LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine spent Monday piecing together the events that led to the worst mass shooting in the state’s history — with the gunman’s record of interaction with police and warning signs involving mental illness and violent threats emerging as key ...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON — The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department’s handling of the case continues to unfold. In a rare step, David Weiss is set to appear for a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 7, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Friday. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. She pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors accusing her of conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties. As part of the deal, ...
By Journal Staff SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.—The suspect involved in the arson and subsequent shooting at the Sault Ste. Marie State Police Post on Sept. 6-7 has been arraigned in the 91st District Court in Sault Ste. Marie. James Kamal Itani, a 39-year-old male from Orlando, Florida was ...
By Journal Staff NEGAUNEE — Two people were arrested in connection with a reported break-in that took place early Saturday morning at a Negaunee residence. The Negaunee Police Department said in a news release that at about 3:52 a.m., it responded to a report of shots fired outside a residence. During an investigation of the incident, it was determined that a 35-year-old white man attempted to break into a residence through a window. The owner of the residence, a 60-year-old white woman, noticed the man attempting to break in. The man then shot one round at the woman, who ...
ESCANABA — Tavaris Jackson, the Escanaba man accused of murdering 22-year-old Harley Corwin and leaving her body in O.B. Fuller Park last month was bound over to circuit court Tuesday morning. Jackson faces one count of open murder, a felony punishable by up to life in prison. He also faces one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, a two-year felony, and assault resulting in the death of a fetus, a felony punishable by up to life imprisonment. “My job is to listen to the evidence and determine whether (there is) probable cause (that) indeed a felony ...
