Baltimore police officer shot while responding to barricade situation at a home, mayor says
BALTIMORE (AP) — A police officer was shot Tuesday while responding to a barricade situation at a home in Baltimore, the city’s mayor said. Police separately said that a suspect was also shot during the “active shooter
US Senate confirms National Security Agency director, ending long vacancy
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate confirmed General Joshua Rudd on Tuesday to lead the National Security Agency and the nation’s Cyber Command, filling a position that had been vacant since President
Big 12’s Brett Yormark: SCORE Act is the best path forward after Trump meeting at White House
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark called his meeting with President Donald Trump and other high-level officials from the NCAA, its member institutions and the CEO of the U.S. Olympic team “very constructive,”
Ex-NYPD officers accused of brothel key and robbing a sex worker face federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City police officers who prosecutors say stole a brothel key and then robbed and groped a sex worker are now facing federal charges after their initial state charges were
Smartmatic says Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ is driving criminal prosecution
MIAMI (AP) — Voting technology firm Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal indictment for money laundering, blaming President Donald Trump and his allies for seeking its prosecution as part of a “campaign of retribution” against those
Federal judges decline to extend appointment for interim US attorney in Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judges in Milwaukee announced Tuesday that have decided not to extend interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel’s appointment beyond next week. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Schimel in November to a 120-day term
US encourages companies to report criminal misconduct in new nationwide policy
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a policy across divisions to encourage companies to report criminal misconduct in exchange for reduced penalties and other benefits, according to a DOJ memo
No new trial for man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.
Alabama governor commutes death sentence of inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim
‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for
A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the great shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent more than a decade in jail after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins