, announced Tuesday that he will be retiring — again — in May. Manger, 70, retired in 2019 after leading the Montgomery County Police Department for 15 years. Before that, he spent 27 years with the Fairfax County Police Department, the last six years as chief.
Justice Dept. says many Jan. 6 pardons extend to crimes after that date
When the FBI raided the Baltimore County home of Elias N. Costianes in February 2021, they found cocaine, testosterone, marijuana, a scale and guns. “The defendant was a drug dealer,” prosecutors would later say, adding, “he was also armed.” Costianes said he was merely supplying himself and friends. Last September, a federal judge sentenced Costianes, who pleaded guilty to possessing a gun while using illegal drugs, to a year and a day in federal prison.
Justice Dept. says many Jan. 6 pardons extend to crimes after that date
When the FBI raided the Baltimore County home of Elias N. Costianes in February 2021, they found cocaine, testosterone, marijuana, a scale and guns. “The defendant was a drug dealer,” prosecutors would later say, adding, “he was also armed.” Costianes said he was merely supplying himself and friends. Last September, a federal judge sentenced Costianes, who pleaded guilty to possessing a gun while using illegal drugs, to a year and a day in federal prison.
Tom Jackman - PETA suit asserts First Amendment right to listen to monkeys
SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the National Institute of Mental Health, saying it has a right to hear and see rhesus macaque monkeys that the group contends express "physical and psychological pain and suffering" stemming from years of caging and experimentation.
PETA suit asserts First Amendment right to listen to monkeys
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the National Institute of Mental Health, saying it has a right to hear and see rhesus macaque monkeys that the group contends express “physical and psychological pain and suffering” stemming from years of caging and experimentation.
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