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FILE – This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein is set to return to court Wednesday, July 31, 2019, to face sex trafficking charges just days after he was found injured in his cell. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP) NYSB243 NYSB243

August 16, 2019 at 10:38 am

Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein's death a suicide

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's medical examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein's death a suicide Friday, confirming after nearly a week of speculation that the... Updated 9:14 pm

August 14, 2019 at 5:01 am

Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death

NEW YORK (AP) — Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were...

August 12, 2019 at 9:12 pm

2 guards suspended and warden reassigned after Epstein death VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two...

August 12, 2019 at 10:24 am

Barr defends police, takes swipe at progressive prosecutors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr staunchly defended the work of law enforcement Monday — promising to push for new legislation to swiftly carry...

August 12, 2019 at 9:06 am

Feds: Friend of Ohio gunman bought body armor, ammo magazine

A longtime friend of the Dayton gunman bought the body armor, a 100-round magazine and a key part of the gun used in the attack,...

August 11, 2019 at 9:38 pm

Questions swirl around Epstein’s monitoring before suicide VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein's two guards the night he hanged himself in his federal jail cell wasn't a regular correctional officer,...

August 10, 2019 at 9:05 pm

Epstein’s guards worked extreme OT shifts morning of death VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Guards on Jeffrey Epstein's unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent...

August 10, 2019 at 6:54 am

US attorney: Epstein abuse probe steadfast despite his death VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI and the Justice Department's inspector general's office will investigate how Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide Saturday, while...

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An El Paso Police Officer interviews a witness who was inside the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, after an active shooter opened fire killing several shoppers, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP) TXELP601 TXELP601 TXELP601

August 3, 2019 at 10:44 am

20 killed, 26 wounded when gunman attacks Texas shoppers VIEW

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during...

FILE — Attorney General William Barr in the Rose Garden at the White House, in Washington, July 11, 2019. The Justice Department sought on Monday, July 22, to tightly hem in this week’s congressional testimony by the former special counsel, Robert Mueller, telling him in a letter that he “must remain within the boundaries” of the public version of his report on the Russia investigation. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT217 XNYT217

July 25, 2019 at 7:42 am

US government will execute inmates for first time since 2003

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal...