Texas man pleads guilty to lesser charge in daughter’s death

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who was accused of killing his adopted daughter pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge the day his trial for capital murder was scheduled to begin. The Dallas Morning News reports that Wesley Mathews, 39, pleaded guilty to injury to a child by omission. That gives Mathews the chance... Read More

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Wesley Mathews

June 25, 2019

Court hearing to be held in Maryland newspaper shooting case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A pretrial hearing is scheduled in the case of a man charged with fatally gunning down five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland. The hearing before Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Laura Ripken is set for Tuesday in Annapolis. Attorneys for the defense and the prosecution are expected... Read More

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Jarrod Ramos

June 25, 2019

Defense to question investigator in case against Navy SEAL

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Defense lawyers for a decorated Navy SEAL charged with war crimes are expected to grill the lead investigator in the case Tuesday as they try to paint a picture of an upstanding war hero being framed by lies. Attorneys for Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher planned to cross-examine a special agent... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

June 24, 2019

10 years later, a look at people surrounding Michael Jackson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at the status of the major figures in the life and death of Michael Jackson after 10 years, starting with the King of Pop himself: ___ MICHAEL JACKSON: Jackson, who would be 60 years old were he alive, was rehearsing for a tour intended to rehabilitate his career, finances... Read More

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Michael Jackson

June 24, 2019

2020 Democrats strongly defend abortion rights at forum

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty Democratic presidential candidates attending a Planned Parenthood forum on Saturday vowed to defend abortion rights under nearly any circumstance while largely ignoring nuances around the issue that have already roiled their party heading into the 2020 election. The event sponsored by Planned Parenthood Action Fund — the group’s political arm... Read More

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Abortion

June 24, 2019

Police: Officer shot in ambush had no chance of survival

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A rookie Sacramento police officer who died during a domestic violence call was ambushed by a gunman and had no chance of surviving after she was shot, police said. The disclosure came late Friday amid criticism that it took police 45 minutes to get to 26-year-old rookie Officer Tara O’Sullivan during... Read More

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Tara O'Sullivan

June 24, 2019

States’ push to legalize sports betting differs by region

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for every state to legalize sports betting , a regional divide has opened as states decide whether to expand their gambling options. By year’s end, legalization is possible in a dozen states in the Northeast and Midwest. But most... Read More

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Sports Betting

June 24, 2019

Closing arguments set for missing Chinese scholar case

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Closing arguments are set for the federal death penalty trial of a former University of Illinois doctoral student charged with kidnapping and killing a 26-year-old visiting scholar from China. Monday’s closings follow a week and a half of testimony. If jurors convict Brendt Christensen, they must then decide whether he should... Read More

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Brendt Christensen

June 24, 2019

Buttigieg criticized at emotional town hall after shooting

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faced criticism Sunday from angry residents of South Bend, Indiana, at an emotional town hall meeting a week after a white police officer fatally shot a black man in the city where he is mayor. Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) said he would call for an outside investigation... Read More

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Pete Buttigieg

June 24, 2019

Q&A: Census citizenship question sparks legal debate, fears

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on a request from the Census Bureau to ask everyone in the country about citizenship status. The plan has set off litigation and debate and raised some important questions. Among them: ___ Q: What is the proposed question? A: The Census Bureau would ask for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

June 24, 2019

W.Va judge denies reduced sentence in elder abuse death case

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia judge has doubled down on the 40-year sentence he gave a man in the fatal beating of an incapacitated 73-year-old man who was under his care. News outlets report Judge Christopher D. Chiles denied 32-year-old Rocco Wayne Cooper’s request for a reduced sentence Friday. Cooper previously entered a... Read More

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Rocco Wayne Cooper

June 24, 2019

Reno judge refuses to dismiss charges in 4 Nevada killings

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge in Reno has denied a motion to dismiss two murder charges against a Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing four people in Nevada in January. The defense had argued a Washoe County grand jury lacked authority to indict 20-year-old Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman for crimes outside the county. But Washoe District... Read More

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Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman

June 24, 2019

Trial set to begin for former Baltimore Ravens running back

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A trial begins Monday for the Baltimore Ravens’ former starting running back Alex Collins on drug and weapons felony charges. Collins is charged with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, as well as two misdemeanors. Charging documents say Collins’ Corvette crashed into a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Alex Collins

June 24, 2019

Case on hold for man charged with posing as missing child

CINCINNATI (AP) — The case of a 24-year-old Ohio man charged with impersonating a long-missing child is on hold in federal court. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett earlier granted a sealed motion filed by Brian Michael Rini’s (REE’-neez) attorney and canceled a scheduled final pretrial hearing. A court notice filed Monday stated the June 24... Read More

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Brian Michael Rini

Texas man pleads guilty to lesser charge in daughter’s death

Court hearing to be held in Maryland newspaper shooting case

Defense to question investigator in case against Navy SEAL

10 years later, a look at people surrounding Michael Jackson

2020 Democrats strongly defend abortion rights at forum

Police: Officer shot in ambush had no chance of survival

States’ push to legalize sports betting differs by region

Closing arguments set for missing Chinese scholar case

Buttigieg criticized at emotional town hall after shooting

Q&A: Census citizenship question sparks legal debate, fears

W.Va judge denies reduced sentence in elder abuse death case

Reno judge refuses to dismiss charges in 4 Nevada killings

Trial set to begin for former Baltimore Ravens running back

Case on hold for man charged with posing as missing child

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