District of Columbia

Feds: Oath Keeper coordinated with Proud Boys before riot

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A reputed leader in the Oath Keepers militia group discussed forming an "alliance” and coordinating plans with another extremist group, the Proud Boys, ahead...

Judge rejects ex-CIA worker’s try to dismiss hacking charges

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NEW YORK — A former CIA employee cannot get espionage charges against him dismissed on the grounds that there weren’t enough Hispanic or Black...

Illinois city becomes 1st in US to pay reparations to Blacks

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EVANSTON, Ill. — Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and...

AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general

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Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior...

Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings

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Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase:...

Charles Lewis, former DC chief at AP and Hearst, has died

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WASHINGTON — Charles Lewis, a former Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press and The Hearst Newspapers who tirelessly advocated for the release of...

Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

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WASHINGTON — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than...

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator’s WWI research

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state...

Appeal court reinstates conviction of Flynn business partner

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the conviction of a one-time business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael...

Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps US prosecutors

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Justice Department’s to-do list was already daunting, especially with this year's flood of pandemic-delayed federal cases. And now two...