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ACC tournament champions for the first time, Boston College is red-hot right now.

At least 38 Ohioans were accused of crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 riots and insurrection. Six have pleaded guilty, mostly for comparatively minor offenses.

At least 38 Ohioans were accused of crimes in connection with the riots.

In the big picture of the insurrection, the criminal charges against Alexander Sheppard are unremarkable. Federal prosecutors say Sheppard arrived in Washington D.C. from Powell,...

Special to The Times A federal judge Tuesday delayed his ruling on whether to allow the pre-trial release of an Ohio woman accused of organizing a paramilitary unit to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta asked an attorney for Jessica Watkins, who commanded a self-described militia, and prosecutors to submit arguments as to whether the destruction of government property qualifies as a “crime of violence,” as prosecutors argued. His answer, he said, would act as p...

Judge to consider if Ohio woman’s Capitol riot charges are ‘crimes of violence’ Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington. Right-wing extremism has previously mostly played out in isolated pockets of America or in smaller cities. In contrast, the deadly attack by rioters on the U.S...

"Arrest this assembly, we have probable cause for acts of treason"

US authorities have levelled the first conspiracy charge against an apparent leader of an extremist group in the January 6 storming of the US Capitol, arresting an alleged Oath Keeper who is accused of plotting to disrupt the electoral vote confirmation of president-elect Joe Biden’s victory and proposing further assaults on state capitols. Thomas Edward Caldwell (65), of Clarke County, Virginia, was taken into custody yesterday morning on four federal charges, including conspiracy to commit ...

Self-styled militia members planned to storm Capitol days before attack, court documents say By Spencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett The Washington Post,Updated January 19, 2021, 9:38 p.m. Email to a Friend President Trumps supporters during a rally in Washingto on Jan. 6.Evan Vucci/Associated Press WASHINGTON - Self-styled militia members from Virginia, Ohio, and other states made plans to storm the US Capitol days before the Jan. 6 attack, then communicated in real time as they brea...

New arrests came as authorities hope to head off further violence around Joe Biden's inauguration.