9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (206+ words) A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors and his attorney to finalize the plea deal and avoid a public trial that the parties said could involve…...

5+ day, 42+ min ago   (386+ words) It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking. The joint task force intercepted a floating refueling station that supported illicit drug trafficking operations at sea in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (719+ words) A federal indictment accuses Christian Castro of falsely telling investigators that he was attacked with a broom and shovel before he opened fire, injuring Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in January. Castro was shackled at his wrists, waist and feet during a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (365+ words) Sheryl Williams Stapleton changed her plea during a hearing Friday, just three weeks after a federal jury convicted her of dozens of similar charges stemming from what prosecutors described as a yearslong scheme. State prosecutors filed money laundering, racketeering and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President Donald Trump. ruled that the journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their First Amendment free speech rights. He said Stars and Stripes' editorial…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (529+ words) The lawsuit says that hours after she drafted a memo conveying her concerns, a colleague pulled her out of a meeting and Justice Department security officers handed her a termination letter, instructed her to pack her belongings and escorted her…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) Kaitlyn M. Sims, University of Denver; Institute for Humane Studies (THE CONVERSATION) With the start of the new fall semester, students are gearing up for football season, homecoming celebrations and a new round of academic coursework. Yet the first weeks of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (392+ words) In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a foreign leader. “No American court has ever presided over the criminal trial…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (861+ words) They have a lot to consider. Over the past five weeks, the jury heard testimony from doctors, first responders, relatives and even Clancy’s former husband. It now weighs the question of whether she should be held criminally responsible for killing…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Moreno, who was present for the reading of the verdict, is 73 years old and has a physical disability that prevents him from walking. He will serve the sentence under house arrest. Moreno was convicted as a direct participant in the…...