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- This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Leonard Francis. The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor Leonard Francis known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)
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From fugitive to shackled prisoner, 'Fat Leonard' lands back in US court and could face more charges
By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Thu,12/21/23-2:16PM , 193 Reads
MIAMI (AP) — A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S.
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- Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER AND LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Thu,12/21/23-8:33AM , 338 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency's greatest accomplishments.
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- People voicing their opposition to Mississippi House Bill 1020 wear protest t-shirts as they gathered on the steps of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Jan. 31, 2023. A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a new state-run court in part of Mississippi's majority-Black capital city set to be created on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,12/20/23-5:58PM , 699 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a state-run court set to be created on Jan. 1 in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city.
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- CORRECTS TO 382 MILLION NOT 328 FILE - Oil platforms are visible through the haze near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Sept. 16, 2023. Oil companies offered $382 million for drilling leases in the Gulf Wednesday after courts rejected the Biden administration's plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species. (AP Photo/LM Otero, file)
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Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
By MATTHEW BROWN AND MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Wed,12/20/23-2:48PM , 363 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after courts rejected the Biden administration's plans to scale back the sale to protect an
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