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Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday urged Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis' elected prosecutor, accusing her of abuse of power in her investigation of a white couple who wielded guns while defending their home during a protest.
Federal government to combat violent crime in Kansas City
The federal government is stepping up to stop violent crime in Kansas City, Missouri, with a program named after a 4-year-old boy who was killed when someone shot into his home.
DOJ to add more police in Kansas City area, crimes continue
Federal and state officials are pooling millions of dollars to add more police officers to combat Kansas City’s gun violence, but research has shown that changing the way police interact with people is likely to have a greater impact on crime reduction. Kansas City, Missouri, is on its way to report about 150 homicides and […]
DOJ to add more police in Kansas City area, crimes continue
Federal and state officials are pooling millions of dollars to add more police officers to combat Kansas City’s gun violence, but research has shown that changing the way police interact with people is likely to have a greater impact on crime reduction. Kansas City, Missouri, is on its way to report about 150 homicides and […]
Judge temporarily stops 1st federal execution in 16 years
A federal judge has temporarily halted the first federal execution in 16 years as a lawsuit on how the government intends to carry it out continues. U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutka said in a ruling that the public is not served by “short-circuiting” legitimate judicial process. “It is greatly served by attempting to ensure […]
Judge temporarily stops 1st federal execution in 16 years
A federal judge has temporarily halted the first federal execution in 16 years as a lawsuit on how the government intends to carry it out continues. U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutka said in a ruling that the public is not served by “short-circuiting” legitimate judicial process. “It is greatly served by attempting to ensure […]
Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators
In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in what authorities say was his rampant sexual abuse. Two days after the 66-year-old financier’s death in a New York jail where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking […]
Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators
In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in what authorities say was his rampant sexual abuse. Two days after the 66-year-old financier’s death in a New York jail where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking […]
Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. If he could have cleared Trump of obstruction of justice he “would have said so,” Mueller declared. The special counsel’s remarks, his first in public […]
Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. If he could have cleared Trump of obstruction of justice he “would have said so,” Mueller declared. The special counsel’s remarks, his first in public […]
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