Live spiders and cockroaches: Ex-eBay executives get prison time in harassment plot Former eBay Inc. executives were sentenced Thursday to prison for a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath. The Associated Press
Casino mogul Steve Wynn is fighting a DOJ demand that he register as a foreign agent The Justice Department has filed the first civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 1991, against Steve Wynn, who is fighting the case. Carrie Johnson
Jury selection is underway in the Jan. 6 riot trial of Oath Keepers members Jury selection is underway in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. Carrie Johnson
A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife enter new guilty pleas in submarine-secrets case Jonathan and Diana Toebbe entered new guilty pleas in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements were rejected. The Associated Press
Shakira will face a tax-fraud trial in Spain A judge approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities. The Associated Press
Trials begin for Patriot Front members, but some say local prosecutions aren't enough Jury trials are beginning for some members of a white nationalist group accused of conspiring to riot at a June LGBTQ event. But some experts say these local prosecutions yield little accountability. Odette Yousef
DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion. Carrie Johnson
The woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher wasn't wrongfully fired, judge rules Amy Cooper, a white woman, lost her job as a portfolio manager at a New York investment firm after she called the police on a Black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash. Ayana Archie
A former Minneapolis officer is sentenced to 3 years for aiding George Floyd's death Former police officer Thomas Lane, who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced on Wednesday. The Associated Press
Gov. Desantis is facing a lawsuit from the migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard are suing Florida's governor and other state officials, alleging they were promised jobs and other benefits and lied to about their destination. Tovia Smith