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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial who are accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan's governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal prosecutor said during closing arguments Friday.

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Sheriff Tom Dart’s office said the probe began as an internal investigation and officials sought help from the FBI.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial and accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan's governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal prosecutor said during closing arguments Friday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three men accused of facilitating a “modern-day slavery” operation by trafficking workers for cheap labor on several South Georgia farms are headed to prison, according to federal authorities.

In parts of the US, Native women are 10 times more likely to disappear, writes Andrew Buncombe

The feds say a 601W Companies affiliate was going to hire him for property tax appeals for another building. Burke’s firm did the work. 601W reaped the savings — but decided not to hire Burke after his offices were raided.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ missing and murdered unit was launched by Deb Haaland a year ago to tackle an epidemic of violence against Native people. But initial results have disappointed

The paternity lawsuit against Dallas Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones has been unsealed and outlines accusations by Alexandra Davis that Jones is her biological father and has tried to keep her quiet about it.

CHICAGO — Federal authorities have launched a criminal probe into alleged ghost-payrolling at the Cook County sheriff’s office involving at least nine sheriff’s employees, including one high-ranking official, sources have told The Chicago Tribune.

Authorities say an 84-year-old defrocked priest has been sentenced to five years of probation for lying to the FBI about whether he knew a former altar boy and his family