Michael Balsamo

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces Senate despite virus

October 11, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth...

Amy Coney Barrett to senators: Courts “should not try” to make policy

October 11, 2020 at 9:17 a.m.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barret t will tell senators that courts “should not try” to make policy, leaving those decisions to the political branches of government, according to opening...

President Donald Trump walks along the ...

How it happened: From law professor to high court in 4 years

September 26, 2020 at 6:34 p.m.

Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

An American flag flies at half-staff ...

Woman accused of sending ricin letter to White House arrested, AP sources say

September 20, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.

A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told The...

Justice Department explored possibly charging Portland officials in response to civil unrest

September 17, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon, after clashes erupted there night after night between law enforcement...

Michael Reinoehl is seen during a protest in front of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s residence Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland last week, was killed Thursday, Sept. 3, as investigators moved in to arrest him, a senior Justice Department official told The Associated Press. Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him in Lacey, Wash., the official said. Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron “Jay” Danielson, who was shot in the chest Saturday night, the official said. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Portland shooting suspect killed as federal task force tries to arrest him

September 4, 2020 at 6:26 a.m.

A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through downtown was killed Thursday...

Man shot near White House on Monday shouted threats, AP sources day

August 11, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.

A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news conference, had...

Attorney General William Barr listens during ...

William Barr condemns “rioters” in much-anticipated House testimony

July 28, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday 鈥渧iolent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests鈥� sparked by George...

The headquarters of Deutsche Bank is seen in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 18, 2020. The bank will hold a virtual annual shareholders meeting in Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

“Men鈥檚 rights” lawyer eyed in shooting of New Jersey judge鈥檚 family

July 20, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

A self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is considered the prime suspect in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New...

FILE – In this July 17, 2020, file photo the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

One reporter, witness to two executions, haunting last words

July 18, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.

Daniel Lewis Lee, a condemned man and convicted murderer, was asked if he wanted to make a final statement from the execution chamber, with its institutional green-tiled walls and plate-glass...

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