Armed 'patriots' turn protests toward Muslim Americans
DALLAS (AP) - They are known as "Three Percenters," followers of a movement that has rallied against gun control efforts nationwide, patrolled the U.S. border with Mexico and recently begun confronting...
View ArticleRecords: Undercover FBI agent was near gunmen before attack
PHOENIX (AP) - An undercover FBI agent who was investigating terrorism was driving past two Arizona men just before they opened fire outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas in...
View ArticleArizona man convicted in 2015 Texas attack seeks new trial
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona man convicted of helping plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas is seeking a new trial, arguing prosecutors did not reveal that an...
View ArticleBottle with man's ashes resumes journey in Gulf of Mexico
A bottle containing the ashes of a Texas man along with some handwritten notes from loved ones has been returned to the Gulf of Mexico, resuming its ocean journey after it washed up on a Florida...
View ArticleGarland, Sexton each score 18 to lead Cavs over Wolves 94-88
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Cleveland’s young backcourt showed just enough composure to overcome an otherwise rough night taking care of the ball.Rookie Darius Garland and second-year backcourt partner Collin...
View ArticleVirginia man returns French portrait he stole during WWII
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - John Waller has lived a notable life in Virginia Beach. The architect designed City Hall, several school buildings and dozens of homes.But now, deep in his golden years,...
View ArticleMerrick Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday expanded the federal government's role in investigating allegations of misconduct by local police departments by rescinding a Trump-era memo that limited the...
View ArticleMerrick Garland pledges to give police groups heads-up on future probes
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday afternoon promised to give leaders of some of the nation's largest police groups advance notice of future investigations into local departments, sources...
View ArticleCapitol attackers higher priority than BLM rioters, says Merrick Garland
Attorney General Merrick Garland acknowledged Wednesday that the Justice Department is prioritizing prosecuting those who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol over those who rioted and...
View ArticleMerrick Garland seeks huge budget boosts for ambitious agenda
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday laid out an ambitious agenda for fighting domestic terrorism, reducing violent crime and securing voting rights — and asked Congress for an additional $4...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Overstepping legal bounds
The piece on the Department of Justice intervening in school-board issues is disturbing, but your piece misses a huge point ("AG Merrick Garland directs FBI to target 'disturbing spike' in school board...
View ArticleMerrick Garland blasted for unleashing FBI on school board squabbles
Attorney General Merrick Garland sees a rising domestic threat to the nation’s public schools, but others are struggling to identify anything more insidious than irate parents getting rowdy at their...
View ArticleMerrick Garland, Biden DOJ unveil plan to crack down on discriminatory...
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced a new Justice Department initiative to crack down on discriminatory financial lending practices.During a news conference, Mr. Garland said the...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Republicans urge AG Merrick Garland to call off probe into...
Attorney General Merrick Garland came under pressure Monday to call off his investigation into school board conflicts after the national group that had urged him to intervene apologized for raising the...
View ArticleDurham team seeks redemption with Danchenko trial
Special counsel John Durham’s stinging loss in federal court this week cast doubt over the future of his probe of U.S. intelligence community wrongdoing in pursuing Trump-Russia collusion theories, but...
View ArticleGarland reasserts DOJ's commitment to combating gun violence after bipartisan...
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Justice Department was redoubling efforts to combat gun violence and illegal weapons trafficking.The DOJ was marshaling all of its resources...
View ArticleNew Trump special counsel Jack Smith once pursued another Republican biggie...
Liberal Washington celebrated the Nov. 18 appointment of Department of Justice functionary Jack Smith as former President Donald Trump’s second special counsel.Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has...
View ArticleAG Merrick Garland to make statement as GOP presses for special counsel in...
Attorney General Merrick Garland was to give a statement Thursday afternoon as Republican lawmakers push him to appoint a special counsel after a second batch of classified documents from President...
View ArticleAG Merrick Garland tells Congress he needs controversial spying power to keep...
Attorney General Merrick Garland made an impassioned plea Wednesday for Congress to renew a controversial government spying authority, warning that if the “Section 702” powers go away the U.S. will...
View ArticleMerrick Garland beefs up team to fight voter ID and drop-box limits, says...
Attorney General Merrick Garland said on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries that states requiring voter ID at the polls and restricting drop boxes are suppressing Black voters, and the Justice...
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