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March 15, 2024

Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade withdraws from Trump case, allowing DA Fani Willis to continue

Fulton County, Georgia special prosecutor Nathan Wade withdrew from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants.

March 15, 2024

Georgia pizza shop owner running for office after Laken Riley murder: 'Reality check' moment

Sidney Anne Waters, a pizza shop owner in Athens, Georgia, said she decided to run for office in a push for transparency from the local government.

March 15, 2024

Trump Georgia case: Five key takeaways from judge’s order giving DA Fani Willis an ultimatum

Here are five key takeaways from Georgia Judge Scott McAfee's 23-page order giving DA Fani Willis an ultimatum: remove ex-lover Nathan Wade from the case or step aside.

March 15, 2024

Lawyer who exposed Willis-Wade relationship reacts to court ruling: ‘Disqualified’

Georgia Attorney Ashleigh Merchant claimed vindication after a Fulton County judge made a decision on her motion to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 election interference case.

March 15, 2024

DeSantis details alarming find aboard Haitian migrant boat seized off Florida coast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced law enforcement has interdicted a migrant boat that was also carrying firearms and drugs, as well as night vision gear.

March 15, 2024

Cruise ship passenger accused of exposing himself, propositioning 14-year-old in sauna

Anish Shan, 21, faces criminal charges after allegedly exposing himself to a 14-year-old boy in a cruise ship sauna and propositioning him for sex acts last Tuesday.

March 15, 2024

Judge's 'disjointed' ruling in Fani Willis case raises more questions, 'avoids the cliff problem,' Turley says

Jonathan Turley warned the Georgia judge's decision to allow Fani Willis to stay on the Trump election case if she fires Nathan Wade 'avoids the cliff problem.'

March 15, 2024

Republicans hammer Judge McAfee's ruling in Fani Willis case, calling it 'election interference'

Republican lawmakers attacked the Fulton County judge's decision not to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis in former President Trump's election interference case in Georgia.

March 15, 2024

Georgia judge tosses key witness’s testimony against Fani Willis, citing ‘inconsistencies’: court order

Judge Scott McAfee said that he could put no "stock" in key witness testimony in allegations that Fani Willis' affair with Nathan Wade started prior to Wade's hiring.

March 15, 2024

Trump attorney reacts to Fulton County judge's Fani Willis decision: 'Prosecutorial misconduct'

Trump attorney Steve Sadow says the Fulton County, Georgia, judge's Fani Willis decision does not lend "appropriate significance" to "prosecutorial misconduct."