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U.S. regulators want to force Google to sell Chrome browser as part of monopoly punishment

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

People line up for early voting at the Portage County Board of Elections, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Ravenna, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Justice Department to monitor voting in Ohio county after sheriff’s comment about Harris supporters

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In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (Maryland National Guard via AP, File)

Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs

By Lea Skene and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

The Wynn Las Vegas is framed under a Las Vegas Boulevard street sign, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Wynn Resorts paying $130M for using unlicensed money transfers at flagship Las Vegas casino

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

A sign at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is shown on Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Judge gives DOJ until December to propose penalties for Google’s illegal search monopoly

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance

By Matthew Barakat and Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

FILE - Protesters hold photographs of victims, including Melvin Riffel, left, of the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, outside Boeing's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on April 29, 2019. Ike Riffel, a California father whose two sons, Melvin and Bennett, died in the crash, fears that instead of putting Boeing on trial, the government will offer the company another shot at corporate probation through a legal document called a deferred prosecution agreement, or DPA. (AP Photo/Jim Young, File)

A father who lost 2 sons in a Boeing Max crash waits to hear if the U.S. will prosecute the company

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Protesters hold placards in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024. Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a U.S. court and later freedom

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges will issue a ruling Tuesday morning in the High Court on whether Assange can make one final appeal in England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S., return to Australia

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

FILE - Phoenix Police stand in front of police headquarters on May 30, 2020, in Phoenix, waiting for protesters marching to protest the death of George Floyd. Phoenix police violate people’s rights, discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Report uncovering biased policing in Phoenix prompts gathering in support of the victims

By Terry Tang - Associated Press

Phoenix Police officers watch protesters rally on June 2, 2020, in Phoenix, during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd. Phoenix police violate people’s rights, discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Justice Dept. says Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force

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FILE - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, left, and president and CEO Steve Ballmer speak at a news conference on April 3, 2000 in Redmond, Wash. The U.S. Justice Department's double-barreled antitrust attack on Google's dominant search and Apple's trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of another epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world's most valuable company. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Google and Apple now threatened by U.S. antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

FILE -In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, victims react and hug Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis after Larry Nassar was sentenced by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to 40 to 175 years in prison during a sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Feds will pay $138.7 million to victims of Larry Nassar who sued over FBI’s mishandling

By Ed White - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a visit to an engineering firm in Barrow-in-Furness, England, Monday, March 25, 2024. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

U.S., U.K. target Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

By Sylvia Hui and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 image from Louisiana State Police body camera video, Trooper Dakota DeMoss approaches motorist Antonio Harris lying on the ground on the side of a road after a high speed chase in Franklin Parish, La. In February 2024, Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating Harris and hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids before bragging in text messages that the “whoopin’” would give the man “nightmares for a long time.” (Dakota DeMoss/Louisiana State Police via AP)

Prosecutors dismiss charges against Louisiana troopers who bragged of beating a Black motorist

By Jim Mustian - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. On Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, the U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with the state of New York to resolve a sexual harassment investigation of former Gov. Cuomo, confirming allegations from the damaging misconduct probe that led to the Democrat's resignation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Justice Department finds Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen state employees

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

A 6.7L Cummins Diesel engine is displayed at the Ram booth during the media preview of the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay an over $1.67 billion penalty to settle regulatory claims that the company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines to bypass emissions tests. (AP photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Engine maker agrees to pay $1.67 billion to settle claims it bypassed emissions tests

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District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Fani Willis rejects ‘silly notion’ that Trump’s Georgia case should pause for the election

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

A Lexington, Miss., police SUV is parked outside their department near the town square, Aug. 15, 2022. The U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)

Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

This image provided by the Horry County Sheriff's Office in Conway, S.C., shows Bhagavan "Doc" Antle. The exotic wildlife preserve owner who gained notoriety on the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” plead guilty Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 to animal trafficking and money laundering, the U.S. Justice Department announced. (Horry County Sheriff's Office via AP)

‘Doc’ Antle of Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking and money laundering

By James Pollard - Associated Press