Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file

CHICAGO (AP) — It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case . Cook County Judge Steven Watkins said during a Tuesday court hearing that he did not agree with attorneys representing media organizations including The Associated Press... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

April 2, 2019

Pittsburgh approves gun restrictions; lawsuits expected

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh City Council has given final approval to gun restrictions proposed after last year’s synagogue massacre. The legislation places restrictions on military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 rifle that authorities say was used in the Oct. 27 rampage at Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 and wounded seven. It also... Read More

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Guns

April 2, 2019

Amid legal troubles, Avenatti scrutinized for R. Kelly role

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer defending R. Kelly said Monday that the prosecution’s sex-abuse case against the R&B singer had been marred by the involvement of attorney Michael Avenatti, who faces extortion charges in New York and embezzlement charges in California. The singer’s lead attorney, Steve Greenberg, said in comments to reporters and a court... Read More

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Michael Avenatti, R. Kelly

April 2, 2019

Avenatti confident ‘justice will be done’ in his fraud case

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Michael Avenatti is insistent that “justice will be done” after facing fraud charges Monday in federal court in California, a week after the attorney famous for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Trump was arrested in New York. After a brief hearing in the Orange... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

April 2, 2019

Detailed and public, Kim Jong Nam murder may never be solved

KUAL LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother at an airport in Malaysia was brazen, intricately orchestrated and, thanks to scores of security cameras, witnessed by millions around the world. The real masterminds behind the killing, however, may never be brought to justice. The murder charge... Read More

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Kim Jong Nam

April 2, 2019

Man convicted of killing woman out running in NYC park

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was convicted Monday of killing a woman out running near her New York City home in a case that stirred urban fears, helped change the state’s DNA-investigation rules and raised questions about race and police procedures. News station video showed Karina Vetrano’s loved ones erupting in cheers as a... Read More

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Chanel Lewis, Karina Vetrano

April 2, 2019

Attorneys to argue ‘fly through’ exhibit at ex-cop’s trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys will argue Tuesday whether jurors at a former Minneapolis police officer’s murder trial should see a “fly through” exhibit of the shooting scene. The prosecution wants to introduce a 3D scan of the neighborhood where Mohamed Noor fatally shot 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond in July 2017 after she called 911 to... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 2, 2019

2 major cases add up to big doubts about Chicago prosecutor

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016 mainly because of anger that the prosecutor she ousted had waited a year to charge a Chicago police officer in the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Then Foxx, who is a survivor of sexual assault as a child, grabbed national attention... Read More

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Jussie Smollett, Kim Foxx

April 1, 2019

The Latest: UK lawmakers again reject Brexit deal

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Two senior German officials see little chance of reviving Britain’s treaty with the European Union to withdraw from the bloc, after it was again rejected by the UK parliament. Manfred Weber, a European lawmaker and center-right candidate to... Read More

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Brexit

April 1, 2019

Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight

CHICAGO (AP) — A brewing battle over Chicago’s demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack and the “Empire” actor’s apparent determination not to pay it could ultimately land in a civil court, where a jury could have to answer the question... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

April 1, 2019

Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former University of Oklahoma student alleges he was touched and kissed inappropriately by former university President David Boren on several occasions almost a decade ago when the man worked as a teaching aide for the onetime governor and senator. The allegations by Jess Eddy, now 29, appear to be at... Read More

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David Boren

April 1, 2019

2 death row inmates similar requests, but different results

WASHINGTON (AP) — Death row inmates Patrick Murphy and Domineque Ray each turned to courts recently with a similar plea: Halt my execution if the state won’t let a spiritual adviser of my faith accompany me into the execution chamber. Both cases wound up at the Supreme Court. And while the justices overrode a lower... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

April 1, 2019

Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason in a decision late Friday threw out Trump’s executive... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

April 1, 2019

Florida gets tougher on massage-parlor sex

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Florida authorities shut down 10 massage spas last month and charged hundreds of men with buying sex, they broke a longstanding pattern of meting out minor charges and punishment for owners, letting patrons off scot-free and turning a mostly blind eye to signs of human trafficking. An Associated Press review... Read More

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Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file

Pittsburgh approves gun restrictions; lawsuits expected

Amid legal troubles, Avenatti scrutinized for R. Kelly role

Avenatti confident ‘justice will be done’ in his fraud case

Detailed and public, Kim Jong Nam murder may never be solved

Man convicted of killing woman out running in NYC park

Attorneys to argue ‘fly through’ exhibit at ex-cop’s trial

2 major cases add up to big doubts about Chicago prosecutor

The Latest: UK lawmakers again reject Brexit deal

Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight

Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct

2 death row inmates similar requests, but different results

Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

Florida gets tougher on massage-parlor sex

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