By JOHN O’CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has denied singer R. Kelly ‘s request to be freed from prison, saying she lacks jurisdiction to consider the convicted sex offender’s allegations that federal prison officials plotted to murder him. … Continued
By DAVE COLLINS A Connecticut man whose parents were kidnapped after he took part in a $245 million Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and has agreed to testify against his co-defendants, according to … Continued
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. — When Nancy Imhof goes to the grocery store in International Falls, she glances at the bumpers of vehicles in the parking lot. “I still look for Canadian license plates,” Imhof said. “There’s a few, not a … Continued
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Coming to court this week, a police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for the officer’s suicide … Continued
“Will the next mayor treat reparations as the moral and economic necessity that it is, or let this moment pass, despite the will of the people?” Racial equity legislation on the mayor’s desk at City Hall in 2020. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral … Continued
By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. … Continued