Prosecutors File First U.S. Charges Stemming From 2016 Panama Papers Leak
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants "had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system."
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St. Louis Police Officers Indicted For Beating An Undercover Colleague
The September 2017 acquittal of a white police officer charged with killing a black suspect led to protests during which the beating outlined in the indictment occurred.
Venezuelan Former Treasurer Says He Accepted $1 Billion In Bribes
The bribes included property, horses and watches. The legal action has played out as Venezuela reels from hyperinflation and citizens struggle to purchase basic necessities such as food and medicine.
A Brutal Lynching And A Possible Confession, Decades Later
A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.
State Announces Funding, Improvements To Help Resolve Rape Kit Backlog
North Carolina's massive backlog of untested sexual assault kits will start to be reduced, according to Attorney General Josh Stein.
New Education Budget; Yale Discrimination Investigation; Faults In Loan Forgiveness
Also in our weekly education news roundup: 6 ways to talk to your kids about sex after Kavanaugh; Homeschooling is growing and changing rapidly
Emoluments Lawsuit Moves A Step Closer to Trump
If the president ever promoted his D.C. hotel to foreign dignitaries, the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia want to know about it.
Theranos, Blood-Testing Company Plagued By Scandal, Says It Will Dissolve
The company was once valued at $9 billion. Founder Elizabeth Holmes and another former executive are facing criminal charges, and Theranos says it does not have the cash to pay shareholders.
Federal Judge Calls Government Plan To Reunify Migrant Families 'Disappointing'
The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.
Government, Immigration Advocates Continue Court Clash Over Family Reunification
A federal judge in San Diego will hold a hearing Friday to discuss the government's progress on meeting a now-expired deadline to end family separations.