A federal judge struck an overnight Justice Department filing that sought to add an obstruction charge against two former FBI officials. The original allegations that they lied to Congress remain under review.
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Alex Pretti’s parents say federal officials have denied them basic information about his fatal shooting by immigration officers. The Justice Department says contact with families typically comes later in an investigation.
A Washington grand jury rejected prosecutors’ effort to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over testimony related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The proposed charges and the testimony under scrutiny were not immediately clear.
Utah authorities say DNA evidence links Ted Bundy to the 1974 killing of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith. Testing in another Utah teenager’s murder helped investigators close the decades-old case.
The U.S. says it will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family after his presidential election defeat, as Brazilian media report he has left the country. A court has ordered him to surrender his passports.
A Nanotyrannus skeleton named Jodi sold for $47.3 million at Sotheby’s, the second-highest auction price for a dinosaur fossil. The unidentified buyer’s plans are unknown, raising questions about future public and scientific access.
The US military says five people were killed in a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific. The attack raises the reported campaign death toll to 243, according to Al Jazeera, amid continuing questions about the evidence and legality of the strikes.
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander each received 30 years in federal prison after their sex trafficking convictions. Prosecutors said the brothers raped or sexually assaulted at least 70 women.