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June 4, 2022

Former Maryland high school teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing a student

Kirkland Shipley, 48, pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual misconduct with juvenile students while he was a teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County, Maryland.

June 3, 2022

New York City man who supported ISIS sentenced to 15 years in prison: DOJ

The New York man was convicted for attempting to support ISIS by funding expenses for a defendant to fight in Syria, the Justice Department said

June 3, 2022

DOJ indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress

Peter Navarro was indicted by the Department of Justice after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.

June 3, 2022

Man behind infamous NSBA letter says organization's leaders 'completely backstabbed' him

Chip Slaven, formerly at the National School Boards Association (NSBA), clears the narrative on why he sent the infamous letter to the Biden White House.

June 2, 2022

Colorado fentanyl seizures this year already surpass all of last year, authorities say

Colorado law enforcement agencies have already surpassed the number of fentanyl seizures this year than in all of 2021 as the drug continues to gain popularity

June 2, 2022

Harvard graduate walks out of Merrick Garland's commencement address

A woman who earned a master's in psychology at Harvard could not sit through the entire commencement address by Attorney General Merrick Garland this weekend.

May 31, 2022

DOJ asks court to reverse rule lifting requirement for COVID masks on public transportation

The DOJ has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that lifted a mask mandate for public transportation including commercial airplanes.

May 31, 2022

Ranking Republicans demand answers from Garland on COVID-19 fraud

Ranking House Republicans demand answers about the Biden administration's investigation into billions of dollars of alleged COVID-19 relief funds fraud.

May 29, 2022

DOJ to investigate police response to Uvalde shooting

The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a Critical Incident Review into the law enforcement response to the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

May 28, 2022

Honduran MS-13 gang member with prior deportations sentenced for drug, gun crimes

A Honduran MS-13 gang member was sentenced for 90 months in federal prisons for drug and gun crimes, the Department of Justice announced Friday.