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With his criminal trial for contempt of Congress approaching, Stephen K. Bannon, an ally of former President Donald J. Trump’s who was involved in his plans to overturn the 2020 election, has informed the House committee investigating the Capitol attack that he is now willing to testify, according to two letters obtained by The New York Times. His decision is a remarkable about-face for Mr. Bannon, who until Saturday had been among the most obstinate and defiant of the committee’s potential witnesses. He had promised to turn the criminal case against him into the “misdemeanor from hell” for the Justice...

Alice Sebold, the author of The Lovely Bones, apologized Tuesday to the man who spent 16 years behind bars after he was wrongfully convicted of raping her when she was a college student. In a statement released first to the Associated Press and then published on Medium, Sebold said she was "truly sorry" to Anthony Broadwater Jr. and that she deeply regretted what he had been through.

Firing of Dobbs Elementary teacher upheld for aiding students on testsBy Jaime Sarrio The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012 The firing of a fifth teacher in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was upheld Wednesday by a tribunal. Derrick Broadwater, a teacher at Dobbs Elementary, was accused of helping students with words they didn't know and prompting them to recheck answers if he suspected something was incorrect. The tribunal voted to uphold APS' decision to terminate Broadwater after hearing recordings of the teacher talking to GBI investigators in March 2011. “I always tell my kids to go...

When left-liberals produce an apocalyptic “global warming” film, families are commanded not to judge before watching the “persecuted” work of “science.” Is this a scam to sell tickets? It certainly isn’t good for the environment. That said, conservative Ann Coulter’s unread books are always under attack. Enter: Baltimore Sun blogger, Luke Broadwater. Under the non-judgmental headline, Ridiculous: Ann Coulter's new book called 'Demonic', he expresses confected concern: “One of the things that most annoys me about politics is how politicians and pundits personally attack, demagogue and demonize their opponents.” But did the “professional journalist” discover this cliché before or after...

WHEELING — W. Craig Broadwater was a hero and a patriot whose life was dedicated to doing justice and good for his fellow man, friends said Tuesday upon learning of his death. Broadwater, 56, married and a father of three, was a highly respected U.S. District Court judge and a brigadier general in the West Virginia National Guard. He died Monday night at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. U.S. District Court Judge Frederick P. Stamp Jr. called Broadwater’s death a “personal tragedy” for all who knew him. “If there was any person who...