George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, federal prosecutors say, citing a tirade of his social media posts in recent days. Prosecutors, in a legal filing...
At contentious Wisconsin elections meeting, Democratic chair threatens to oust Republican official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots in Madison devolved into a shouting match Thursday, with the Democratic chair threatening to kick a Republican commissioner out of the meeting. The commission is...
Federal grand jury indicts Luigi Mangione in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal jury on Thursday returned a four-count murder indictment against Luigi Mangione, the Maryland man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. The grand jury charged Mangione with two counts of stalking, a firearms...
Nadine Menendez put husband’s ‘power up for sale,’ prosecutors say in bribery trial closing
MANHATTAN (CN) — Nadine Menendez wasn’t an innocent bystander in the corrupt bribery scheme that landed her husband, disgraced former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, an 11-year prison sentence, prosecutors said Thursday. Rather, she was the integral liaison...
Ex-New York Times opinion editor grilled on erroneous rewrite in Palin libel retrial
MANHATTAN (CN) — Former New York Times opinions editor James Bennet shed tears on the witness stand Thursday as he recalled learning that a 2017 editorial on American gun violence that he rewrote for the paper of record had erroneously linked onetime Republican...
Eighth Circuit probes Arkansas limits on voter assistance
(CN) — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals heard a Voting Rights Act case on Thursday concerning the legality of an Arkansas voter assistance provision prohibiting anyone other than an election official from assisting more than six voters per election. The state...
Colorado man convicted of killing his wife and posing as ex-boyfriend and stalking her
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was convicted Thursday of killing his wife after prosecutors say he posed as her ex-boyfriend and stalked her. With his marriage falling apart, prosecutors said Daniel Krug, 44, decided to play “puppet master” by scaring his wife and then...
Fourth Circuit rips White House evasion in illegal deportation case
WASHINGTON (CN) — In a sharp rebuke on Thursday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request to further delay an inquiry into the wrongful deportation of a Maryland father. The unanimous three-judge panel ruling chastised...
Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Crews scrambled to restore power to Puerto Rico on Thursday after a blackout hit the entire island, affecting the main international airport, hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began past...