Mitchell G. Patton

WASHINGTON – Fewer than a dozen documents bearing classified marks were found in the office used by President Joe Biden while he was out of office, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.The White House confirmed on Monday a CBS News report that a “small number of documents” with classified markings that appeared to be from the Obama administration had been found in a think tank linked to Biden.The acknowledgment sparked a wave of criticism from Republicans and from former President Donald Trump, whose Florida home was raided last year for documents he had stolen from the White…

Each year, EPA distributes federal funds for drinking water and waste infrastructure through state "revolving funds" that issue low-interest and forgivable loans and grants. That funding has been critical for Baltimore: Over the past 20 years, the city has received nearly $2 billion through Maryland's revolving funds and through the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act program, a federal credit administered by the EPA.But the $50 billion that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act set aside for water infrastructure improvements represents the largest single investment in water the federal government has ever made. The dollars will be used to install new infrastructure,…

Prosecutors announced Tuesday they will hold a second trial of Danny Masterson, after a jury deadlocked on three counts of rape at the actor's first trial in November.Masterson, 46, is accused of forcibly raping three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills between 2001 and 2003. At the time he was a star of the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show."“Our office has decided to retry this case,” Assistant District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told the court.Although unable to reach a verdict, the jurors favored acquittal, voting 10-2, 8-4 and 7-5 on all three counts.Mueller argued that the jury ignored supporting…

Bills safety Damar Hamlin He remains hospitalized for more than a week after collapsing on the field from cardiac arrest, but is back in Buffalo and is in "good spirits," the team said in its latest update Tuesday. Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said Hamlin flew back to Buffalo Monday morning after meeting "key milestones" in his recovery, which including being removed from a fan and walking around his hospital unit on Friday. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin warms up before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2, 2023 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. (Ian…