Trump free to decide who is investigated by Justice — including enemies
WASHINGTON — Before he was reelected, President Trump openly threatened to use — or abuse — his power by ordering federal prosecutors to pursue criminal…
Aide to former L.A. Councilmember Jose Huizar gets probation
He kept thousands of text messages. He took photos of bribe money. He recorded his boss, then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar, demanding that money…
New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges and other counts that have roiled the nation’s biggest…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs placed on suicide watch at N.Y. jail
Sean “Diddy” Combs, in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., as he awaits trial on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges, was placed on…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers are desperate to get him out of notorious Brooklyn jail
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs say they will keep fighting to have their client freed from the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where…
L.A.’s ‘Ketamine Queen’ charged in Matthew Perry’s death
On social media, Jasveen Sangha offered herself up as an L.A. power player — rubbing elbows with celebrities, sporting fashionable attire and jetting across the…
Howard University rescinds Diddy’s honorary degree after Cassie video
Howard University trustees on Friday voted to rescind an honorary degree granted to Sean “Diddy” Combs, citing a recently surfaced video of the hip-hop mogul…
Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies on his behalf in federal trial
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father at a California rehab center and said he…
Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges begins; his words may haunt him
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden was not on the witness stand, but his voice filled the courtroom. In the opening day of Biden’s trial on gun…
Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey to seek reelection as independent
TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run…
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial date
WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set…
Hunter Biden tax case: Lawyers to ask L.A. judge to drop charges
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday will consider Hunter Biden’s bid to throw out nine tax-related charges, with the president’s son arguing that…
3 face federal firearms charges after Super Bowl parade shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Missouri men have been charged with federal counts related to the illegal purchase of high-powered rifles and guns with extended magazines…
Former L.A. deputy mayor goes on trial a second time in bribery case
Federal prosecutors launched their second attempt at convicting former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan on corruption charges this week by portraying him as a…
Hunter Biden tells Republicans he didn’t involve his father in work
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his…
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over DWP billing scandal
A lawsuit brought by a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customer against a former high-ranking attorney for the city can go forward, a…
Ex-State Department official getx 6 years in prison for Capitol attacks
WASHINGTON — A Marine Corps veteran who served as a politically appointed State Department official in former President Trump’s administration was sentenced on Friday to nearly…
Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump, citing recent social media posts about the former president’s chief…