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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted 06/13/2023 01:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Dep Biden is determined to say as little as possible about Trump's indictment 06/13/2023 12:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment. Biden's White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump's indictment in the classified documents case 06/13/2023 11:44am • The 49-page federal indictment of former President Donald Trump lays out a stunning timeline of events, detailing allegations that he not only mishandled sensitive material, but also took steps to hide records and impede investigators. Here are some of the key events leading to the 37 criminal charg Editorial Roundup: United States 06/13/2023 08:47am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 11 The Washington Post on a rare win for judicial restraint Because the Supreme Court took a right turn during the Trump years — and particularly after it overturned Roe v. Wade last year — conservative activists have hoped th Movie review: Ezra Miller speeds back to the future in 'The Flash,' fueled by calories and cameos 06/12/2023 08:27pm • “It's not nice to fool Mother Nature,” went a famous ’70s commercial catchphrase. But we learn in “The Flash” — the much awaited, long gestated new DC Studios offering — that it’s Father Time one musn’t cross. Because trying to change the past can really mess you up when you get ba Second UN peacekeeper dies following attack in Mali's northern Timbuktu region 06/12/2023 06:19pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A second U.N. peacekeeper has died from injuries sustained during an attack in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area where extremists continue to operate, the United Nations announced Monday. The attack Friday on a security patrol that was hit first by an improvised expl With NATO membership in mind, Sweden hands over Turkish man convicted of drug offenses at home 06/12/2023 11:09am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Turkey. The move came as NATO-member Turkey continued to hold up Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance. The man, who had served his pris Netherlands and Canada bring torture case against Syria at UN’s top court 06/12/2023 10:15am • THE HAGUE (AP) — The Netherlands and Canada jointly filed a complaint against Syria on Monday before the United Nations’ highest judicial body, alleging the regime of Bashar Assad has tortured thousands of civilians, in violation of a U.N. convention. The pair say Syria has “committed countle 2 killed, 2 wounded in Sweden shooting believed to be gang-related 06/12/2023 07:14am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — A shooting outside Stockholm left two people dead and two others wounded, police said Monday, in what appears to be a feud between criminal gangs. An unidentified foreign man and a teenager were killed in the shooting in Farsta, a suburb south of Sweden's capital. Two men in their The Great Grift: 5 things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted 06/12/2023 06:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The greatest grift in U.S. history was brazen, even simple. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. So did an U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and a roofing contractor in Montana. Over the last three years, thie DC reaches 100th homicide of 2023, marking 19% increase since last year 06/11/2023 08:18am • D.C. surpassed its 100th homicide last week, marking a grim milestone that city leaders say they are working to address. The District hasn't seen 100 homicides by this time of year since 2003, and homicides have been up 19% since 2022. Compared to last year, other crimes have also increased — s Trump blasts federal indictment as 'baseless' at first events since charges were unsealed 06/10/2023 09:43pm • GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire leg Man convicted of killing ex's friend in Germantown, faces up to 60 years in prison 06/10/2023 03:17pm • A 30-year-old man was convicted by a jury for second-degree murder and armed robbery in the 2019 death and robbery of his ex-girlfriend's friend in Germantown, Maryland. Prosecutors said the incident happened in September 2019 when Kyle Noble attacked 31-year-old Efrain Arias, as Arias exited a v Montenegro holds snap parliamentary vote that could determine its EU path 06/10/2023 03:00am • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could provide indications of whether the small NATO member in the Balkans will overcome the deep political divisions and instability that have hampered its route to joining the European Union. So Old criminal records in New York would be automatically sealed under bill passed by lawmakers 06/09/2023 11:34pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers who commit crimes could have their records automatically sealed if they stay out of trouble for a certain number of years after they have finished serving their sentences under a bill passed by state lawmakers Friday. The “clean slate” legislation would automati