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Family wants federal investigation after man's death in jail 04/20/2023 08:27pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the facility. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after being booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Prom GOP senator demands DEA boss explain no-bid contracts, hires 04/20/2023 07:54pm • A senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee is demanding that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram address allegations of improper hiring and contracting of her past associates. The request Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa follows an Associated Press investigation Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear — and gunfire 04/20/2023 06:05pm • In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions. In Kansas City, it was a 16-year-old who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers. There was the 12-year-old rummaging around in a yard in small-town Alabama, the 20-year-old woman who found herself in the wrong dr Suspect killed, 2 Indianapolis officers shot in gun battle 04/20/2023 05:28pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said. The shooting involved officers who were members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, a joint effort among central Indiana police agencies Fugees rapper's case that crossed Hollywood, DC goes to jury 04/20/2023 05:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The case against a Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies across two presidencies wound down with closing arguments Thursday that capped off a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict 04/20/2023 02:43pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday ending a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing, a response to a verdict that spared the life of a school shooter who killed 17 people. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bill in a private ceremony with famil Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor 04/20/2023 11:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked House Republicans from questioning a former Manhattan prosecutor about the criminal case against ex-President Donald Trump, the latest twist in a legal battle between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office and the House Ju Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty 04/19/2023 11:25pm • LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Andrew Lester walked into the courtroom with a ca Takeaways of AP report on watchdog probe into DEA hiring 04/19/2023 10:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates. That’s according to several people familiar with the widening probe who spoke to DEA chief faces probe into 'swampy' hires, no-bid contracts 04/19/2023 10:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, people familiar with the probe told The Associated Press. Among the spending under 2 charged in $150M scheme with sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch 04/19/2023 08:45pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. businessman and a Belarus national have been arrested in Florida and charged with violating U.S. sanctions in a scheme that involved purchasing over $150 million in steelmaking materials from an exiled Ukrainian oligarch accused of funding Russian-backed separatist grou Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely 04/19/2023 08:20pm • DENVER (AP) — A high school student told Colorado state lawmakers he'd work to oust them if they didn’t support a sweeping ban on semiautomatic weapons. The bill’s sponsor wiped back tears as she implored her Democratic colleagues to support the ban. A representative for a gun rights group vow Man gets 10 months in prison for Black Lives Matter threats 04/19/2023 06:54pm • DETROIT (AP) — A judge sentenced a Michigan man to 10 months in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to two hate crime charges for intimidating and attempting to intimidate people protesting in support of Black Lives Matter. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington also sentenced Kenneth Pilon, 62 House passes bill to overturn DC police accountability law 04/19/2023 06:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House approved a resolution Wednesday that would block a District of Columbia police accountability bill, further escalating the feud over the right to self-government in the nation’s capital. The House voted 229-189 on the measure — called a disapproval Judge: House GOP can question ex-prosecutor about Trump case 04/19/2023 06:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge will let House Republicans question a former Manhattan prosecutor about the criminal case against ex-President Donald Trump, ruling Wednesday that there is no legal basis to block the Judiciary Committee's subpoena. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil rejected Man