The FBI has fired roughly 20 agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington after the death of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter. The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings as unlawful, calling on Congress to investigate and accusing Director Kash Patel of violating employees’ rights amid a broader purge that has already fueled declining morale within the bureau.
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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
President Joe Biden speaks from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, on the August jobs report. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Eric Tucker The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sept. 3 directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive […]
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Next in Line to Lead Russia Probe: Rosenstein has Respect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats worry the appointment of a Jeff Sessions subordinate to oversee an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election won’t be a clean enough break from the embattled attorney general. But the veteran prosecutor in line for the job may be uniquely politically palatable. FILE – In this Jan. 10, […]
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AP Interview: Lynch Says US Must Hold Police Accountable
BALTIMORE (AP) — As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she’s broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices. In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, Attorney General Loretta Lynch poses for a portrait during an […]
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Holder Released from Hospital after Feeling Faint
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized for several hours Thursday and treated for an elevated heart rate after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath, the Justice Department said. Holder arrived as a precaution at a Washington hospital around 10:30 a.m. and was given medicine to restore his heart rate to a normal […]
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Psych screening sought in case of 2 slain Md. kids
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two women who police say killed two young children while performing what they thought was an exorcism will continue to be held without bond as prosecutors seek a psychiatric evaluation to determine if they are mentally competent to stand trial. The women, 28-year-old Zakieya Latrice Avery and Monifa Denise Sanford, 21, […]
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Prosecutors drop case against Maryland RB Brown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prince George’s County prosecutors are dropping charges against Maryland running back Wes Brown, weeks after he was accused of assaulting a police officer who was questioning him about a shooting, a spokesman said Monday. Prosecutors decided to dismiss the case after reviewing the evidence ahead of a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, […]
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Bribery Charge for Ex-DC Councilman Michael Brown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Councilmember Michael Brown has been charged with bribery and has told associates that he plans to plead guilty. Prosecutors on Friday accused Brown of accepting $55,000 from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen seeking preferred treatment from the government. The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 15 […]
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Police Docs Shed New Light on DC Metro Stabbing
A teenager charged with fatally stabbing another teen inside a District of Columbia Metro station confessed to the killing but told a police officer that he acted in self-defense, according to police documents. Chavez Myers, 17, was ordered held without bond during a court appearance Monday in the death early Saturday of 18-year-old Olijawon Griffin […]
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Prosecutor: Officers who beat student abused power
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Two police officers abused their power when they beat up a University of Maryland student during a rowdy post-game celebration two years ago, a prosecutor said during opening statements of an assault trial. But lawyers for the officers described their clients as mere “foot soldiers” who followed their commanders’ orders […]
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Life Sentence in Md. Yoga Shop Murder Case
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman convicted of killing her co-worker at an upscale yoga clothing shop in the Washington suburbs, then spinning an elaborate lie about being attacked by two masked men, was ordered Friday to spend the rest of her life behind bars. A judge sentenced Brittany Norwood, 29, to life in prison […]
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1st-Degree Murder Conviction in Washington D.C. Suburban Yoga Shop Killing
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman who killed her co-worker in an upscale suburban Washington yoga clothing shop was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday and faces the prospect of life in prison. The Montgomery County jury deliberated for a little more than an hour before returning the verdict against 29-year-old Brittany Norwood, who showed no […]