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Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pictured during a hearing in July 2020, is suing former President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot after Trump was acquitted by the Senate over an incitement charge.

House Democrat Sues Trump, Giuliani And 2 Far-Right Groups Over Capitol Riot

Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a civil lawsuit that accuses former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite the violence at the Capitol.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the United States Department of Justice" on Thursday.

Garland deflects lawmakers' questions on Trump as he tries to sidestep politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers he's working to keep the Justice Department out of politics after four years of chaos during the Trump presidency.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on April 4, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

Maibel Perez Wdsworth, a Miami native, has been named John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's seventh president and the first woman to lead the foundation. The appointment was announced Tuesday and her tenure is set to begin in January.

Knight Foundation taps former News-Press/Gannett editor as first woman president and CEO

Maribel Perez Wadsworth, former president of Gannett Media, publisher of USA Today and an editor at The News-Press in Fort Myers, has been appointed president and CEO of The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.The appointment was announced by the $2.6 billion Miami-based media organization on Tuesday.

The ghost orchid may become a protected species under the Endargered Species Act. There are fewer than 1,500 of the flowers left in the wild.

Legal victory speeds protection decision for rare ghost orchid

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to decide by June 1, 2025, whether to protect the imperiled ghost orchid. A news release from The Center for Biological Diversity said the USFWS agreement follows a lawsuit filed by the Center, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and the National Parks Conservation Association.

In the Missouri Ozarks, residents struggle to rebuild after tornadoes

Twisters that tore through Union County, Missouri killed 6 people. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm.

Bad grades, injuries and drugs nearly ended Nick Minnerath's basketball career before it even began. Here, he sits in his apartment in Canton, Ohio, where last season he played forward for the Canton Charge, a team in the NBA's minor league, or D-League.

From Drug-Filled Days On The Cape To The Verge Of The NBA

Nick Minnerath was an unlikely NBA hopeful. He failed off his high school team twice and lost two years to drugs. But a family friend and a coach who gave him a shot renewed his basketball ambitions.

Why FIFA's revamped Club World Cup is off to a bumpy debut in the U.S.

The stage is set for 32 club teams — including some of the top ones around the world — to compete for the chance to emerge as the champion of a revamped tournament. It hasn't gone great so far.

Howard Berkes

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