Biden officially vetoes bill that would repeal DC justice reform measure
President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Republican-led measure that would overturn police reforms enacted in Washington, DC, writing the legislation "would overturn commonsense police reforms," such as chokehold bans, standards for use of force, rules around the use of body cameras and officer training programs.
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Hezbollah chief calls on Lebanon's central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles
The chief of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is calling on the country's central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles
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How Republicans turned on the FBI
Former President Donald Trump wants to "defund" the FBI and Department of Justice. Republicans, alleging the FBI and DOJ have been weaponized against them, have held hearings featuring disgruntled former agents and are also gaming out ways to restrict funding for the federal law enforcement agency.
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Prosecutors widen child sex abuse case in polygamous sect
Prosecutors have widened their case against the leader of a small polygamous group that resides near the Utah-Arizona border, adding charges that he recorded the child sexual abuse and detailing his encounters with children he took as wives in new filings published earlier this month
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Biden lauds leadership skills of his pick for top US general
WASHINGTON Praising his leadership and even his culinary skills, President Joe Biden on Thursday formally announced his nomination
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Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
Lawmakers in several states are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations
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DOJ expands anti-profiling rules to cover thousands more who work in justice system
The Justice Department has come out with new guidance emphasizing that investigations must be free from bias involving race and gender or against people with disabilities
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Remains of 5 more Native American children to be disinterred in Pennsylvania
The remains of five more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania will be disinterred this fall and returned to descendants
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DeSantis pushes past embarrassing campaign start, outlines travel schedule for early state visits
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign
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Cannes turns up the glamour as Queen Latifah hosts the amfAR gala
The attention at the Cannes Film Festival turns Thursday to the glitzy amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research
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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in S.Africa, to face extradition hearing
By Bart H. Meijer and Wendell Roelf AMSTERDAM/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of some
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U.S. State Department warns China could hack infrastructure, including pipelines, rail systems
By James Pearson, Raphael Satter and Zeba Siddiqui (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that China was capable
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