Cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay while subjecting them to beatings and other abuse. The defendants were...

TikTok and the U.S. face off in court over law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months is unconstitutional while the Justice Department said it is needed to eliminate a national security risk posed by the popular social media company. ...

The US is preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. It was not...

AP sources: Justice Department preparing criminal charges in connection with Iranian hack of Trump campaign

Garland says he won't let the Justice Department be used as a political weapon

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he will not allow the Justice Department “to be used as a political weapon," as he denounced "conspiracy theories and “dangerous falsehoods" targeting federal law enforcement. Speaking to U.S. attorneys gathered...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court denies a request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissal

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Without comment, seven members of the court on Tuesday turned away the request by...

Dallas juvenile detention center isolated kids and falsified documents, state investigation says

Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found. State investigators say that staffers at the Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr....

Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race

With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by...

2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that they used the social media messaging app Telegram to encourage hate crimes and acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in...

Department of Justice sues Maine for treatment of children with behavioral health disabilities

Maine unnecessarily segregates children with behavioral health disabilities in hospitals, residential facilities and a state-run juvenile detention facility, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday in a lawsuit seeking to force the state to make changes. The actions violate...