The Justice Department’s first prosecution of a former president concerns conduct that prosecutors say jeopardized national security, with Espionage Act charges carrying the prospect of a significant prison sentence.
Carol Semple
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Ukraine claims recapture of 7 eastern villages in early stages of counteroffensive
Despite their small size, capturing the villages is an incursion into the first line of Russian defenses and could allow Ukrainian forces to try a deeper thrust into occupied areas.
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As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe
For the children who are targeted, it can feel like their very existence is being rejected.
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22 suspected members of New Hampshire drug trafficking ring charged
The ring used what authorities described as a sophisticated business model, including the use of dispatch telephone numbers that customers could call to order narcotics, and delivery drivers.
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Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah; Justice Thomas delays filing disclosure
The details of gifts given to the newest Supreme Court justice were among the reports provided by most members of the court in their annual filings, which give a partial window onto their finances.
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‘I can taste the air’: Hazardous smoke from wildfires hangs over millions in Canada, U.S.
While Canadian officials asked other countries for help fighting more than 400 blazes nationwide, air quality rated as hazardous extended into central New York.
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Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Shawn Fix Fix trained with a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, for ‘politically motivated violence,’ prosecutors have said.
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Concerns arise over limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. pursues transmission lines
Some New England lawmakers, including in Maine, are questioning the wisdom of plans to construct new transmission lines across their states, despite Hydro-Québec’s insistence it can still meet its energy obligations.
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Gunman who shot 7 after high school graduation targeted graduate, Virginia police say
Police say the 18-year-old suspect had a long-running dispute with another 18-year-old, who had just received his diploma and who was shot dead along with his father.
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New Hampshire judge dismisses complaints against white nationalists for banners on overpass
The trespass complaints stem from an incident last July, when a group of about 10 wearing hats, sunglasses and face coverings displayed racist banners in Portsmouth.