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Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump's 2020 defeat toast his White House return
WASHINGTON (AP) — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. “Y’all are in trouble,” he said after taking a...
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said. The official spoke...
Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his defeated opponent, world leaders and President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his election victory into a government. Trump was keeping a low...
Appeals court orders new trial for man on Texas' death row over judge's antisemitic bias
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row — who was part of a gang of prisoners that fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping — because of antisemitic bias by the judge who presided over his case. Lawyers...
Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city said Wednesday that he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection. “My legal team has informed me that federal...
Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter...
Federal judge temporarily halts Idaho's plan to try a second time to execute a man on death row
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the planned execution of an Idaho man on death row whose first lethal injection attempt was botched earlier this year. Thomas Eugene Creech was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Nov. 13 — roughly nine months...
Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt whether he would first pardon himself or...
NYC man sentenced to life in prison for killing, dismembering a woman in life insurance fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for a scheme that involved killing and dismembering a woman after fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy in her name to collect the benefits, federal prosecutors said. Cory Martin, 37, was also...
Retrial of military contractor accused of complicity at Abu Ghraib soon to reach jury
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury could begin deliberations as soon as Thursday on whether a Virginia-based military contractor bears responsibility for the abuse of detainees 20 years ago at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison. The civil trial underway in U.S. District Court in...