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Nation Jul 20
Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot chargesAn off-duty Drug Enforcement Administration agent posed for photographs in which he flashed his DEA badge and firearm outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
Nation Jul 08
Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortionA New York judge has sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.
Politics Jun 11
‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranksFBI is starting a 24/7 tip line, doing more to help accusers and taking a tougher stand against agents found to have committed misconduct.
Politics Apr 29
Rudy Giuliani defiant a day after FBI raid of home, officeThe federal probe is examining Giuliani's ties to Ukraine and whether he violated a federal law that governs lobbying on behalf of foreign countries or entities.
Politics Feb 16
Here are the criminal investigations and lawsuits looming over Trump after impeachmentA Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Trump of conspiring with far-right extremists in the Capitol riot, and the attorney general of Washington, D.C., is weighing charges over the riot as well.
Politics Dec 22
Giuliani associate wants White House to turn over communications on charge decisionFormer Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas wants a judge to order the White House and Justice Department to turn over any records referring to the reasons Parnas was charged with making illegal campaign contributions.
Nation Dec 15
FBI won’t ‘sidestep’ sexual misconduct claims, director saysFBI Director Christopher Wray is seeking to reassure agents that the bureau won't tolerate sexual misconduct in the workplace, promising more resources and full investigations into claims brought against FBI officials.
Politics Oct 22
Ghislaine Maxwell denied recruiting girls for sex with powerful men in 2016 depositionJeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denies introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to any underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday.
Economy Oct 08
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in New York City hot spotsAll nonessential businesses in areas designated red zones by Gov. Andrew Cuomo were shuttered Thursday, and houses of worship were ordered to operate with no more than 10 people inside.
Nation Sep 09
New York doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patientsA former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacking girls and women for nearly two decades using the cover of medical examinations.