Man linked to 1984 kidnapping and rape by DNA testing sentenced to 25 years

HARTFORD, Conn. — A man who was linked to a 1984 kidnapping and rape case in Connecticut by DNA evidence decades later has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday. George Legere, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced July 21 after having been convicted of first-degree المزيد

Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

LANSING, Mich. — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election, according to court records. Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer who was endorsed by Trump المزيد

Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests

A few federal agencies have started to use sophisticated artificial intelligence tools to help deal with immense caseloads of Freedom of Information Act requests, but some transparency advocates warn that the government needs additional safeguards before more widely deploying the technology. At least three agencies — the State Department, the المزيد