NFL player Antonio Brown to appear before Florida judge

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. Brown, 31, arrived at Broward County Jail around 10 p.m. The wide receiver,... Read More

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Antonio Brown, NFL

January 24, 2020

Convicted New York bomber faces sentencing for NJ shootout

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — An Afghan-born U.S. citizen already serving a life prison term for a bombing in New York City faces sentencing Friday for multiple counts of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police in New Jersey in 2016. Ahmad Khan Rahimi is scheduled to appear in state court in Elizabeth.... Read More

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi

January 23, 2020

Judge: Canadian tied to extremist group is ‘very dangerous’

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Canadian Armed Forces reservist plotted with other members of a white supremacist group to carry out “essentially a paramilitary strike” at a Virginia gun rights rally, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan agreed to keep Patrik Mathews, 27, detained in federal custody pending a Jan.... Read More

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Patrik Mathews

January 23, 2020

Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced in murder-for-hire plot

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. A federal judge in Oklahoma City sentenced 56-year-old Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage — who is also known as “Joe Exotic” — for trying... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

Joseph Maldonado-Passage

January 23, 2020

2nd California child molester dies after beating with cane

CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — A second convicted child molester has died after he was beaten with a walking cane by another inmate last week at a central California prison, officials said Wednesday. Graham De Luis-Conti, 62, was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital, three days after authorities said he was attacked at California Substance... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Jonathan Watson

January 23, 2020

Judge: No keeping Stormy and Trump out of NY Avenatti trial

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no keeping porn star Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump out of California attorney Michael Avenatti’s extortion case, a judge said Wednesday as he ordered the trial to commence Monday and refused the government’s insistence that he ban mention of Daniels and Trump. The protests of a spirited but eventually... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Michael Avenatti

January 23, 2020

Trump administration approves Keystone pipeline on US land

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land, pushing the controversial $8 billion project closer to construction though court challenges still loom. The approval signed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and obtained by The Associated Press covers 46... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

Keystone Pipeline

January 23, 2020

California governor aims to block PG&E’s bankruptcy plan

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric’s blueprint for getting out of bankruptcy and renewing his threat to lead a bid to turn the beleaguered utility into a government-run operation. In a court filing Wednesday, Newsom’s lawyers gave a sternly worded rebuke of... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

PG&E

January 23, 2020

Ex-pharma CEO gets over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme

BOSTON (AP) — The former head of a drug company was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in federal prison in a bribery and kickbacks scheme that prosecutors say helped fuel the opioid crisis. Michael Babich, a Scottsdale, Arizona, resident who was CEO of Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced Wednesday in Boston federal court... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Michael Babich

January 23, 2020

Hawaii eyes closing gun loopholes, bolstering mental health

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii already has some of the nation’s strictest gun laws, but the fatal shooting of two Honolulu police officers by a man his lawyer and neighbors believe had psychiatric problems has added new urgency to efforts to close gun control loopholes and bolster mental health care treatment. The Giffords Law Center to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

January 23, 2020

Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors

BOSTON (AP) — A judge has told Aerosmith’s drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as it’s set to perform and be honored at Grammy events this week. Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Mark Gildea on Wednesday denied Kramer’s request to order the band, whose first hit single was 1973’s... Read More

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Joey Kramer

January 23, 2020

Judge sets preliminary hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against a man suspected being the notorious “Golden State Killer” who eluded capture for decades. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steve White ordered the preliminary hearing for Joseph James DeAngelo to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo

January 23, 2020

Migrant parents separated from kids since 2018 return to US

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nine parents who were deported as the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families landed back into the U.S. late Wednesday to reunite with children they had not seen in a year and a half. The group arrived at Los Angeles International Airport from Guatemala City in a trip arranged under... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

January 23, 2020

Weinstein trial turns to accusers, starting with Sciorra

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, actress Annabella Sciorra felt powerless against Harvey Weinstein, keeping to all but a few friends the allegation that the once-revered Hollywood honcho pinned her to a bed and raped her in the early 1990s. Now, more than a quarter-century later, Sciorra is set to confront Weinstein as a key... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Annabella Sciorra, Harvey Weinstein

NFL player Antonio Brown to appear before Florida judge

Convicted New York bomber faces sentencing for NJ shootout

Judge: Canadian tied to extremist group is ‘very dangerous’

Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced in murder-for-hire plot

2nd California child molester dies after beating with cane

Judge: No keeping Stormy and Trump out of NY Avenatti trial

Trump administration approves Keystone pipeline on US land

California governor aims to block PG&E’s bankruptcy plan

Ex-pharma CEO gets over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme

Hawaii eyes closing gun loopholes, bolstering mental health

Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors

Judge sets preliminary hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ case

Migrant parents separated from kids since 2018 return to US

Weinstein trial turns to accusers, starting with Sciorra

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