Closing arguments set in Virginia abortion regulations trial

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal trial is coming to an end in a lawsuit challenging four Virginia abortion laws that women’s health groups say are overly restrictive and limit access to abortion in the state. The case is one of more than a dozen lawsuits filed around the country seeking to lift restrictions on... Read More

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Abortion

June 6, 2019

Lawsuit: Drugmaker improperly used charity to pay kickbacks

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a pharmaceutical firm improperly used a charity to pay kickbacks that subsidized Medicare patients’ copayment obligations, allowing the firm to keep raising prices for the drug. The suit filed Wednesday claims the scheme was designed to enable Mallinckrodt to raise the price of Acthar from $50 to $32,000. The... Read More

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Mallinckrodt

June 5, 2019

Grand jury records on mass lynching once again before court

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court plans to rehear arguments on unsealing the transcripts from grand jury proceedings in the unsolved lynching of two black couples in rural Georgia more than 70 years ago. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said Tuesday that a majority of its judges voted to rehear... Read More

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June 5, 2019

Woman who lifted Arizona mosque items gets probation

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman captured on video making derogatory comments about Muslims as she and a friend lifted Qurans and other items from an Arizona mosque was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for an aggravated criminal damage conviction. Tahnee Savanna Gonzales was ordered to complete 225 hours of community service and write... Read More

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Tahnee Savanna Gonzales

June 5, 2019

Former head of the CDC pleads guilty to violation

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct violation related to his arrest last year for alleged sexual misconduct. Dr. Thomas Frieden appeared Tuesday in Brooklyn Criminal Court. Frieden is also a former New York City health commissioner. Frieden was... Read More

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Dr. Thomas Frieden

June 5, 2019

Closing arguments given in rape trial of Kellen Winslow Jr.

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys for former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. say five women who accused him of rape and lewd conduct invented the allegations to prey on his wealth, while prosecutors say his fame empowered him to prey on the most vulnerable. Winslow’s status was mentioned by both sides in closing arguments Tuesday... Read More

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Kellen Winslow Jr.

June 5, 2019

Dad guilty of killing 5 kids faces possible death sentence

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A jury convicted a South Carolina father of murder Tuesday in the deaths of his five young children, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty. The Lexington County jury considered the case for about six hours over two days before returning the five guilty verdicts for murder against Timothy Jones Jr.,... Read More

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Timothy Jones Jr.

June 5, 2019

California man freed from life prison sentence for joyriding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man was freed from prison after serving 23 years of his life sentence on a joyriding conviction, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a book written by the co-founder of a notorious prison gang. His attorneys say it’s unconscionable that he was set to die in prison... Read More

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Kenneth Oliver

June 5, 2019

US court weighs if climate change violates children’s rights

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates the constitutional rights of young people who have sued the U.S. government over the use of fossil fuels. A Justice Department attorney warned three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allowing... Read More

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Climate Change

June 5, 2019

Charges against alleged white supremacists tossed by judge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal charges against three alleged members of a violent white supremacist group accused of inciting violence at California political rallies were dismissed by a judge who found their actions amounted to constitutionally protected free speech. Prosecutors said members of the Rise Above Movement conspired to riot by using the internet to... Read More

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Rise Above Movement

June 5, 2019

Florida deputy charged for inaction during Parkland shooting

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida deputy who knew a gunman was loose at the Parkland high school but refused to go inside to confront the assailant was arrested Tuesday on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction during the massacre that killed 17 people. Scot Peterson was on duty as the resource officer at Marjory... Read More

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Scot Peterson

June 5, 2019

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago cab driver who died after being hurt in a fight with a ride-sharing driver is suing Uber. Fangqui Lu is wanted on a murder warrant in the September death of Anis Tungekar. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tungekar was injured two days before his death by Lu, who... Read More

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Fangqui Lu, Uber

June 5, 2019

Judge to rule if racist Facebook page can be trial evidence

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge must decide if prosecutors can present evidence that a white man charged with fatally stabbing a black student on the University of Maryland’s campus belonged to a racist Facebook group called “Alt-Reich: Nation.” Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Hill Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday... Read More

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Facebook

June 5, 2019

Leader of La Luz del Mundo charged with child rape

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader and self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based church with branches in the U.S. that claims over 1 million followers, has been charged with human trafficking and child rape, California officials announced Tuesday. Joaquín García and a follower of the church, 24-year-old Susana Medina Oaxaca, were arrested... Read More

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La Luz del Mundo

Closing arguments set in Virginia abortion regulations trial

Lawsuit: Drugmaker improperly used charity to pay kickbacks

Grand jury records on mass lynching once again before court

Woman who lifted Arizona mosque items gets probation

Former head of the CDC pleads guilty to violation

Closing arguments given in rape trial of Kellen Winslow Jr.

Dad guilty of killing 5 kids faces possible death sentence

California man freed from life prison sentence for joyriding

US court weighs if climate change violates children’s rights

Charges against alleged white supremacists tossed by judge

Florida deputy charged for inaction during Parkland shooting

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

Judge to rule if racist Facebook page can be trial evidence

Leader of La Luz del Mundo charged with child rape

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