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Prince George's Co. draws White House ire after ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged in brother's death 04/16/2025 12:32pm • The White House is taking aim at Maryland's Prince George's County after a Guatemalan man was charged in connection with the death of his brother. Back in August, 32-year-old Rene Pop-Chub was charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of 45-year-old Cristanos Pop-Chub. Prosecut Verdict in for man who ran over Montgomery Co. officer while going more than 100 mph 04/11/2025 07:36pm • The 21-year-old man charged with intentionally running over a Montgomery County, Maryland, police officer was found not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of 13 other charges related to a crash that caused Sgt. Patrick Kepp to lose both of his legs. A jury on Friday found Raphael Mayorga, who Montgomery County’s 'Sweet Release' program teaches baking skills to inmates 04/11/2025 05:12am • April is "Second Chance Month," which spotlights the barriers those with a criminal record face. In Montgomery County, Maryland, the pathway to a new life for some inmates is sweet, thanks to the "Sweet Release" bakery program. Ben Stevenson, Montgomery County’s director of Correction an Maryland legislature approves Second Look Act, sends it to governor 04/04/2025 12:26pm • Just hours after the Senate approved the Second Look Act, the House on Thursday quickly accepted Senate amendments to the bill that gives a second chance to long-serving incarcerated individuals and sent the measure to the governor for his signature. It capped months of emotional, and often perso What is the International Criminal Court and how can a member country like Hungary leave? 04/04/2025 10:17am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After giving a red carpet welcome this week to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza, Hungary announced it would quit the court. Should Hungary follow through with its w Prosecution adds former US attorney to University of Idaho quadruple murder case 04/03/2025 10:52pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s recently departed U.S. attorney has joined the prosecution team in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Joshua Hurwit will be a special deputy prosecuting attorney for the state in the murder Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and says it will leave the International Criminal Court 04/03/2025 09:50pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s capital despite an arrest warrant from the world’s only pe Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources 04/03/2025 08:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation that cast a long shadow over the political career of a close ally of President Donald Trump, T Once called the world's most popular politician, Brazil’s Lula faces plummeting approval 04/03/2025 08:23pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone. Halfway through his latest four-year term, Lula's approval rating has plunged down to levels never before seen Senegal revises amnesty law that covered deadly protests 04/03/2025 07:26am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's parliament approved revisions to a law passed under the former president that granted amnesty for offences committed during deadly opposition protests in the West African country. The law was passed in March 2024, shortly before the presidential election, and grante Georgia bill to reduce prison sentences for domestic violence survivors on its way to becoming law 04/02/2025 07:41pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia bill that would reduce sentences for those who could tie their crimes to domestic abuse is on its way to becoming law. Women nationwide are in prison for killing their abusive partners in self-defense. Others were coerced into committing crimes with their abusers. Women of Alexandria police say no foul play suspected in death of former federal prosecutor 03/26/2025 09:21am • Detectives with the Alexandria Police Department said there was no foul play involved in the death of former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber. Aber was found dead inside of her Beverly Drive home early Saturday morning. She was 43. In a statement, the police depa 3 men stole $200,000 in string of ATM robberies, Prince George's Co. police say 03/24/2025 03:56pm • Over a three week span, a team of men, often using hydraulic rescue tools known as the "Jaws of Life," targeted ATMs at convenience stores across Prince George’s County, Maryland, police said. Prince George’s County officials said Monday three D.C. men are facing a total of 95 charges in a st Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving as many as 1,000 agents to FBI 03/23/2025 11:21am • (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel, who also serves as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has outlined plans to move as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, cutting ATF’s agents by more than a third, three people briefed on the plan told CNN. The move rep Former federal prosecutor found dead in Alexandria 03/22/2025 09:51pm • Jessica Aber, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found dead Saturday. She was 43. A statement from Alexandria Police said Aber was confirmed dead after officers responded to the 900 block of Beverly Drive in Alexandria, Virginia, at approximately 9:18 a.m. Officer