Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has rented an apartment in Jefferson City in response to suggestions from Democrats that he was violating state law by commuting to the capital city for work. Hawley said that he will live in the ...
Read More »Prosecutor: ‘Dance Moms’ figure should be imprisoned for fraud
A prosecutor on Friday urged a federal judge to sentence “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller to prison instead of probation for bankruptcy fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Melucci called witnesses to buttress his contention that the reality TV show ...
Read More »$1.6 million award in ‘knockout game’ lawsuit against frat
A former Missouri State University student who said he was the victim of a so-called “knockout game” attack outside a 2012 fraternity party has been awarded $1.63 million in damages, though he likely will only collect $630,000. The lawyers representing ...
Read More »Bergdahl lawyers: Trump’s criticism prevents fair trial
President Donald Trump’s scathing criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will prevent the soldier from getting a fair trial on charges he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, Bergdahl’s attorneys said Friday. In a motion filed shortly ...
Read More »Prosecutor: Extradition of El Chapo is milestone for justice
Saying they were bringing the world’s most notorious drug lord to justice, U.S. prosecutors on Friday described Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as the murderous architect of a 3-decade-long web of violence, corruption and drug addiction and announced they were seeking ...
Read More »Executed man’s lawyers raise concerns about lethal injection
Attorneys for a convicted killer executed in Virginia for the brutal killings of a family in 2006 said Thursday that they are concerned that his lethal injection caused a painful death. Ricky Gray was pronounced dead at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday ...
Read More »Hastert to assault victim: Pay back $1.7M in hush money
Imprisoned former House speaker Dennis Hastert wants one of his sexual abuse victims to return the $1.7 million in hush money the Illinois Republican paid him over several years, according to a court filing this week in an ongoing civil ...
Read More »AP Exclusive: Lie detectors trip applicants at border agency
David Kirk was a career Marine pilot with a top-secret security clearance and a record of flying classified missions. He was in the cockpit when President George W. Bush and Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Joe Biden traveled around the ...
Read More »Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close. With his ...
Read More »Inaugural speeches a catalog of plodding oratory, with gems
Quick quiz: Recall a phrase, any phrase, from either inaugural speech of one of America’s most accomplished political orators, President Barack Obama. Come up empty? Sad! Fact is, inaugural speeches are usually not the finest hours in speechmaking, with some ...
Read More »Appeals court affirms conviction of coal CEO in deadly blast
A federal appeals court affirmed the criminal conviction of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on Thursday in connection with the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the evidence shows Massey ...
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