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Crime

A closeup of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Courts & Law

Key informant defends role during Del. man’s trial in Whitmer kidnap plot

Prosecutors say Fox, 39, who lives in western Michigan, and Croft, 46, a trucker from Bear, Delaware, wanted to trigger a national revolt by kidnapping the Democratic governor

4 years ago

FILE - This photo from Friday May 9, 2008, shows R. Kelly arriving for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Courts & Law

R. Kelly jury selection focuses on 2019 documentary

Jury selection in R. Kelly's federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday.

4 years ago

Portrait view of Salman Rushdie.
Community

Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack

An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.

4 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Community

More than a dozen shot, 3 dead, in rash of violent incidents in Philadelphia

A 15-year-old was among those killed and a pregnant woman was among those injured.

4 years ago

Salman Rushdie gestures as he speaks at a podium.
Community

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is “on the road to recovery” two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.

4 years ago

Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage as he was preparing for a speaking event in western New York on Friday. (Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)
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Community

Salman Rushdie may lose an eye after being stabbed at a speaking event

A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded not guilty after being charged with attempted murder in Friday's attack in Chautauqua, N.Y. The author underwent surgery and was on a vent

4 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Community
6abc

More than a dozen shot, 3 dead, in rash of violent incidents in Philadelphia

A 15-year-old was among those killed and a pregnant woman was among those injured.

4 years ago

File photo: A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24, 2022. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Holly Meyer, File)
Courts & Law

Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation

The SBC’s statement gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with sexual abuse.

4 years ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home

Garland cited the “substantial public interest in this matter” in announcing the request at a Justice Department news conference.

4 years ago

FILE PHOTO: The FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington on June 14, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
Community

Man who tried to breach FBI office killed after standoff

The confrontation came as officials warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

4 years ago

In this June 21, 2016, file photo, cars make their way along historic Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque, N.M.  (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
Courts & Law

Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque

Muhammad Syed, who is 51, was taken into custody a day earlier after a traffic stop more than 100 miles away.

4 years ago

FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a news conference on March 11, 2022, at the governor's office in Lansing, Mich. Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial with jury selection starting Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting two others in the case. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
Courts & Law

Jury selection begins for trial of Del. man in Whitmer kidnap plot

Barry Croft Jr., of Bear, Delaware, will be put on trial again after a jury in April couldn’t reach a verdict.

4 years ago

A headshot of Pamela Johnson
Community

In 1996, she survived a shooting in N.J. Now she helps prevent them

Pamela Johnson, executive director of the Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County, said the Murphy administration helps fund her violence prevention strategies.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Courts & Law

Trump says FBI searched Mar-a-Lago estate in major escalation of probe

The search intensifies the months-long probe into how classified documents ended up in more than a dozen boxes located at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year.

4 years ago

File photo: Greg McMichael looks at the gallery during the testimony of his son, Travis McMichael, in the trial of himself, his son and William
Courts & Law

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

4 years ago

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