Lawsuit alleges McDonald’s puts employees in physical danger

CHICAGO (AP) — A group of employees from 13 McDonald’s restaurants in Chicago filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the company’s drive for profits puts workers at “daily risk” of physical attack by dangerous customers. In the lawsuit filed in Cook County court, the 17 workers say McDonald’s has failed to protect them from what... Read More

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McDonalds

November 22, 2019

Another woman accuses Epstein of abuse, sues his estate

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she suffered lasting damage from sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17 years old sued his estate on Thursday, joining other women who are speaking publicly about pain they have long confronted largely alone. Teala Davies, 34, joined the growing list of women who have... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein, Teala Davies

November 22, 2019

Kentucky lt. gov. appealing ruling in suit against governor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Continuing a legal fight at the top of Kentucky’s government, Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton is appealing a ruling that concluded Gov. Matt Bevin’s office acted within its authority when firing her top two assistants. Hampton’s attorney, Joshua Harp, filed a notice that the lieutenant governor will appeal to the Kentucky Court... Read More

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Jenean Hampton

November 22, 2019

Police: ‘At risk’ man charged in fatal California attack

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — The suspect charged Thursday with fatally stabbing a man who tried to stop a theft on a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train was considered a “missing person at risk” because he walked away from a hospital, but authorities said that label didn’t mean he was considered a threat. Bay Area... Read More

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Jermaine Jeremiah Brim

November 22, 2019

Baltimore ex-mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case

BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges involving sales of her self-published children’s books, a case that exposed anew the depths of corruption in Maryland’s largest city. Catherine Pugh pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy... Read More

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Catherine Pugh

November 22, 2019

Restaurant group sues over Berkeley’s natural gas ban

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction may end up eroding the region’s reputation for fine and creative dining, according to a California trade association suing the city on behalf of restaurants. In its lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for Northern California, the California Restaurant Association argues... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

November 22, 2019

California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The law, the first of its kind in the nation and aimed squarely at Trump, violates a specification of the state constitution... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

November 22, 2019

Military same-sex spouse denied Alaska oil check sues

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska woman alleges the state is wrongly enforcing laws barring recognition of same-sex marriages, five years after a federal judge found such a ban to be unconstitutional. In a lawsuit, attorneys for Denali Nicole Smith say Smith was denied eligibility for the check paid to residents from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund... Read More

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Denali Nicole Smith

November 22, 2019

Jury to deliberate in officer’s fatal shooting of black man

OZARK, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury is expected to begin deliberations soon in the trial of a white police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man in 2016. News outlets reported that testimony concluded Thursday with Montgomery police Officer Aaron Cody Smith taking the stand to describe the fatal shooting of 58-year-old Gregory... Read More

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Aaron Smith

November 22, 2019

Ex-athlete charged with 6 sex assaults awaits rape sentence

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A former University of Delaware baseball player accused of sexually assaulting six women awaits sentencing for his rape conviction in the first case to go to trial. Sussex County Superior Court Judge Richard Stokes is scheduled to sentence 23-year-old Clay Conaway on Friday for the June 2018 rape of a woman... Read More

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Clay Conaway

November 22, 2019

Ex-CIA officer to be sentenced in China spy conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA officer who pleaded guilty to an espionage conspiracy with China could be facing more than two decades in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Jerry Chun Shing Lee is scheduled for sentencing Friday in federal court in Alexandria. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage, but prosecutors and defense lawyers disagree... Read More

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Jerry Chun Shing Lee

November 22, 2019

Lawsuit: Church pressured victims into unfair settlements

NEW YORK (AP) — Two impoverished Mississippi men who say they were sexually assaulted by Franciscan missionaries filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that Catholic officials pressured them into signing settlements that paid them little money and required them to remain silent about the alleged abuse. The lawsuit, filed in New York, claims the church... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

November 22, 2019

Sandusky expected in court for new sentencing in abuse case

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected in a Pennsylvania courtroom to be resentenced after an appeals court said mandatory minimum sentences had been improperly applied against him. The 75-year-old Sandusky will be resentenced Friday by Judge Maureen Skerda at the county courthouse in Bellefonte. State Superior Court... Read More

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Jerry Sandusky

November 21, 2019

Officers, inmates testify in Tennessee prison escape hearing

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate charged with killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison was seen riding a tractor by guards and a fellow prisoner before a search for him began, according to testimony presented Wednesday during a court hearing. Curtis Ray Watson appeared before a judge during a preliminary hearing in a... Read More

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Curtis Ray Watson

Lawsuit alleges McDonald’s puts employees in physical danger

Another woman accuses Epstein of abuse, sues his estate

Kentucky lt. gov. appealing ruling in suit against governor

Police: ‘At risk’ man charged in fatal California attack

Baltimore ex-mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case

Restaurant group sues over Berkeley’s natural gas ban

California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns

Military same-sex spouse denied Alaska oil check sues

Jury to deliberate in officer’s fatal shooting of black man

Ex-athlete charged with 6 sex assaults awaits rape sentence

Ex-CIA officer to be sentenced in China spy conspiracy

Lawsuit: Church pressured victims into unfair settlements

Sandusky expected in court for new sentencing in abuse case

Officers, inmates testify in Tennessee prison escape hearing

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