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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Michael Biesecker

Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
September 16, 2024, 11:58 pm
Would-be Trump assassin urged Iran to kill ex-president, in his book about Ukraine
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was fervent activist for Kyiv, claimed to be recruiting foreign fighters from Afghanistan; Ukrainian army says he contacted them with ‘nonsensical ideas’
By Michael Biesecker, AUDREY McAVOY, Bernard Condon and Michael R. Sisak
A neighbor comforts Natalia Vlasenko, whose husband, Pavlo Vlasenko, and grandson, Dmytro Chaplyhin, were killed by Russian forces, as she cries in her garden in Bucha, Ukraine, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
December 31, 2022, 3:56 am
Killings, kidnappings, bombings: Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war drags on
Kremlin’s forces have systematically murdered non-combatants, bombed civilian targets, perpetrated sexual assaults, investigators say, but justice for top leaders unlikely
By Michael Biesecker and Erika Kinetz
David DePape, right, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
October 29, 2022, 4:19 am
Suspect in Pelosi home attack: From pro-nudity activist to QAnon conspiracy theorist
David DePape moved from Canada to California where he made hemp jewelry, protested naked, later embraced pro-Trump and antisemitic conspiracies
By Michael Biesecker and Bernard Condon
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, listens to Lebedinsky GOK Managing Director Oleg Mikhailov, left, as businessman and founder of USM Holdings, Alisher Usmanov, right, and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov stand behind him while visiting the Lebedinsky GOK JSC, in Gubkin, Belgorod Region, Russia, Friday, July 14, 2017. Usmanov is not on the sanctions list implemented in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The metals tycoon was an early investor in Facebook. His fortune is estimated at more than $14 billion. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
February 26, 2022, 3:32 pm
Ignoring the richest of Russia’s rich: Biden’s sanctions exclude Putin’s oligarchs
An estimated $800 billion is held overseas by wealthy Russians, some of it invested in everything from Facebook (Alisher Usmanov) to English soccer teams (Roman Abramovich)
By Michael Biesecker, Joshua Goodman, Sarah El Deeb and Richard Lardner
In this Jan. 6, 2021 image from video provided by Robyn Stevens Brody, a line of men wearing helmets and olive drab body armor walk up the marble stairs outside the US Capitol in Washington in an orderly single-file line, each man holding the jacket collar of the man ahead (Robyn Stevens Brody via AP)
January 15, 2021, 11:06 pm
‘Ranger file’: How ex-military, cops among mob used training to storm Capitol
At least 21 current or former members of US Army or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near Capitol, with dozens more being investigated
By Michael Biesecker, Jake Bleiberg and JAMES LaPORTA
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
January 11, 2021, 12:20 pm
Records show fervent Trump supporters fueled violent takeover of US Capitol
Among 90 people facing charges over riot are longtime fans of US president, some of whom threatened violence in support of false election claims
By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus and Jim Mustian
US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens as Republican Senator Jerry Moran on Kansas, not shown, speaks during their meeting on Capitol Hill, October 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)
October 7, 2020, 11:11 pm
US Supreme Court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group
Old directory pages for South Bend branch of People of Praise lists Amy Coney Barrett, who has refused to discuss her ties to the Christian group
By Michelle R. Smith and Michael Biesecker
Judge Amy Coney Barrett in Milwaukee, Aug. 24, 2018. (Rachel Malehorn, rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com, via AP)
October 7, 2020, 5:26 am
US Supreme Court nominee lived in home tied to controversial Christian sect
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s choice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, resided in house owned by co-founders of People of Praise, a mysterious group accused of subjugating women
By Michael Biesecker and Michelle R. Smith
In this March 24, 2020, file photo stacks of medical supplies are housed at the Jacob Javits Center that will become a temporary hospital in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in New York. A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
April 6, 2020, 4:19 am
US ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
Investigation shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of masks, ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers
By Michael Biesecker
Brooklyn Nets players during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
March 20, 2020, 9:01 am
Amid US test shortages, celebrities accused of jumping the line
With many sick looking to get scanned for coronavirus, sports stars and others draw criticism for unfair system that allows them to get checked before those with might need it more
By Michael Biesecker, Michelle R. Smith and Tim Reynolds
Speaking to reporters, Jay Sekulow, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, attacks the Democrat's arguments in the impeachment trial of the president on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
January 31, 2020, 9:41 am
Trump lawyer blurs lines between charity and profit
Messianic Jew Jay Sekulow has been one of Trump’s most visible defenders; watchdogs have raised concerns about relations between his philanthropies and for-profit businesses
By Michael Biesecker
Lev Parnas arrives at court in New York on December 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
January 16, 2020, 5:25 pm
Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure campaign
Lev Parnas says he delivered messages to Zelensky about opening Biden probe on direct orders from Trump’s lawyer, and US president ‘knew exactly what was going on’
By Michael Biesecker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Eric Tucker
This combination of October 9, 2019, photos provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows booking photos of Lev Parnas, left, and Igor Fruman. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP)
December 24, 2019, 1:42 pm
Giuliani associates leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman tried to appoint amenable CEO for gas company, boasted they were going to get Trump administration to fire envoy known for fighting corruption
By Desmond Butler and Michael Biesecker
Then-Republic representative Pete Sessions of Texas speaks to supporters after conceding the US House race to Democratic challenger and first-time candidate Colin Allred during the Dallas County Republican Party election night watch party on November 6, 2018 at The Statler Hotel in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
October 11, 2019, 7:30 pm
Arrest of Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1’
Donations mentioned in indictment against Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman match those to ex-lawmaker Pete Sessions, who was allegedly part of effort to push out US envoy to Ukraine
By Michael Biesecker, Desmond Butler and bryan slodysko
This Facebook screenshot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows from left, Donald Trump, Jr., Tommy Hicks, Jr., Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, posted on May 21, 2018. (The Campaign Legal Center via AP)
October 10, 2019, 7:46 pm
Florida Jewish businessmen tied to Giuliani arrested on campaign finance charges
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were central to Giuliani’s efforts to get Ukraine to probe Biden, charged over donation to pro-Trump PAC
By Michael Biesecker, Larry Neumeister and Eric Tucker
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