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Nation Oct 21
Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal chargesJustice Department officials tell The Associated Press that Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion.
Nation Oct 20
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against GoogleThe Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Nation Oct 08
Law enforcement preps for potential election-related unrestIt comes in the wake of claims by President Donald Trump and his allies that the vote will be rigged and his call to supporters to "go into the polls and watch very carefully."…
Nation Sep 21
Woman arrested in case of ricin letters sent to White House, TexasThe letter addressed to the White House appeared to have originated in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said.
Nation Sep 19
AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricinFederal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Politics Sep 17
300 and counting: Push by feds to make arrests at U.S. protestsIn a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr's message was clear: Aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence.
Economy Sep 14
Automaker Daimler AG to pay $1.5 billion to settle emissions cheating probesOfficials say Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called "defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the U.S. with diesel engines that didn't comply with state and federal laws.
Politics Sep 11
Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resignsNora Dannehy was a top prosecutor on a team led by U.S. Attorney John Durham of Connecticut, who was appointed last year to lead an investigation into how the FBI and other federal agencies set out to investigate Russian interference…
Politics Aug 24
New York attorney general probes if Trump inflated value of estate, assetsThe attorney general's office is investigating whether the Trump Organization and the president improperly inflated the value of assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits. The Trump Organization said James' investigation was politically motivated.
Nation Aug 20
AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomberAttorney General William Barr says the Justice Department will seek to reinstate the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
