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July 11, 2020 at 10:33 am

Justice Dept. seeks to overturn order halting execution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court on Saturday seeking to move forward with the first federal...

July 10, 2020 at 2:19 pm

US appeals to proceed with 1st federal execution in 17 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to proceed with the first federal execution in nearly two decades, the Justice Department plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that...

July 10, 2020 at 1:18 pm

2 arrested, 2 wanted after 11-year-old killed on July Fourth

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two men have been arrested and two others are wanted in connection with the killing of an 11-year-old boy who was shot...

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trumpís personal lawyer and longtime fixer, leaving federal court in New York, Aug. 21, 2018. Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance and other charges. He made the extraordinary admission that he paid a pornographic actress ìat the direction of the candidate,î referring to Trump, to secure her silence about an affair she said she had with Trump. (Andres Kudacki/The New York Times) XNYT201 XNYT201 XNYT201

July 9, 2020 at 11:38 am

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison Thursday, after balking at certain conditions...

July 9, 2020 at 10:15 am

Official: Feds feared Epstein confidant might kill herself

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that...

July 8, 2020 at 7:23 am

Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is plowing ahead with its plan to resume federal executions next week for the first time in more than...

July 6, 2020 at 8:49 am

Maxwell moved to NY for Epstein-related sex abuse charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to a New York City jail plagued by coronavirus concerns and other...

July 4, 2020 at 10:48 am

Inmate death at federal jail in Los Angeles ruled a homicide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of an inmate at a federal jail in Los Angeles this past week has been ruled a homicide, resulting from...

July 2, 2020 at 8:08 am

Priest sues to stop federal execution over coronavirus risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Zen Buddhist priest, who is a spiritual adviser to one of three federal death row inmates scheduled to be executed this...

June 26, 2020 at 3:52 pm

Judge delays Roger Stone’s prison surrender for 2 weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is giving Roger Stone, a longtime ally and confidant of President Donald Trump, an additional two weeks before he...