No indictment

against James

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. A grand jury rejection is an unusual circumstance in any case, and the repeated failures amount to a stunning rebuke of prosecutors’ bid to resurrect a criminal case President Donald Trump pressured them to bring.

The failure to secure an indictment was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity. James was initially charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home purchase in 2020.

Do Kwon

sentenced

NEW YORK (AP) — Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud.

Victims said Thursday that the 34-year-old financial technology whiz weaponized their trust to convince them that the investment was safe. But it was secretly propped up by cash infusions. Kwon apologized after listening to victims describe how the scam wiped out nest eggs, depleted charities and wrecked lives.

One told the judge in a letter that he contemplated suicide after his father lost his retirement money in the scheme. The judge said the government’s recommendation of a 12-year prison sentence was “unreasonably lenient.”

Mike Lindell

to seek office

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) — Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026.

Lindell became close to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. He went on to become a leading amplifier of Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. That led to a string of legal and financial setbacks for Lindell and his MyPillow company, which he founded in Minnesota.

But he says he’s overcome them and is eager to take on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.

Thousands

flee flooding

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that’s sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters. The governor says flooding could reach historic levels.

Officials say 78,000 people live in the floodplain north of Seattle that has been ordered to evacuate. The weather has already prompted rescues and road closures. Another storm system is expected to bring more rain starting Sunday.