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In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety 12/20/2023 06:58pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a state-run court set to be created on Jan. 1 in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city. Attorneys for Mississipp A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges over aviation exports to Russia 12/20/2023 06:38pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges accusing him of conspiring with a business partner to illegally export aviation-related technology to Russia, even after its invasion of Ukraine. Douglas Edward Robertson's plea to 26 criminal coun Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe 12/20/2023 04:59pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge is ordering Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to turn over more than 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss and illegally block the transfer of power to Democr 'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military's biggest scandals 12/20/2023 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Returning convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to U.S. custody as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is the latest twist in a decade-long salacious saga and bribery scheme that swept up dozens of American Navy officers. One of the biggest Jury convicts boy and girl in England of murdering transgender teenager in frenzied knife attack 12/20/2023 01:30pm • LONDON (AP) — A boy and a girl were found guilty Wednesday of murdering a transgender teenager in northwest England earlier this year, in a frenzied knife attack that was described as “horrific” by police. Brianna Ghey, 16, was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and Feds raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 over Ukraine suspicions, unsealed papers show 12/20/2023 12:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 because they suspected the former New York City mayor had sought the removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine partly because of the prospect of a financial reward from a Ukrainian official, according to documents made ‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but Virginia critics question the need 12/20/2023 11:24am • Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public defender in Arlington, Virginia, challenged the rationale. The idea that retailers in the state had lost billions to organized theft was a myth manufactured by retailers No fire plans, keys left out and no clean laundry. Troubled South Carolina jail fails inspection 12/20/2023 10:47am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina jail that is being investigated by federal officials has failed a state inspection after it was found to have unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The South Carolina Department of Corrections' review of the Richland County jail found, among other things, a lack Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot 12/19/2023 11:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. Charles Donohoe was the second Proud Boy to plead guilty to conspiring with other group ‘Unacceptable’: How DC business leaders are working together in response to crime 12/19/2023 09:12pm • Leaders from several local and national retail stores convened for a retail theft meeting Monday, discussing various ways they are responding to a rise in theft and other crime across the District. At-large Council member Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the D.C. Council’s Committee on Business and US technology sales to Russia lead to a Kansas businessman's conspiracy plea 12/19/2023 08:06pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges stemming from what prosecutors described as a conspiracy to illegally export aviation-related technology to Russia, the U.S. Justice Department said. Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky pleaded guilty to a single coun Philly's progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted 12/19/2023 03:39pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor creates a new position that diverts authority from the twice-elected district attorney, with Republican lawmakers arguing the legislation is necessary to prosecute crimes they say aren’t pursued. It's the late Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest the government's plan to amend the penal code 12/19/2023 02:09pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands returned to the streets of major cities across Slovakia on Tuesday to continue their protests against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government incl Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial 12/19/2023 12:22pm • YORK, Pa. (AP) — A man formerly on death row has been released from prison following dismissal of murder charges in a double slaying a quarter-century ago that he blamed on his brother, who died in prison while appealing his own death sentence in the case. Noel Montalvo, who turned 59 Tuesday, was Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records 12/19/2023 10:53am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An open records lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was dismissed Tuesday after Roggensack turned over all records she had related to her work investigating possible impeachment of a sitting justice. None of the records Roggensack p