Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with money laundering in connection with border wall project

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, the longtime ally and former strategist of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has been charged with money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly deceiving donors in connection with of an effort to help Trump build a wall along the United States. -Mexican border. Bannon, 68, was charged in … Read more

Two alleged militia members convicted of conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor

Aug 23 (Reuters) – A jury on Tuesday convicted two men accused of conspiring to spark “a second American Revolution” by kidnapping Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, giving the U.S. government a victory in its second bid to prosecute the affair. The verdict against Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46, comes about four months … Read more

Islamic State militant sentenced to life in US for killing US hostages

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for his involvement in a plot to take of hostages which led to the murder of Americans. journalists and aid workers in Syria. Families and friends of … Read more

Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder and assault

MAYVILLE, NY, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to attempted second degree murder and assault on Thursday and has been held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of injuring Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the author of ‘The … Read more

US indicts four Kentucky police officers in murder of Breonna Taylor

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Ky., police officers with their roles in the botched 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was in her home, in a case that sparked nationwide protests. The charges represented the latest effort by the Justice Department … Read more