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Arrest made in cold-case killing of Md. woman after more than four decades 07/13/2023 04:04pm • The Charles County Sheriff's Office in Maryland said detectives have arrested a suspect in a 44-year-old case of rape and homicide. In August of 1979, 28-year-old Vickie Lynn Belk was found dead of a gunshot wound in a wooded area of Suitland. Though police at the time were unable to solve her mu Former police chief who defended himself at trial is convicted of conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot 07/13/2023 03:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A former California police chief was convicted on Thursday of joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol with a hatchet in his backpack and plotting to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. A judge in Washington's federal court heard testimony w Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers 07/12/2023 10:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other far-right extremists' punishments that were shorter than what prosecutors had sought, according to Prosecutor in Argentina launches investigation into alleged human rights crimes in Venezuela 07/12/2023 07:45pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor in Argentina has launched an investigation into potential crimes against humanity in Venezuela following a criminal complaint filed by the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Federal prosecutor Carlos Stornelli noted that the complaint pointed to the respons FBI Director Chris Wray defends the 'real FBI' against criticism from House Republicans 07/12/2023 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray defended the “real FBI” during a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday, rejecting a litany of grievances from angry Republicans who are harshly critical of the bureau, threatening to defund some operations and claiming the Justice Department is u Prosecutors won't seek death penalty against men charged in Whitey Bulger's prison killing 07/12/2023 04:29pm • BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Prosecutors said in a court filing that in the event Fotios “Freddy” Geas, a f A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia's 2020 election 07/11/2023 02:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury that was sworn in Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has 'We are in a state of emergency' — DC's push to pass an emergency crime bill 07/11/2023 04:44am • The mayor of D.C. and several members of the council are putting their support behind an emergency crime bill that is aimed at curbing a spike in violent crimes in the nation’s capital. The legislation was introduced by Ward 2 council member Brooke Pinto. “We are in a state of emergency right Book Review: A fast-paced, tension-laden plot at heart of Reed Farrel Coleman's 'Sleepless City' 07/10/2023 11:48am • “Sleepless City,” by Reed Farrel Coleman (Blackstone) Nick Ryan, the protagonist in a new series by veteran crime novelist Reed Farrel Coleman, begins his fictional life with a lot of baggage. Nick’s fellow New York City cops don’t trust him because his father once testified against a cabal Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest 07/10/2023 03:47am • LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors. The case has drawn allegations by critics that Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murder of aspiring rapper from Triangle 07/08/2023 05:14pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Spotsylvania County man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended for the 2020 murder of his friend Brian T Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty 07/07/2023 07:56pm • EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier Silver Spring man sentenced to life in prison for wife's 2021 murder 07/07/2023 04:51pm • A Maryland man was sentenced Friday in the brutal murder of his wife in 2021. Reginald Dunlap Jr., 45, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his wife, Lauren Charles, then 40. According to Montgomery County, the life sentence includes all but 55 years su Armed rebellion by Wagner chief Prigozhin underscores erosion of Russian legal system 07/07/2023 05:50am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution for his June 24 armed mutiny, and it's still unclear if anyone will face any charges in the aborted uprising against military leaders or for the deaths of the soldiers killed in it. Instea Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave 07/06/2023 10:21pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled. Every single one told the visitor — for many the first independent person they had talked to in 20 years — “You came too late.” But they still