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A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. The conviction in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s central region of Tatarstan, […]
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of Americans. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by seven Republican-led states to put on hold parts of the U.S. Department […]
Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images US journalist Evan Gershkovich pictured prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg’s Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26. CNN  — A verdict is expected in the coming hours in the espionage case of the Wall Street Journal reporter
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in court in Russia on Thursday for the second hearing in his trial on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The court said Gershkovich, 32, appeared for his trial, which is taking place behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, […]
President Biden is expected to announce his support for changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits and a mandatory ethics code. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Biden is preparing to call for term limits and an enforceable ethics code for U.S. Supreme Court justices in what would […]
MILWAUKEE — On the same day President Biden had multiple black outreach events scheduled, black conservatives gathered not far from the Republican National Convention with a sense of momentum at their backs. While not a formal part of the RNC programming, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) spoke at a Republican black community center just a few […]
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Justice Sotomayor’s home is not believed to have been a deliberately targeted.Article information Author, Tom McArthur Role, BBC News 41 minutes ago A Deputy US Marshal shot a would-be carjacker while he was guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington DC, authorities said.
Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post/Getty Images/File Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, is seen at an event at George Washington University on March 12, 2024, in Washington, DC. A deputy US marshal shot an 18-year-old who attempted to carjack him while he was on duty near Sotomayor’s residence, according to law enforcement officials. CNN  — A deputy […]
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the case of indicted ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan told a judge Monday they hope to keep his trial on track for October, despite a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court last month that could shake up the case. They also told U.S. District Judge John Blakey that the […]