Alanna Durkin Richer
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Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents spoke of 'violence and murder,' prosecutors say
Prosecutors say Massachusetts Air National guardsman Jack Teixeira kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of 'violence and murder' on a social media platform and an 'assassination van.' → Read More
Guardsman Spoke of 'Murder,' May Still Possess Secrets Beyond Leaked Documents, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutor say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of “violence and murder” on a social media platform and an “assassination van.” → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing
Also on Monday, a Colorado man pleaded guilty on to using a chemical spray to attack police officers who were trying to hold off the mob. → Read More
Murdaugh’s fast conviction sealed by his testimony: experts
Prosecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son, yet a jury took less than three hours to convict him — thanks, in large part, to the defendant himself. “It came down to just a couple of key pieces of evidence. And those were: the […] → Read More
Trump can be sued for Jan 6 actions, Justice Dept says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. → Read More
Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions, DOJ says
Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. → Read More
Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed, following in the footsteps of other juries that have viewed crime scenes in cases that captured the nation’s attention. Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare but […] → Read More
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick asks court to dismiss sex assault case
BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion Monday to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand trial. McCarrick pleaded not guilty in September 2021 in the Massachusetts case that […] → Read More
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick asks court to dismiss sex assault case
Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion Monday to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand trial. → Read More
Jan. 6 rioter who threated Ocasio-Cortez online gets 3 years
A Texas man who threatened U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter after he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Garret Miller... → Read More
Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling
Experts say the high court’s ruling that outlined a new test for evaluating gun laws left open many questions. → Read More
Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling
A landmark Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. → Read More
Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling
A landmark Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books → Read More
Jury may not hear cops’ admissions in Tyre Nichols’ beating
It was a stunning revelation: One of the officers involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of the bloodied and handcuffed man and shared it with five other people. The disclosure was part of the Memphis Police Department’s request to the state that the five former officers charged with murder […] → Read More
Sorry, not sorry: Some Jan. 6 rioters apologize in court, then change their tune later
Some Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court for joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have struck a different tone later. → Read More