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Men attacked Alabama boat co-captain for 'just doing my job,' he says 08/11/2023 07:48pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama boat co-captain was hanging on “for dear life” as men punched and tackled him on the capital city’s riverfront, he told police after video of the brawl circulated widely online. Dameion Pickett, a crew member of the Harriott II in Montgomery, described the The origins of special counsels, their powers and what to expect in the Hunter Biden probe 08/11/2023 03:36pm • The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's probe of Hunter Biden is bringing renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history. On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been India moves to replace British colonial-era sedition law with its own version 08/11/2023 09:55am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government proposed legislation Friday in Parliament that seeks to replace a British colonial-era sedition law with its own version. The government also submitted a bill that it said would better protect women and children by providing greater punishments for sexual crim Allusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts 08/10/2023 06:53pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing Thursday as appellate judges heard arguments on whether the Biden administration crosses the line from legal persuasion to unconstitutional censorship in communications with social media platforms Md. grocer files suit against USDA after 'criminal past' blocked his business from accepting SNAP benefits 08/10/2023 05:35pm • A Maryland grocer filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a policy that he claimed blocked him from accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly known as SNAP — benefits from customers. Altimont Mark Wilks, who owns Carmen’s Corner Store with locati Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case 08/10/2023 04:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation's firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The opinion overturns the Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man 08/10/2023 03:39pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing two Black men and shooting one of them in the mouth, with the suit alleging the deputy is also responsible for the death of another Black man in 2021. In a Wednesday ruling India's Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state 08/10/2023 11:49am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Narendra Modi appealed for peace during a Parliament debate Thursday, after opposition lawmakers had called for a no-confidence vote, accusing the prime minister of staying silent as a northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in months of ethnic violence. Modi r North Bethesda man sentenced to 10 years in prison for coercing minor over social media 08/10/2023 08:28am • A North Bethesda, Maryland, man was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for coercing a minor to send him inappropriate photos over social media. In March 2022, 37-year-old Jonathan Willis began communicating with a 14-year-old D.C. girl on Snapchat. He offered her money in exchange for s Today in History: August 10, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice 08/10/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2023. There are 143 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1945, a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remai Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington. That won't be easy 08/09/2023 08:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his legal team face long odds in their bid to move his 2020 election conspiracy trial out of Washington, arguing the Republican can't possibly get a fair trial in the overwhelmingly Democratic nation's capital. Criminal defendants routinely try to have their case Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends another Democratic prosecutor as he seeks GOP presidential nomination 08/09/2023 07:03pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, again wielding his executive power over local government in taking on a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential race. It's the second time DeSantis, a Republican, has removed a Democratic st Israeli settler accused of involvement in killing of Palestinian moved to house arrest 08/09/2023 05:37pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli settler suspected of involvement in the killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian man in the West Bank last week was released from detention on Wednesday and transferred to house arrest, a Jerusalem court said. The Israeli judge said there was insufficient evidence to extend Connecticut man charged with assaulting law enforcement in US Capitol attack 08/09/2023 05:25pm • WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was arrested Wednesday and charged with several federal crimes, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Benjamin Cohen, 21, of Westport, also faces a felony count of civil disorder and s US Navy sailor's mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says 08/08/2023 09:35pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer, telling her son it might help him get a job with the Chinese government someday, the prosecution said Tuesday. Assistant