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This 2016 photo shows Abraham Bolden at his South Side home in Chicago. Bolden, who served on President John F. Kennedy's detail, faced federal bribery charges that he attempted to sell a copy of a Secret Service file. His first trial ended in a hung jury. Following his conviction in a second trial, key witnesses admitted lying at the prosecutor's request. (Mary Mitchell/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others
By AAMER MADHANI AND DON BABWIN - Associated Press
Tue,04/26/22-5:01AM , 192 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related char
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Osman Kavala, a Turkish philanthropist businessman and human rights defender poses for a photo in Istanbul, Turkey, April 29, 2015. A Turkish Court on Monday April 25, 2022, sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government in connection with the 2013 mass anti-government protests. (AP Photo/File)

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Turkish court gives philanthropist Kavala life in prison
By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press
Mon,04/25/22-2:45AM , 136 Reads
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government with mass protests in 2013.
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Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. Republicans are laying the groundwork to make Hunter Biden and his business dealings a central target of their investigative and oversight efforts. The financial dealings of the president's eldest son will come under new scrutiny if Republicans win control of one or both houses of Congress this fall, as is increasingly expected. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Hunter Biden is prime target if Republicans win Congress
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, FARNOUSH AMIRI AND ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Sun,04/24/22-11:52PM , 168 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials had gathered to brief select members of Congress on future threats to U.S. elections when a key lawmaker in the room, No.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is applauded after speaking at a news conference, Nov. 1, 2019, in Oklahoma City, to announce that Oklahoma will release more than 400 inmates after the board approved what they say is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. Stitt, a Republican running for a second term, is facing criticism for a 2019 mass commutation he said saved the state millions of dollars in prison costs. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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'Soft on crime' attacks target Republicans who favor changes
By SARA BURNETT AND SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press
Sun,04/24/22-11:47PM , 198 Reads
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With violent crime increasing in many parts of the U.S., Republicans see a winning strategy in portraying Democrats as soft on crime ahead of this year's elections.
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