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Paul Bellar (from left), Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico, who were accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, were convicted of all charges Wednesday.

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  • National

Three men are convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing "material support" for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group.

October 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being honored with a new Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service, showing her wearing a white collar with her black judicial robe.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is depicted on a new USPS stamp

The U.S. Postal Service cites the late Supreme Court justice's legacy of "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."

October 26, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
The Georgia Supreme Court has weighed in on lawsuits fighting local governments’ decision to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, including in Henry and Newton counties. Across Georgia more than 60 statues and other memorials were erected in courthouse squares, including in Appling County, left, and Coweta County right. Georgia Recorder file photos

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court hands supporters of Confederate statues in public squares partial setback

The Georgia Supreme Court just handed a mixed bag to supporters of keeping monuments commemorating the Confederacy on their historic courthouse lawn perches at public expense. 

October 26, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
In a new legal filing, three Maryland State Police troopers allege that the state law enforcement agency has a longstanding track record of racial discrimination toward employees of color.

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  • National

Maryland State Police troopers allege racial discrimination in a new lawsuit

The 40-page class-action lawsuit alleges the state's law enforcement agency has a history of engaging in systemic discrimination against its officers of color.

October 26, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A new mug shot taken Friday shows Scott Peterson, 50, with salt-and-pepper stubble compared to his previous clean-shaven look.

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  • National

Scott Peterson is finally moved off California's death row

The California Supreme Court overturned Peterson's death sentence in 2020 for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago. A state judge is now considering if he deserves a new trial.

October 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Transgender inmates who don't get proper gender-affirming care in prison can experience serious anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. One individual said the experience was "catastrophic."

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  • Law

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it

Lawyers and health experts, as well as incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, say getting gender-affirming care in prison often comes only after threats of lawsuits or a full legal fight.

October 25, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Elections

In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction

An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.

October 25, 2022
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  • Ashley Lopez
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns in a speech outside of 10 Downing Street in central London on October 20, 2022.

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  • Economy

Britain's Productivity Problem

Liz Truss is just the latest Prime Minister to be tripped up trying to tackle productivity.

October 25, 2022
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  • Paddy Hirsch
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in a Los Angeles courtroom on October 4, 2022. Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges.

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  • Law

Trial against Harvey Weinstein begins with graphic descriptions of violent assaults

The rape and sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein opened in Los Angeles Monday. Prosecutors described violent encounters between Weinstein and eight key witnesses from 2004 to 2013.

October 24, 2022
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  • Liz Baker and
  • Mandalit del Barco
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on Oct. 9, in Mesa, Ariz.

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  • National

Jury selection begins in the Trump Organization tax evasion trial

Former President Donald Trump's family company has long been involved in countless business disputes that landed it in civil court. But it has never been tried in a court of law for crimes, until now.

October 24, 2022
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  • Ilya Marritz
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24.

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  • Law

U.S. charges 13 in cases that involve alleged plots to advance Chinese interests

The prosecutions are the latest example of the Justice Department's efforts to combat what U.S. officials say is a relentless effort by Beijing to steal American secrets and technology.

October 24, 2022
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  • Ryan Lucas
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Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

October 24, 2022
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  • April Dembosky
Tou Thao, left, and J. Alexander Kueng, are both former Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd.

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  • Law

Just before a trial concerning George Floyd's murder, an ex-officer pleads guilty

A trial was set to begin in Minnesota court for former officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng. In a turnabout, Kueng will plead guilty to aiding and abetting the manslaughter of Floyd.

October 24, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Ethan Crumbley answers yes to charges against him from assistant prosecutor during his pre-trial hearing at Oakland County Courthouse on Monday in Pontiac, Mich. Crumbley entered the guilty plea to 24 criminal charges including terrorism causing death and first-degree murder for the Oxford High School shooting.

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  • National

Ethan Crumbley has pleaded guilty to murdering 4 students at a Michigan school

The 16-year-old pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year after the attack at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan. He withdrew his intent to pursue an insanity defense.

October 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Education

Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student debt relief plan

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked President Biden's student debt relief plan. Prior to the ruling, applications were on track to process and erase the debt as soon as Sunday.

October 22, 2022
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  • Sequoia Carrillo
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