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Police officer became 'double agent' for Proud Boys, prosecutor says

Dec. 02, 2024 14:35 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer accused of leaking confidential information to Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio became a “double agent” for the far-right extremist group after its members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital, a federal prosecutor...

Climate change activist gets 2 years in prison for dumping red powder on Constitution display

Nov. 15, 2024 18:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for his role in the vandalism earlier this year at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. U.S....

Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

Sep. 06, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob's attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021. A...