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Blake Ballin, the attorney representing Desmond Mills Jr., walks into the Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Nov.2, 2023. Mills Jr., a former Memphis police officer who plans to change his not guilty plea to federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will become the first of five officers charged in the case to break ranks with his former colleagues. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller - Associated Press

A high fence surrounds buildings on the grounds of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, N.J., June 8, 2021. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, that his administration has shuttered part of the state's only women's prison, partially fulfilling a promise made more than two years ago to close the facility amid reports of sexual abuse and misconduct there. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New Jersey governor closes part of state’s only women’s prison amid reports of misconduct there

By Mike Catalini - Associated Press

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., speaks to David Rubenstein during an interview hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Youngkin administration says 3,400 voters removed from rolls in error, but nearly all now reinstated

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

President of FIFA Gianni Infantino walks through the pit-lane prior the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix auto race at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Swiss prosecutors close criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino

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Beth Holloway speaks to media after the appearance of Joran van der Sloot outside the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen's mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill )

Aruba requests van der Sloot case documents, including his description of killing Natalee Holloway

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FILE - Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella, right, appears with Col. Stavros Mellekas, superintendent of the Connecticut State Police, center, and Lt. Col. Mark Davison for a hearing on state troopers providing false traffic stop information on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Rovella and Mellekas will be stepping down in the middle of multiple investigations into whether troopers submitted bogus data on thousands of traffic stops that may have never happened, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/File File)

Top Connecticut state police leaders retiring as investigators probe fake traffic ticket data claims

By Dave Collins - Associated Press

Barnaby Joyce, second left, and other members of a delegation to secure the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speak to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The group of Australian lawmakers said Tuesday they would travel to Washington this month to lobby the United States to abandon its efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Lukas Coch/(AAP Image via AP)

Australian lawmakers head to U.S. to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange

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CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS DATE: FILE - A chair remains upright in the area of a mass shooting incident in the Southern District of Baltimore, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Police announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, that a teenager has been arrested in the shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured earlier this summer. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Baltimore police showed indifference leading up to July mass shooting, report says

By Lea Skene - Associated Press

This booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows Harrison Floyd on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta, after he surrendered and was booked. Floyd is charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others, who are accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters to keep the Republican president in the White House after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Only defendant in Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Malcolm Davis walks up the street in front of the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Scores of Trump supporters show support outside Georgia jail ahead of his expected surrender

By Sudhin Thanawala and Kate Brumback - Associated Press

The SpaceX headquarters is seen, May 25, 2012, in Hawthorne, Calif. On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

U.S. sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination

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Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges

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D'Monterrio Gibson, right, and his mother, Sharon McClendon, await the start of the trial of two White men charged in an attack on Gibson, a FedEx employee who was making a delivery, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Brookhaven, Miss. The judge declared a mistrial of the men who were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by Gibson. (Hunter Cloud/The Daily Leader via AP)

Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 White men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

A resident votes at the Zion St. Joe United Church of Christ on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in St. Joseph, Mich. Stefanie Lambert, a Michigan attorney involved in multiple efforts around the country to overturn the 2020 election in support of former President Donald Trump, was charged Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines in Michigan, according to court records. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)

3rd Trump ally charged with voting machine tampering as Michigan election case grows

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Ramaswamy files lawsuit against DOJ after agency fails to respond to FOIA over Trump docs case

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Kristen Clarke, the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, July 27, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it is investigating the patterns or practices of the Memphis Police Department, seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop.(AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Justice Dept. announces broad investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death

By Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

A police officer stands in the area of a mass shooting incident in the Southern District of Baltimore, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Baltimore leaders are condemning what they called a “catastrophic breakdown” in how city police responded to 911 calls leading up to a mass shooting at a neighborhood block party earlier this month. Police received a call about hundreds of partygoers armed with guns and knives about three hours before the shooting, but on-duty officers decided no law enforcement services were required.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

After mass shooting, Baltimore leaders slam police for inadequate response

By Lea Skene - Associated Press

Attorney Michael Harper holds a photo of Lashawn Thompson's cell in the Fulton County, Ga., Jail at a news conference addressing the results of an independent autopsy determining the cause of death of Thompson, May 22, 2023, at the state Capital in Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and excessive force by jail officers. (Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Members of the U.S. government's Not Invisible Commission prepare for a field hearing in Albuquerque, N.M. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Four skirts were placed at the front of the room to honor Native Americans who have gone missing or have been trafficked or killed. The commission will be crafting recommendations to improve coordination among agencies and to establish best practices for state, tribal and federal law enforcement. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

U.S. commits more lawyers to address Native American disappearances and killings

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press