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Whoever dug a tunnel into a courthouse basement attacked Montenegro's justice system, president says 09/14/2023 11:53am • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro's president called Thursday for a thorough investigation of whoever dug an underground tunnel into a court storage area in the country's capital, describing the action as an an attack on the state and its justice system. “I urge full responsibility and a f UK police pay damages and express regret to protesters arrested at London vigil for murdered woman 09/14/2023 06:37am • LONDON (AP) — British police have paid damages to two protesters who were arrested while attending a vigil for a woman murdered by a serving police officer. Thursday's announcement comes as the London force tries to rebuild trust after a series of incidents that exposed racism and sexism within it Father of murdered DC teen says he feels like he's 'in a nightmare' 09/13/2023 11:30pm • The father of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. this week called the victim, Antonio Cunningham, a "very playful young man" who had a passion for sports and loved to joke around. "I'm pretty much just numb," said Cunningham's father, Antonio Davis. "I just feel like I'm Judge blocks suspension of right to carry firearms in public, siding against New Mexico governor 09/13/2023 07:59pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area, with criticism mounting and political divides widening over the Democratic governor’s action. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. Delaware man gets 7 1/2-year federal term in carjacking of congresswoman's SUV in Philadelphia 09/13/2023 07:51pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Delaware man has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison in the carjacking of a U.S. congresswoman's sport utility vehicle in a Philadelphia park almost two years ago. Josiah Brown, 21, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquire 4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating 09/13/2023 06:13pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop nine months ago. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley Desmond Mills and Justin Smith were led by U.S. Marshals in Pro-Bolsonaro rioters on trial for storming Brazil’s top government offices 09/13/2023 05:39pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court justices on Wednesday began deciding whether to convict defendants accused of storming top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to office. Bolsonaro supporter Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, 51, Court to decide whether out-of-state convictions prohibit expungement of Delaware criminal records 09/13/2023 05:17pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for three men seeking to expunge their Delaware criminal records say their applications have been wrongfully denied because of convictions in other states. Delaware’s Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a Superior Court judge erred last year in ruling Defense attorney points to 'lack of hard evidence' in gruesome slaying of Prince George's Co. teacher 09/13/2023 05:06pm • The lawyer for a Maryland man charged in the gruesome slaying of a Prince George's County elementary school teacher says there's a lack of "hard evidence" tying him to the crime. The remarks came during a bond review hearing in Prince George's County Circuit Court during which Judge John Bielec r Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment 09/13/2023 01:10pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he's created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice. Republicans are targeting Justice Janet Protasiewicz over Extortion trial against Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, is delayed 09/13/2023 10:48am • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge agreed to delay Joran van der Sloot's trial on extortion charges until later this year in order to give his defense more time to prepare. Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, is charged with trying Montgomery Co. police makes case for drone first responders to Wheaton residents 09/13/2023 07:23am • An example of the drones that would be used in the Montgomery County Police Department's "Drone as First Responder" program. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) The police department in Montgomery County, Maryland, hopes it will be able to use drones to respond to some 911 calls starting this fall. It is ca 5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death 09/13/2023 06:26am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Hale Police up reward to $30K as search for murder suspect who escaped from GW Hospital continues 09/12/2023 10:50pm • Authorities are still searching for the murder suspect who escaped from The George Washington University Hospital while in D.C. police custody last week — and the department is now offering a $30,000 reward for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to his arrest. 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