ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol waived his rights Wednesday to preliminary and detention hearings. Amine El Khalifi, of Alexandria was arrested Friday and charged with attempting to use a ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Prince George’s County is launching a task force and hiring a lobbyist to focus efforts on bringing the FBI headquarters to the county. The General Services Administration has been authorized to pursue a private sector lease for ...

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A Maryland man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to detonate what he thought was a car bomb outside a military recruiting center in suburban Baltimore, saying he was motivated by what he saw as an American war on Islam. Antonio ...

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For those of you who — like myself — learn a lot of what you know from reading articles on Wikipedia, you’re going to have to Google a little bit harder for 24 hours on Wednesday. The nonprofit “Free Encyclopedia” ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — The FBI is involved in the search for a $2 million Liberty Bell sculpture made from the largest mined ruby in the world. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that the ruby found near Mount Kilimanjaro in ...

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A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against a Baltimore man accused of plotting to bomb a military recruiting center. Judge J. Frederick Motz also denied a motion Wednesday to suppress evidence in the case of Antonio ...

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GREENBELT — The wife of a former Prince George’s County executive was sentenced Friday to one year and a day in prison for her role in obstructing an investigation into her husband’s corruption. Former Prince George’s County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson ...

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GREENBELT — The wife of a former Prince George’s County executive is being sentenced for her role in obstructing an investigation into her husband’s corruption. Leslie Johnson has admitted flushing down the toilet an illicit $100,000 bribe check as FBI ...

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Defiant and combative, a Maryland businessman suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba said Thursday that he had nothing to do with her disappearance. Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Gary Giordano defended his actions in ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have shut down 150 websites accused of selling knock-off or pirated merchandise to unsuspecting online bargain hunters. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny A. Breuer announced the results of the ...

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