Boeing aims to finish software fix to 737 Max in September

Boeing says it expects to finish work on updated flight-control software for the 737 Max in September, a sign that the troubled jet likely won’t be flying until late this year. The latest delay in fixing the Max came a day after the disclosure that government test pilots found a new technology flaw in the... Read More

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Boeing

June 28, 2019

Texas police officer charged with murder in Dallas shooting

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder charge two weeks after shooting the unarmed driver of a truck that had been reported stolen as the vehicle swerved past his police SUV in a Dallas parking lot. Farmers Branch Officer Michael Dunn, 43, turned himself in Wednesday night after a... Read More

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Michael Dunn

June 28, 2019

Little Rock Diocese settles sexual abuse claims for $790,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawyers for five men who claim an Arkansas priest sexually abused them more than four decades ago said Thursday that the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock has settled after mediation in what the attorneys believe is a first of its kind case for the state. Attorney Josh Gillispie, who is... Read More

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Catholic Diocese of Little Rock

June 28, 2019

High court’s ruling shifts gerrymandering focus to states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The battle for political advantage in state capitols is poised to become more intense after the U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring that federal judges have no role in settling disputes over partisan gerrymandering. Thursday’s ruling could empower Republicans and Democrats who hold full control of state legislatures and governorships to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

June 28, 2019

Redistricting reforms already taking root in many states

While ruling that it had no authority to resolve partisan gerrymandering claims, the U.S. Supreme Court noted Thursday that states could act on their own to try to limit the role of politics in drawing congressional and state legislative districts. Several states already have done so, including some where voters adopted constitutional amendments last year.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

June 28, 2019

Hawaii power couple convicted in plot to frame a relative

HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has found a former Honolulu prosecutor and her now-retired police chief husband guilty in a plot to frame a relative to silence him from revealing fraud that financed their lavish lifestyle, a case that shook the top levels of law enforcement. The verdict came Thursday in what has been described... Read More

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Katherine Kealoha, Louis Kealoha

June 28, 2019

Marine testifies Navy SEAL did not stab Iraq captive

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine who worked jointly in Iraq with a decorated Navy SEAL accused of murder testified Thursday that the platoon chief did not stab a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner as alleged by other platoon members. Marine Staff Sgt. Giorgio Kirylo said he watched as Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher tried... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

June 28, 2019

Prosecutors seek life sentence in Charlottesville car attack

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — To federal prosecutors, James Alex Fields Jr. is a callous, hate-filled young man who saw a group of people protesting against white nationalists and decided to kill them. But to Fields’ lawyers, he is a troubled 22-year-old with a history of mental illness who deserves some measure of leniency. A federal... Read More

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James Alex Fields Jr.

June 28, 2019

Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Atlanta is the latest effort by abortion providers and advocacy groups to challenge a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed in conservative states. Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed the lawsuit challenging a new Georgia law... Read More

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Abortion

June 27, 2019

Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The conservatorship that oversees Britney Spears’ personal life and career sued the creator of a blog devoted to the pop superstar Wednesday in an increasingly aggressive effort to push back against the so-called “Free Britney” movement, which alleges the singer is being controlled against her will. The lawsuit filed in Los... Read More

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Britney Spears

June 27, 2019

Bond set for parents in New Mexico child, animal abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico couple arrested in an abuse case marked by allegations of child beatings and tortured pets can be released on bond, a magistrate judge ruled Wednesday. Martha and Timothy Crouch made initial court appearances Wednesday, two days after their arrests in Aztec — a town of about 6,000 people... Read More

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Martha Crouch, Timothy Crouch

June 27, 2019

Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in Napa Valley cleared the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group of wrongdoing in a pregnancy discrimination trial that ended Wednesday. The verdict exonerates the famous chef and his acclaimed restaurants — Per Se in New York and the French Laundry in California — of charges of fraud and discrimination alleged... Read More

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Thomas Keller, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group

June 27, 2019

Partner of convicted Minneapolis cop pleaded for leniency

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A newly-disclosed email from the former police partner of ex-Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor asked a judge to give him leniency one day before she sentenced Noor to more than 12 years in prison for fatally shooting a woman. Officer Matthew Harrity pleaded with the judge in an email to consider the impact... Read More

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Matthew Harrity, Mohamed Noor

June 27, 2019

Company in fatal biker crash has history of violations

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations including mechanical problems and drug-related infractions. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, is being held without bail in Coos County jail. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to negligent homicide in Friday’s... Read More

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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy

Boeing aims to finish software fix to 737 Max in September

Texas police officer charged with murder in Dallas shooting

Little Rock Diocese settles sexual abuse claims for $790,000

High court’s ruling shifts gerrymandering focus to states

Redistricting reforms already taking root in many states

Hawaii power couple convicted in plot to frame a relative

Marine testifies Navy SEAL did not stab Iraq captive

Prosecutors seek life sentence in Charlottesville car attack

Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions

Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

Bond set for parents in New Mexico child, animal abuse case

Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial

Partner of convicted Minneapolis cop pleaded for leniency

Company in fatal biker crash has history of violations

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