Ex-nurse accused in child deaths to stand trial in January

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children will stand trial in January. State District Judge Frank Castro on Monday scheduled the murder trial for 69-year-old Genene Jones after her attorneys withdrew a request for a competency trial. Jones was convicted in 1984 in the deaths of two... Read More

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Genene Jones

September 11, 2019

Judge blocks North Dakota’s medication abortion reversal law

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota on Tuesday blocked a state law enacted earlier this year that required physicians to tell women they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. North Dakota is among eight states to pass or amend laws requiring doctors to tell women undergoing... Read More

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Abortion

September 11, 2019

Prosecutor quits after relationship with woman in case

DETROIT (AP) — A state prosecutor resigned after authorities learned “incredibly disturbing” news that he had an intimate relationship with a woman while handling her allegations of sexual assault, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Brian Kolodziej, an assistant attorney general, was the prosecutor in a case involving students at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 11, 2019

Suit targets California hunting rules that allow GPS on dogs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Animal rights groups are suing California over rules that allow animals to be hunted with the aid of hunting dogs wearing GPS tracking devices on their collars. The Animal Legal Defense Fund, which filed the lawsuit last week in Sacramento Superior Court, called the hunting method “unusually cruel and unfair.” Tracking... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

September 11, 2019

Prosecutor: Chinese woman lied to get into Mar-a-Lago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese businesswoman knew an event she planned to attend at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club had been canceled, but she still wanted to get onto the property and lied to Secret Service agents repeatedly to make that happen, a federal prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday. Assistant U.S.... Read More

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Yujing Zhang

September 11, 2019

Dems question Trump official on lands, Native Americans

DENVER (AP) — Skeptical Democrats questioned a Trump administration official Tuesday on whether he’s committed to preserving public lands and whether he respects Native Americans. William Perry Pendley, acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, appeared before the House Natural Resources Committee in Washington to answer questions about the administration’s plans to move... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 11, 2019

Texas executes man who killed woman during spate of crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate was executed Tuesday for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her North Texas home nearly a decade ago during an eight-day spate of crimes that included thefts and another killing. Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the... Read More

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Mark Anthony Soliz

September 11, 2019

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference. The court, or “soft-sided” facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations... Read More

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Asylum

September 11, 2019

Florida woman gets prison for $1.6 million family curse scam

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida woman who claimed to be a psychic fortune teller has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for taking $1.6 million from a Texas woman to remove a curse from her family. Court records show that 28-year-old Sherry Tina Uwanawich was sentenced last week in Miami.... Read More

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September 11, 2019

Antonio Brown faces rape accusations by former trainer

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client... Read More

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Antonio Brown

September 10, 2019

Accused Mar-a-Lago trespasser proclaims innocence; thanks US

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese businesswoman defending herself on charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lied to Secret Service agents gave one of the shortest opening statements in legal history Monday, proclaiming her innocence and appreciation for the country that may put her prison. After a federal prosecutor... Read More

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Yujing Zhang

September 10, 2019

Hearing on Florida school shooting prosecutor removal effort

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has set a hearing on an attempt by defense attorneys in Florida’s high school massacre case to remove the state prosecutors because they won’t reconsider seeking the death penalty for the defendant. Attorneys for 20-year-old Nikolas Cruz say in a court motion that Broward State Attorney Michael Satz... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

September 10, 2019

Appeals court orders resentencing for Rand Paul attacker

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday vacated what it called a “well-below-guidelines” prison sentence for the man who tackled U.S. Sen. Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home, ordering a resentencing for the attack that broke the lawmaker’s ribs. The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it... Read More

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Rand Paul

September 10, 2019

Man accused of plotting mass killing wants gun charges nixed

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge said Monday that he will decide by the end of this week whether to dismiss gun charges against a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling combat gear and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists. Christopher Hasson, 50, is asking U.S. District Judge George Hazel... Read More

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Christopher Hasson

Ex-nurse accused in child deaths to stand trial in January

Judge blocks North Dakota’s medication abortion reversal law

Prosecutor quits after relationship with woman in case

Suit targets California hunting rules that allow GPS on dogs

Prosecutor: Chinese woman lied to get into Mar-a-Lago

Dems question Trump official on lands, Native Americans

Texas executes man who killed woman during spate of crimes

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers

Florida woman gets prison for $1.6 million family curse scam

Antonio Brown faces rape accusations by former trainer

Accused Mar-a-Lago trespasser proclaims innocence; thanks US

Hearing on Florida school shooting prosecutor removal effort

Appeals court orders resentencing for Rand Paul attacker

Man accused of plotting mass killing wants gun charges nixed

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