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Former president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Monday, a day before his arraignment.

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  • National

Even if Trump gets a mug shot, we may not see it. Here's why

It's not clear whether the former president will have a mug shot taken when he appears in a Manhattan court on Tuesday. And even if he does, a state mug shot law may prevent the public from seeing it.

April 04, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Pras Michel, former member of the Fugees, center, and his lawyer David Kenner arrive to federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 3, 2023.

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  • Law

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in Fugees' Pras Michel conspiracy trial

Prosecutors allege Pras Michel illegally helped steer money from a Malaysian billionaire who helped finance The Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 film, in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Roy McGrath, chief executive officer of the Maryland Environmental Service, speaks during a news conference at the State House in Annapolis, Md., on April 15, 2020.

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  • National

An ex-aide to Maryland's former governor is dead after a manhunt, lawyer says

A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday after he was wounded while being confronted by law enforcement agents, his lawyer said, following a manhunt.

April 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Police and court security at the Manhattan Criminal Court, where former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump has arrived in New York for his arraignment. What's next?

The former president will spend Monday night at Trump Tower before his surrender and arraignment on Tuesday, when the historic charges against him will be unsealed.

April 03, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Rachel Treisman
Former President Donald Trump sits in the rear of his limousine as he departs Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

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  • Law

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

April 03, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (second from left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

April 03, 2023
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer and
  • Monika Evstatieva
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  • Law

A father is charged with murder after his son was found dead in an alligator's mouth

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley of St. Petersburg, Fla., was declared missing the same day his mother was found stabbed to death in her apartment, police said.

April 03, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Manhattan Criminal Court is seen in New York on Friday.

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  • Law

What to know about Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's criminal case

A veteran of the New York trial court system, Merchan is no stranger to high-profile prosecutions — particularly those involving Donald Trump and his associates.

April 03, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Judge Janet Protasiewicz points at former Justice Dan Kelly during a debate March 21 at the State Bar Center in Madison, Wis.

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  • National

In a supreme court race like no other, Wisconsin's political future is up for grabs

So much in Wisconsin could depend on a single seat on the state Supreme Court. Tuesday's winner will determine the court's sway and could change the state's abortion rights and redistricting.

April 03, 2023
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  • Shawn Johnson
Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9.

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  • National

Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit

The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.

April 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Steven Meland, co-owner of Hotbox Farms in Ontario now employs close to fifty people with plans to hire more as his business keeps expanding.

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  • Politics

State line pot shops latest flashpoint in Idaho-Oregon border debate

There is a marijuana boom in Ontario, Oregon, just across the river from the Boise metro area where pot is illegal. It's the latest flashpoint for conservatives who want to annex eastern Oregon.

April 02, 2023
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M.

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  • National

Alec Baldwin codefendant gets 6 months' probation on gun charge in 'Rust' case

Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 fine, complete a gun-safety course and community service after agreeing to the conviction related to a death on a movie set.

April 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Barriers stand near Trump Tower in New York City on Friday.

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  • Politics

What happens after Trump's indictment? Here are some of the logistical considerations

The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions. While it's early days, experts expect a delayed trial after Tuesday's arraignment.

April 01, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg, who lost her transgender son to suicide in 2022, is consoled by former state legislator Patti Minter, left, and Rep. Tina Bojanowski after SB 150 passed the Senate on Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky.

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  • National

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

April 01, 2023
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By:
  • Divya Karthikeyan
Former President Donald Trump, pictured here at the Conservative Political Action Conference in August, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday.

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  • National

5 key takeaways from the Trump indictment news

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.

March 31, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Emma Bowman
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