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Maggie Ybarra

mybarra@washingtontimes.com

Maggie Ybarra is a former military affairs and Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Times.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, has been joined by other lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, as well as libertarians and the billionaire Koch brothers, in calling for reform to the criminal justice system. (Associated Press)

Chuck Grassley leads sentencing reform movement with motley group

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday said he supported looking into sentencing reform, joining former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., libertarian-leaning senators such as Rand Paul, the White House and the billionaire Koch brothers, in a political odd-fellow effort to reform the criminal justice system.

April 27, 2015
A man throws a brick at police Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Authorities warn officers of widespread backlash, spread of violence

Law enforcement intelligence officials have put out a warning that someone has sent a text calling on people to kill "all white police officers" in reaction to the death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore police custody, raising fears violence could spread nationally, according to safety memos obtained by The Washington Times.

April 27, 2015
A man throws a brick at police Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (Associated Press)

Baltimore riots: Gang attacks on white police officers may spread outside city

Law enforcement intelligence officials have put out a warning that someone has sent a text calling on people to kill "all white police officers" in reaction to the death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore police custody, raising fears violence could spread nationally, according to safety memos obtained by The Washington Times.

April 27, 2015
Friends and family of Freddie Gray gather around his casket before his funeral, Monday, April 27, 2015, at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore officials call for peace ahead of Gray funeral

Hundreds of mourners are expected to pay their respects to a man who died after sustaining serious injuries while in police custody at his funeral Monday in northwest Baltimore, as city and state officials appealed to demonstrators to peacefully seek justice instead of committing acts of violence.

April 27, 2015
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama on Friday said it was "crazy" and "embarrassing" the way the Republican-led Senate has held up confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch. "What are we doing here?" Obama said. "I have to say there are times when the dysfunction in the Senate just goes too far. This is an example of it. It's gone too far. Enough. Enough. "Call Loretta Lynch for a vote," he said emphatically. "Get her confirmed." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Black men swarm Capitol to garner support AG nominee Loretta Lynch

A group of black men that support Loretta Lynch, the attorney general nominee who's confirmation has been stalled in the Senate, flooded the hallways of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to track down senators of states with large black populations who remained undecided on her nomination.

April 22, 2015
A police officer ties police tape to a handrail. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Majority of police force quits after Missouri town elects first black mayor

Most of the police force and several city officials quit their post in the tiny Missouri town of Parma last week after the city elected its first black mayor, leaving the mayor struggling to understand whether the mass resignation was tied to the divisive racial issues that have racked the state or the signs of a corruption ring.

April 21, 2015
Demonstrators protest the death of Freddie Gray outside Baltimore City Hall on Monday, April 20, 2015. Gray died Sunday, a week after he was rushed to the hospital with spinal injuries following an encounter with four Baltimore police officers. (AP Photo/David Dishneau)

Freddie Gray dies a week after being injured during arrest

A Baltimore man died Sunday from injuries sustained while in the custody of police suffered "a very tragic injury to his spinal cord," Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said during a press conference Monday.

April 20, 2015
Baltimore's murder clearance rate currently stands at 53.7 percent, according to Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, even lower than the national average. (Associated Press)

Baltimore to re-evaluate homicide investigation tactics as clearance rate slips nationwide

The national homicide "clearance rate" — that is, local police identifying and arresting killers — has slipped to 64.1 percent from more than 90 percent just 50 years ago amid shrinking budgets, higher closure standards and more crimes being committed by gangs and drug dealers who may have no local footprint and/or encourage a "no-snitch" mentality.

April 19, 2015
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

4 firms accused of illegally exporting military technology to Iran

The federal government is accusing four companies — one of them based in Houston — and five individuals with illegally exporting technology to Iran that would support military systems, such as naval vessels, radar arrays and air defense technology.

April 17, 2015
Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, left, speaks with his defense attorney, Sam Shamansky, during a hearing to set bond on charges of money laundering and providing support for terrorism, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Mohamud pleaded not guilty and bond was set at $1 million. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio man charged with plot to attack, execute U.S. soldiers

A federal grand jury on Thursday charged a 23-year-old Ohio man with attempting to support the agenda of terrorists after he flew to Syria, received training from a terror group and returned to the U.S. with a plan to attack military officers and police.

April 16, 2015