US: Man inspired by IS planned truck attack near DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man inspired by the Islamic State group plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at a popular convention and tourist destination just outside the nation’s capital, federal prosecutors said Monday. The allegation was made in a court filing as prosecutors in Maryland urged a... Read More

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Rondell Henry

April 9, 2019

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam that ensnared wealthy families and athletic coaches at some of the nation’s most selective universities, federal authorities said Monday. The actress and the other parents were charged last month in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Fraud, News

Admissions Scheme, Felicity Huffman

April 9, 2019

Judge blocks Trump’s asylum policy but delays enforcement

A U.S. judge decided Monday to block the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases, but the ruling is on hold for several days. Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted a request on behalf of 11 asylum seekers from Central America... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Asylum

April 9, 2019

Opening statements expected in ex-Minneapolis cop’s trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With a jury in place, opening statements were scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape in the alley behind her home. Mohamed Noor, 33, who is Somali American, is charged with murder... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Mohamed Noor

April 9, 2019

Michael Cohen’s usefulness to prosecutors may be at an end

NEW YORK (AP) — When FBI agents raided Michael Cohen’s home and office a year ago Tuesday, some pundits declared it the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. It was only a matter of time, they speculated, before Cohen gave investigators a roadmap to Trump’s supposed misdeeds. Cohen stoked those flames as recently... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Michael Cohen

April 9, 2019

Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is facing members of Congress on Tuesday for the first time since taking office — and amid intense speculation over his review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. Barr isn’t coming to Congress to talk about the report, but lawmakers are expected to ask about it anyway... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Robert Mueller, William Barr

April 8, 2019

Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brooklyn. Bail was set at $1,500 for Zachary Madsen of Lincoln, Nebraska at a hearing on Sunday night. The judge also... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Bret Hart, WWE

April 8, 2019

Neo-Nazi website founder must return to US to face lawsuit

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a neo-Nazi website operator who asked to be excused from returning to the U.S. for questioning in a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an anti-Semitic “troll storm” against a Montana real estate agent’s family. The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin claims it’s too dangerous for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 8, 2019

Judge again halts high-capacity magazine sales in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez barred further sales until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

April 8, 2019

Smollett’s lawyer warns Chicago not to sue ‘Empire’ actor

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand sworn testimony from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the police chief and others. In a letter... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Jussie Smollett

April 8, 2019

Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was ordered Friday to register as a sex offender as he nears the end of a 21-month prison sentence for having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl. A New York City judge designated Weiner a Level 1 offender under the state’s version of what’s known as... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics, Sexual Abuse

Anthony Weiner

April 8, 2019

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Seven women who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and then labeled them liars by denying it have settled defamation lawsuits against the imprisoned actor. Court documents filed Friday in Springfield, Massachusetts, show a settlement has been reached since Cosby went to prison last fall in a separate Pennsylvania sex assault case. Cosby,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

April 8, 2019

Pipeline opponents ask judge to strike down Trump’s permit

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Opponents of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a federal court Friday in a lawsuit to declare President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued a new permit for the project in a bid to get around an earlier court ruling. In November, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

Keystone Pipeline

April 8, 2019

Jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Las Vegas flatly rejected former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s lawsuit against an exercise band maker he blamed for injuries — including blindness in one eye — he suffered when the stretchy device slipped from his grasp and he fell face-first a little more than four years ago. After... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

US: Man inspired by IS planned truck attack near DC

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

Judge blocks Trump’s asylum policy but delays enforcement

Opening statements expected in ex-Minneapolis cop’s trial

Michael Cohen’s usefulness to prosecutors may be at an end

Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release

Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart

Neo-Nazi website founder must return to US to face lawsuit

Judge again halts high-capacity magazine sales in California

Smollett’s lawyer warns Chicago not to sue ‘Empire’ actor

Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Pipeline opponents ask judge to strike down Trump’s permit

Jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker

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