Man guilty of murder in fight with wife over coffee maker

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man accused of fatally shooting his wife in a fight over a coffee maker has been found guilty of second-degree murder. The Lake County News-Sun reports that 69-year-old Larry Lotz, of Barrington, showed no emotion Wednesday as Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes pronounced the verdict. Lotz was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

August 29, 2019

Man indicted on terror charge in alleged ISIS-inspired plot

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., was indicted Wednesday on a terrorism-related charge, five months after his arrest. A federal grand jury indicted Rondell Henry, 28, of Germantown, on a new charge of attempting to provide material... Read More

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Rondell Henry

August 29, 2019

Parents, county clash in court over Parkland shootings

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Parents whose children were killed or wounded during last year’s Parkland high school massacre asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to rule that each pull of the trigger was a separate occurrence for which the Broward County School Board should be held liable. But a lawyer for the school board... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

August 29, 2019

Prosecutors: Kansas drug network tied to Chicago dismantled

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that they’ve dismantled a major drug-trafficking operation in northeast Kansas responsible for a college student’s fatal overdose in 2017, resulting in criminal charges against more than 50 people. Federal and local officials said they’ve been investigating trafficking in heroin, methamphetamines, the powerful opioid fentanyl and other drugs in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

August 29, 2019

Prosecutor: Student with guns in dorm studied mass shootings

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina university student arrested with guns and ammunition in his dorm room had studied mass shootings and was making plans to kill his roommate and himself if he didn’t get into a fraternity, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Paul A. Steber, a 19-year-old freshman from Boston attending High Point University,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Paul A. Steber

August 29, 2019

Tennessee man shot after fleeing police pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man shot by police during an attempted traffic stop has pleaded guilty to charges in the case, months after the officers involved were cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Martavious Banks, 26, will serve two years and 10 months of probation after reaching a settlement to plead guilty Wednesday to evading... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Martavious Banks

August 29, 2019

West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. The Republican lawmaker turned himself in and was arraigned Wednesday morning, a Marshall County court clerk said. He has pleaded not guilty and paid a $4,500 bond. Maroney exchanged text messages to discuss prices and set up meetings... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Mike Maroney

August 29, 2019

Suits allege abuse, cover-up in Pennsylvania diocese

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Frustrated by the Pennsylvania Legislature, four men are taking advantage of a shifting legal landscape to file suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton over decades-old allegations of clergy sexual abuse. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 45 to 57, cite a recent Pennsylvania appeals court ruling that could... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church

August 28, 2019

Report: Chaos, rising temps at nursing home where 12 died

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida nursing home descended into chaos as its temperatures rose after Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning in 2017, leading to the deaths of 12 people and the arrest this week of an administrator and three nurses on manslaughter charges, according to a report cited by police. Hollywood Police... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Jorge Carballo, Sergo Colin

August 28, 2019

Judge says Loughlin, husband can stick with their law firm

BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will be able to continue using a law firm that recently represented the University of Southern California, which is an alleged victim in the sweeping college admissions bribery case, a federal judge allowed Tuesday. But Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley declined to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli

August 28, 2019

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s efforts to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles. The indictment filed by the U.S. attorney’s office in San Jose, California, is an offshoot of a lawsuit... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Anthony Levandowski, Uber, Waymo

August 28, 2019

Man exonerated in stabbing death after 28 years in prison

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California man convicted in the stabbing death of a man suspected of sexually molesting a child has been exonerated after 28 years in prison thanks to newly discovered evidence, including the confession of the true killer, a lawyer said. The conviction of Bob Fenenbock was reversed Friday by a judge... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Bob Fenenbock

August 28, 2019

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent. Experts say the $572 million judgment issued Monday against consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson could pay for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Opioid

August 28, 2019

Judge orders Iraq to pay millions to slain contractor’s firm

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A military contractor whose top executive was killed in Iraq under mysterious circumstances 15 years ago has won a judgment of roughly $140 million against Iraq to reimburse the contractor for funds it never received. The judgment of nearly $89 million plus interest and attorneys’ fees issued Tuesday by a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Republic of Iraq, Wye Oak Technology

Man guilty of murder in fight with wife over coffee maker

Man indicted on terror charge in alleged ISIS-inspired plot

Parents, county clash in court over Parkland shootings

Prosecutors: Kansas drug network tied to Chicago dismantled

Prosecutor: Student with guns in dorm studied mass shootings

Tennessee man shot after fleeing police pleads guilty

West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution

Suits allege abuse, cover-up in Pennsylvania diocese

Report: Chaos, rising temps at nursing home where 12 died

Judge says Loughlin, husband can stick with their law firm

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

Man exonerated in stabbing death after 28 years in prison

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

Judge orders Iraq to pay millions to slain contractor’s firm

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