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A 5th teen has been arrested in a deadly mass shooting at a Baltimore block party

7:17pm September 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The teen will be charged with 44 counts, including attempted first-degree murder. The shooting that took place at a party over the July 4 holiday weekend left two people dead and 28 others wounded.

Ken Paxton listens to closing arguments Friday in his impeachment trial in the Texas Senate Chamber in Austin.

Texas Senate acquits state Attorney General Ken Paxton in impeachment trial

8:16pm September 16, 2023

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.

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In this aerial picture taken on Aug. 21, a vehicle drives through floodwaters following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Thousand Palms, Calif.

California sues oil giants, saying they downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

5:51pm September 16, 2023

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.

This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2019.

Mexico extradites son of former Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo' to the U.S.

9:32am September 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges in the United States. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López in January.

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. Federal prosecutors in the case charging Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge.

Politics & Government

Prosecutors in DC election case are seeking a partial gag order for Trump

9:38pm September 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Special counsel Jack Smith's team asked for a "narrow, well-defined" order restricting the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge.

Politics & Government

Hunter Biden is indicted on felony gun charges weeks after a plea deal fell apart

5:18am September 15, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The charges against the president's son possibly set the stage for yet another high-profile criminal trial in the middle of the 2024 election season — as President Biden is seeking reelection.

President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance on July 26 in Wilmington, Del.

Politics & Government

Hunter Biden indicted on firearms charges

5:59pm September 14, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The charges come weeks after a plea deal struck between Biden and prosecutors fell apart. Attorney General Garland appointed a special counsel in the investigation into the president's son last month.

Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., on Sept. 22, 2022.

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Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

3:17pm September 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

Alex Jones' personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax.

Kim Davis, the former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was ordered to pay damages to a couple whom she denied a marriage license. Davis is seen here in 2015.

Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license

2:34pm September 14, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

Politics & Government

Corruption trial reveals a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser

5:12am September 14, 2023

Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018.