Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A final chapter in the horrific saga of a Utah woman who vanished about a decade ago and the killings of her young sons in a fiery attack by their father years later began Tuesday with opening statements in a lawsuit against Washington state over the boys’ deaths. Josh Powell was... Read More

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Josh Powell, Susan Cox Powell

February 19, 2020

Washington state woman pleads not guilty in baby theft case

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drugging a mother after authorities say she posed as a photographer in a complex plot to kidnap the mother’s newborn baby. Juliette Parker, 38, entered her plea to attempted kidnapping and assault in Pierce County Superior Court, The News Tribune reported. Parker... Read More

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Juliette Parker

February 19, 2020

Immigration agency subpoenas Oregon county over 2 inmates

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed a sheriff’s office in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday for information about two Mexican citizens wanted for deportation, a move that is part of a broader escalation of the conflict between federal officials and local government agencies over so-called sanctuary policies. ICE, the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

February 19, 2020

Witness says man on trial told her, ‘I done shot the police’

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A witness testified Tuesday that a Mississippi man on trial in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people showed up at her house the night of the killings and that he was carrying two rifles and told her that he had killed a sheriff’s deputy. LaPeatra Stafford testified that Willie Cory... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Willie Cory Godbolt

February 19, 2020

Jurors in Durst murder case could face 5 month trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For someone who says he doesn’t like talking with people, Robert Durst has shown a propensity to open up to strangers. It has not done him any favors. The New York real estate heir’s lengthy interviews with filmmakers led to a damning documentary on his suspected role in three killings. Before... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Robert Durst

February 19, 2020

Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are returning Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life. The panel of seven men and five women had lots of questions Tuesday as they started weighing charges in the closely watched #MeToo case.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Harvey Weinstein

February 19, 2020

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. Blagojevich landed at O’Hare airport hours after walking out of a Colorado prison where he served eight years, promising to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Rod Blagojevich

February 18, 2020

Loughlin, Giannulli: No college bribery trial until 2021

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and other prominent parents charged in the sweeping college admissions bribery case say they won’t be ready to go to trial until next year. Federal prosecutors in Boston have said the first trial for the wealthy parents still fighting... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Fraud, News

Admissions Scheme, Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli

February 18, 2020

Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser

CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly unsealed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer’s mounting legal challenges across three states. The 13-count superseding indictment doesn’t add more charges against Kelly. It includes multiple counts of child pornography and isn’t substantially different from... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

R. Kelly

February 18, 2020

Agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids

SEATTLE (AP) — A Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by The Associated Press confirms that bus companies such as Greyhound do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on board to conduct routine checks for immigrants in the country illegally, which is contrary to the company’s long insistence that it has no choice but... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Greyhound

February 18, 2020

UEFA bans Man City from Champions League for 2 seasons

LONDON (AP) — English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned from the Champions League for two seasons by UEFA on Friday for “serious breaches” of spending rules and failing to cooperate with investigators in a seismic ruling against one of world football’s wealthiest clubs. The Abu Dhabi-owned team was also fined 30 million euros... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Sports

Man City

February 18, 2020

Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

MILAN (AP) — The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected — or could abide. Her son had been sexually abused by a priest of the Legion of Christ, a disgraced religious order. And now she was calling Cardinal Valasio De Paolis — the Vatican official appointed by the pope to lead the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church

February 18, 2020

Israeli court: Netanyahu corruption trial to begin in March

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will begin on March 17, an Israeli court said Tuesday, just two weeks after national elections are held. Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust under a number of cases in which he is alleged to have accepted lavish gifts from billionaire... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Benjamin Netanyahu

February 18, 2020

Trial to begin over Arkema chemical plant fire during Harvey

HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually causing organic peroxides made at the facility to catch fire and explode, sending noxious black smoke into the air. The blaze forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents from the area and sent... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

Arkema

Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons

Washington state woman pleads not guilty in baby theft case

Immigration agency subpoenas Oregon county over 2 inmates

Witness says man on trial told her, ‘I done shot the police’

Jurors in Durst murder case could face 5 month trial

Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

Loughlin, Giannulli: No college bribery trial until 2021

Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser

Agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids

UEFA bans Man City from Champions League for 2 seasons

Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

Israeli court: Netanyahu corruption trial to begin in March

Trial to begin over Arkema chemical plant fire during Harvey

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