Nation Feb 05 Last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case tossed out By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Jan 28 Jury sworn-in for trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery’s killers A jury of 12 plus three alternates has been sworn in for the trial of a former Georgia prosecutor charged with criminal misconduct in her response to the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Mar 27 3 men who killed Ahmaud Arbery ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions The 25-year-old Black man was chased by men in pickup trucks and fatally shot in the streets of a coastal Georgia subdivision in 2020. By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Aug 08 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: U.S. to send another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. is sending $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Ukrainians warn the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in jeopardy, a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza is holding after Israel killed 44 Palestinians, China…
Nation Aug 08 Father and son who chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for federal hate crime The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Feb 22 Watch 6:42 Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 in Georgia were found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury concluded that Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan targeted and shot Arbery because he was… Continue watching
Feb 22 WATCH: Attorney General Garland speaks after guilty verdicts in Arbery hate crimes case By Associated Press Garland said, "the Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. And as Americans, all of us have a moral obligation to combat the hatred and bigotry that motivates those crimes."… Continue reading
Feb 22 All 3 defendants found guilty of federal hate crimes in Arbery killing By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The verdict — handed down one day before the second anniversary of Arbery’s death on Feb. 23, 2020 — was symbolic, coming just months after all three defendants were convicted of murder in a Georgia state court and sentenced to… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Iran says progress made toward reviving talks on 2015 nuclear deal In our news wrap Monday, Iran's foreign ministry says negotiators are making headway in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former President Trump, daily COVID infections fell to about 100,000 over the weekend, Canada's government tries to… Continue watching
Feb 21 Already convicted of murder, jury to consider whether Arbery killers guilty of hate crimes By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A jury in Georgia will hear dueling arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys on whether the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a federal hate crime. Continue reading