Judge rejects Avenatti request to move case to California

NEW YORK (AP) — California attorney Michael Avenatti will face charges that he ripped off porn star Stormy Daniels of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds in New York rather than Los Angeles, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts said virtually all the factors that decide where a trial should... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

September 25, 2019

Testimony ends in trial of man accused of killing 6 in Texas

HOUSTON (AP) — Both the prosecution and the defense have rested in the trial of a man who’s accused of fatally shooting six members of his ex-wife’s family in suburban Houston. The final witness in the guilt or innocence phase of Ronald Lee Haskell’s capital murder trial testified Tuesday. Closing arguments are scheduled Wednesday. The... Read More

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Ronald Lee Haskell

September 25, 2019

Man gets life without parole in killing of 5-year-old niece

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing and sexually assaulting his 5-year-old niece was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole Tuesday during an emotional hearing where the girl’s relatives called him a “monster” who savagely took the life of an innocent child. Judge Kevin K. Allen... Read More

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Alex Whipple

September 25, 2019

Evidence laid out against Colorado school shooting suspect

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado teenager charged in a school shooting that killed one of his classmates was pressured into participating by a fellow student with a grudge who had recently befriended him, his lawyer said Tuesday. The claim came during a hearing to determine whether Devon Erickson, 19, will stand trial for... Read More

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Devon Erickson

September 25, 2019

Dallas officer on trial had no drugs, alcohol in system

DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment last year had no drugs or alcohol in her system at the time, a police detective testified Tuesday. Detective Eddie Ibarra’s testimony during the second day of Amber Guyger’s murder trial marked the first time her toxicology results... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 25, 2019

Officer testifies in New Jersey trial of convicted bomber

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Opening statements got underway in the New Jersey trial of a man already serving a life sentence for a bombing in New York City. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, an Afghanistan-born naturalized U.S. citizen, faces attempted murder and other charges for allegedly firing at police officers during a gunfight preceding his 2016 arrest.... Read More

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi

September 25, 2019

Another fine mess: Brexit-dogged Johnson’s UN trip goes awry

NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in New York this week on a speedy Royal Air Force jet, bringing his vision of a post-Brexit “Global Britain” to the United Nations. Then he sat on the tarmac for more than an hour. The captain informed passengers that another VIP’s plane was occupying... Read More

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Brexit

September 25, 2019

Mother of Navy veteran held in Iran says he lost appeal

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran from California sentenced to 10 years in prison by the government of Iran said Tuesday he has lost his appeal and she is worried that he is being forgotten by the U.S. government. Michael R. White was convicted of insulting Iran’s supreme leader and... Read More

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Michael R. White

September 25, 2019

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing 2 stepsons

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who says he’s intellectually disabled is set to be executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during an attack more than 12 years ago in their North Texas home that also killed his wife. Robert Sparks, 45, is facing lethal injection for the September 2007 slayings... Read More

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Robert Sparks

September 25, 2019

Homeless man pleads guilty to Minnesota synagogue fire

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A homeless man who admitted starting a fire that destroyed a 117-year-old synagogue in Minnesota, then walking away from the growing blaze because he couldn’t douse it by spitting on it, is expected to get probation after pleading guilty. Matthew Amiot, 36, entered his guilty pleas on negligent fire charges Tuesday... Read More

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Matthew Amiot

September 24, 2019

Oklahoma prosecutors clears officers in death of naked teen

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A prosecutor declined Monday to file criminal charges against police officers in an Oklahoma City suburb for the fatal shooting of a black teenager who was naked and unarmed. Edmond Police Department Officer Denton Scherman “was acting pursuant to Oklahoma statute” in an effort to protect himself and Sgt. Milo Box... Read More

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Denton Scherman

September 24, 2019

Man accused of making racist threats to remain in custody

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist threats against a black activist in Virginia was ordered Monday to remain in custody, in a case that could test the boundaries of when online trolling becomes a criminal threat. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson ordered Daniel McMahon to continue to be... Read More

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Daniel McMahon

September 24, 2019

Ex-Army medic pleads guilty in Hawaii love triangle murder

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Army medic stationed in Hawaii pleaded guilty Monday to the murder of his wife, about a week before a trial was about to begin in a case involving porn, sex charges and a love triangle. Michael Walker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and said he arranged for the woman with... Read More

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Michael Walker

September 24, 2019

Judges may not be buying that ‘Stairway’ needs new trial

A group of federal judges aren’t sure all that glitters is gold, and they don’t seem to be buying that a new trial is necessary in the copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, “Stairway to Heaven.” Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in... Read More

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Led Zeppelin

Judge rejects Avenatti request to move case to California

Testimony ends in trial of man accused of killing 6 in Texas

Man gets life without parole in killing of 5-year-old niece

Evidence laid out against Colorado school shooting suspect

Dallas officer on trial had no drugs, alcohol in system

Officer testifies in New Jersey trial of convicted bomber

Another fine mess: Brexit-dogged Johnson’s UN trip goes awry

Mother of Navy veteran held in Iran says he lost appeal

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing 2 stepsons

Homeless man pleads guilty to Minnesota synagogue fire

Oklahoma prosecutors clears officers in death of naked teen

Man accused of making racist threats to remain in custody

Ex-Army medic pleads guilty in Hawaii love triangle murder

Judges may not be buying that ‘Stairway’ needs new trial

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