Acquitted Navy SEAL thanks Fox News, Trump for their support

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The decorated Navy SEAL who was acquitted of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq thanked Fox News, President Donald Trump and two congressmen for their support during his trial. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher also told Fox & Friends on Wednesday he feels “blessed to... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

July 3, 2019

Family of Las Vegas mass shooting victim sues gun makers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas high-rise hotel suite filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gun makers and three dealers arguing their weapons are designed in a way that could be easily modified to fire like automatic weapons. The... Read More

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Stephen Craig Paddock

July 3, 2019

Man who targeted immigrants in extortion scheme sentenced

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man originally from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his role in a kidnapping and extortion scheme that targeted new immigrants. Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say 51-year-old Pascual Rodriguez, who was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport,... Read More

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Pascual Rodriguez

July 3, 2019

Hawaii man paints face black at hearing for life sentence

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man who painted his face black with a marker for his sentencing hearing has been ordered to serve life in prison. A judge sentenced Mark Char Monday to a mandatory life prison term with possible parole for attempted murder, news organizations reported. Honolulu Circuit Court Judge Todd Eddins also sentenced... Read More

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Mark Char

July 3, 2019

Jury to decide SEAL’s punishment for posing with corpse

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The same military jurors who acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017 will return to court Wednesday to decide whether he should serve any jail time for the single charge he was convicted of: posing... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

July 3, 2019

Fest drops Peter Yarrow over ‘indecent liberties’ sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — A music festival has disinvited folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary over his 1970 jail sentence for indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl. The Press and Sun Bulletin of Binghamton reports that board members of the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival in upstate New York cited negative reaction to... Read More

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Peter Yarrow

July 2, 2019

Judge gets challenge to Mississippi mental health system

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge should intervene in Mississippi’s mental health care system, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer argued Monday, saying the state has moved far too slowly to provide community alternatives to mental hospitals. “They could be living in more integrated settings, but they never get the chance, because the state does... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

July 2, 2019

Grand jury indicts woman for Las Vegas manicurist’s death

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old woman on charges of murder, robbery and other crimes after she was accused of skipping out on a $35 manicure and running over a salon worker with her car. Timothy Treffinger, an attorney for Krystal Whipple, did not immediately respond to an emailed message... Read More

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Krystal Whipple

July 2, 2019

Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been accused of killing the now 12-year-old boy by drowning him in California, authorities said Monday. Sheriff’s deputies found the boy and his 7-year-old brother unresponsive in a full irrigation canal... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

July 2, 2019

Environmental group ends suit over land for endangered frog

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group is dropping its legal fight over critical habitat for an endangered frog, with a settlement now proposed in the case, but the group also says the story isn’t over. “It might not be ‘that’s it,’ but it is for now. The decision will go back to the U.S.... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

July 2, 2019

Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to assault

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien, who announced last year that he believes he suffered brain damage while playing in the NFL that caused him to behave violently at times, pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of domestic violence against his wife, Danielle. Rypien was taken to the Spokane County... Read More

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Mark Rypien

July 2, 2019

Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s trial can detail alleged affairs

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurors can hear evidence of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s alleged extramarital affairs when they consider charges the California Republican looted campaign cash to finance vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses, a judge said Monday. Prosecutors revealed salacious details about the married congressman’s lifestyle in court filings last week, saying he... Read More

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Duncan Hunter

July 2, 2019

Texas woman admits addressing bombs to Obama, Texas governor

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area woman had admitted that she addressed package bombs to former president Barack Obama, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Social Security Administration. Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in a Houston federal court Monday to transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. Although the plea related directly to the... Read More

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Julia Poff

July 2, 2019

LAPD opens internal affairs inquiry in Nipsey Hussle case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have opened an internal affairs investigation into why the woman who drove the getaway car in the aftermath of rapper Nipsey Hussle’s killing was sent home when she tried to turn herself in during the manhunt for the shooter. The LAPD’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed Monday... Read More

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Nipsey Hussle

Acquitted Navy SEAL thanks Fox News, Trump for their support

Family of Las Vegas mass shooting victim sues gun makers

Man who targeted immigrants in extortion scheme sentenced

Hawaii man paints face black at hearing for life sentence

Jury to decide SEAL’s punishment for posing with corpse

Fest drops Peter Yarrow over ‘indecent liberties’ sentence

Judge gets challenge to Mississippi mental health system

Grand jury indicts woman for Las Vegas manicurist’s death

Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later

Environmental group ends suit over land for endangered frog

Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to assault

Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s trial can detail alleged affairs

Texas woman admits addressing bombs to Obama, Texas governor

LAPD opens internal affairs inquiry in Nipsey Hussle case

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