Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand jury indicted the 32-year-old Chung on Aug. 8. Members of the Meredith, New Hampshire, police department were called to Chung’s residence June 25... Read More

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Patrick Chung

August 23, 2019

Judge close to naming special prosecutor in Smollett case

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge seems close to appointing a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett accusing him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself. A hearing Friday will be one of the first opportunities for Cook County Judge Michael Toomin to name someone... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

August 23, 2019

Man faces life for murder after initial confessions doubted

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man whose confessions in the 1998 murder of a Montana teenager were initially met with skepticism from authorities faces life in prison during a sentencing scheduled for Friday. Zachary David O’Neill is due to appear in state district court in Billings for the murder of 18-year-old video store clerk Miranda... Read More

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Miranda Fenner, Zachary David O'Neill

August 22, 2019

State officials sue EPA, seeking more Hudson River cleanup

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials who are pushing for additional cleanup of the Hudson River followed through Wednesday on their promise of a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The federal lawsuit seeks to vacate the EPA’s decision in April not to compel General Electric Co. to restart dredging for polychlorinated biphenyls... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

August 22, 2019

Kansas fights claim of man wrongly imprisoned for 23 years

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is fighting the compensation claim of a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated his convictions, which were secured despite a complete lack of physical evidence and motive tying him to the crimes. Lamonte McIntyre’s case was one of three that helped... Read More

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Lamonte McIntyre

August 22, 2019

Lawyer: Philly female officers who sued will be protected

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two female police officers whose sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign have received promises from the city they won’t be retaliated against or endure more transfers while the case plays out. Cpl. Audra McCowan and Patrol Officer Jennifer Allen say their complaints of being physically and verbally harassed by... Read More

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Jennifer Allen s

August 22, 2019

Environmentalists sue over Endangered Species Act rollbacks

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seven environmental and animal protection groups teamed up to file the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of the Endangered Species Act. The environmental law nonprofit Earthjustice filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks... Read More

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Earthjustice

August 22, 2019

Lawsuit accusing ex-bishop of drunken sexual assault settled

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing the former bishop of West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese of molesting boys and men has been settled. The terms of the recent settlement are confidential, Wheeling-Charleston Diocese spokesman Tim Bishop said in a statement. The diocese declined further comment. A former personal altar server sued ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield... Read More

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Michael Bransfield

August 22, 2019

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Colorado secretary of state violated the Constitution in 2016 when he removed... Read More

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August 22, 2019

Air traveler accused of punching pilot at Vegas airport gate

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say an air traveler was detained by Las Vegas police after he punched an airline pilot at a McCarran International Airport gate where crew members determined he was too intoxicated to board a flight. Las Vegas police Officer Alejandra Zambrano says the pilot refused medical attention and the 49-year-old man... Read More

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August 22, 2019

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Can a governor be forced to live in the state capital? A lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was back in court Wednesday. The Republican billionaire has drawn frequent criticism from members of both major parties for being absent from the Charleston statehouse as his... Read More

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Jim Justice

August 22, 2019

Texas executes man in 1998 slaying of college student

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate who argued that his conviction was based on junk science was executed Wednesday for the abduction, rape and killing of a suburban Houston community college student more than 20 years ago. Larry Swearingen, 48, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the... Read More

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Larry Swearingen

August 22, 2019

Man at center of ‘Innocent Man’ documentary may soon be free

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge has placed the man at the center of a documentary series “The Innocent Man” on the path to potential freedom. U.S. District Judge James Payne of Muskogee, Oklahoma, has ruled there was reasonable doubt that Karl Fontenot (FAHN’-teh-noh) should have been convicted in 1988 in the kidnapping and... Read More

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Karl Fontenot

August 22, 2019

Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The will that Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damages. Estate lawyers and other experts say prying open the trust and dividing... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge

Judge close to naming special prosecutor in Smollett case

Man faces life for murder after initial confessions doubted

State officials sue EPA, seeking more Hudson River cleanup

Kansas fights claim of man wrongly imprisoned for 23 years

Lawyer: Philly female officers who sued will be protected

Environmentalists sue over Endangered Species Act rollbacks

Lawsuit accusing ex-bishop of drunken sexual assault settled

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

Air traveler accused of punching pilot at Vegas airport gate

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

Texas executes man in 1998 slaying of college student

Man at center of ‘Innocent Man’ documentary may soon be free

Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

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