ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

August 4, 2021 at 12:32 pm

Judge rebukes Jan. 6 defendant, sentences him to time served

A Michigan man who called Jan. 6 the “best day ever” is being released from jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the...

FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2011, file photo, then Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall assembly in Baltimore. A lawyer says the key accuser in the sex abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has met with New York City prosecutors, evidence that the scandal that has convulsed the papacy is now part of the broader U.S. law enforcement investigation into sex abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) LBJ136

July 29, 2021 at 8:48 am

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s. He is said to be...

July 12, 2021 at 1:54 pm

Man tied to violent prison gang pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot

A Florida man who was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he served time for attempted murder pleaded guilty Monday to joining the...

July 7, 2021 at 10:45 am

Pharmacy exec resentenced to 14 years in meningitis outbreak

BOSTON (AP) — A founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak will spend 14 and a half years behind...

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Rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump outside of U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Even as the first of the more than 500 federal Capitol riot defendants have begun to plead guilty, scores of suspects remain unidentified, reflecting the massive scale of the Justice Department’s investigation and the grueling work authorities still face to track everyone down. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WX205 WX205

July 5, 2021 at 9:03 pm

Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6

Six months after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Justice Department is still hunting for scores of rioters, even as the first of more than 500...

June 30, 2021 at 1:54 pm

EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...

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June 30, 2021 at 1:05 pm