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November 24, 2021 at 2:06 pm

Collecting $26M award vs. white nationalists may be tough

Nine people who sued white nationalist leaders and organizations over the violence at a deadly rally in Charlottesville in 2017 won a $26 million judgment...

November 12, 2021 at 2:08 pm

CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time

A former tech company CEO from suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6...

Supporters of President Donald Trump rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

November 10, 2021 at 10:08 am

Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison

A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than...

November 8, 2021 at 8:58 pm

Astroworld deaths spur calls for independent review

The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people.

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November 8, 2021 at 1:26 pm

Houston concert deaths spur calls for independent review

The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people.

November 4, 2021 at 11:04 am

Appeals court agrees city can’t ban Catholic group’s rally

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that Baltimore city officials cannot ban a conservative Roman Catholic media outlet from holding a rally...

November 3, 2021 at 2:01 pm

Prosecutors seek 44 months in 1st sentence for riot violence

Federal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of nearly four years for a New Jersey gym owner who is on track to be the first...

November 3, 2021 at 11:43 am

Candidates who attended ‘Stop the Steal’ rally win races

At least six state or local political candidates who won their races on Tuesday had attended former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on...

This photo of Leonard Gruppo in his military uniform was contained in the defendants sentencing memorandum provided to the court. During his 27 years in the U.S. Army, Gruppo joined the Special Forces, served in four war zones and led a team of combat medics in Iraq before retiring in 2013 as a lieutenant colonel. During his six minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Gruppo joined a slew of other military veterans as a mob of pro-Trump rioters carried out an unparalleled assault on the bastion of American democracy. He’s among dozens of veterans and active-service members charged in connection with the insurrection. (Justice Department via AP DCJE501 DCJE501

November 2, 2021 at 9:15 pm

Feds seek tougher sentences for veterans who stormed Capitol

Federal judges have a thorny question to consider when they sentence military veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Do they deserve leniency because they served...

October 28, 2021 at 10:55 am

2 neo-Nazi group members sentenced to 9 years in prison

Two neo-Nazi group members have been sentenced to nine years in prison each in a case that highlighted a broader federal crackdown on far-right extremists.