Slain teen’s mother joins supporters at vigil

RANKIN, Pa. (AP) — The mother of a black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer outside Pittsburgh told supporters at a vigil that she was glad to see her son’s life celebrated at a place that meant so much to him. Michelle Kenney, mother of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II, joined friends of supporters... Read More

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Antwon Rose

March 25, 2019

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.... Read More

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Donald Trump, Robert Mueller

March 22, 2019

Prosecutors: Clear dead serial rapist of 1983 Florida murder

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — For almost 40 years, no one doubted serial rapist Ronald Stewart murdered Regina Harrison in a South Florida park — not police, not prosecutors and not her family. He pleaded guilty in Fort Lauderdale to three rapes, was convicted of other attacks in Mississippi and when accused of Harrison’s 1983... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 22, 2019

MillerCoors sues Anheuser-Busch over corn syrup ads

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fight between beer giants escalated Thursday after MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch that accused its rival of trying to “frighten” consumers into switching to Bud Light with “misleading” Super Bowl ads. MillerCoors said in the lawsuit filed in Wisconsin federal court that St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch has spent as much as... Read More

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Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors

March 22, 2019

Michigan priest acquitted of sexual assault charges

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A 72-year-old Michigan priest has been acquitted of sexually assaulting two teens with his hands in the first of three trials. There were gasps Thursday as the jury’s verdict was announced. The Rev. Robert DeLand testified in his own defense and denied the allegations during a two-day trial in Saginaw County.... Read More

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Robert DeLand

March 22, 2019

The Latest: Jurors find man guilty in teacher’s death

ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a man accused in teacher’s death (all times local): 6:10 p.m. A jury has convicted a Georgia man of concealing the death of a teacher whose slaying remained a mystery for more than a decade after her body was burned to ash and bone fragments... Read More

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Bo Dukes

March 22, 2019

Waiting for the final Mueller report and what happens next

WASHINGTON (AP) — America is waiting for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. But anyone looking for a grand narrative on President Donald Trump, Russian election interference and all the juicy details uncovered over the past 22 months could end up disappointed. The exact timing of Mueller’s endgame is unclear. Attorney General William Barr, who oversees... Read More

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Robert Mueller

March 22, 2019

Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion law

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. Bryant’s action came despite a federal judge’s ruling last year that struck down a less-restrictive law... Read More

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Abortion

March 22, 2019

NTSB: Impaired truck driver likely cause of GOP train crash

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A trash truck driver who had marijuana in his system likely caused a fatal collision last year with an Amtrak train that was carrying Republican lawmakers, federal investigators concluded Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report said the crash in rural Virginia was likely caused by the truck driver’s decision... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 22, 2019

Attorneys: 5 charged in terror case because they are Muslims

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys for five people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico compound raid said Thursday their clients are being prosecuted because they are Muslims. “This case is about freedom of religion, freedom of association and the right to bear arms,” said Billy Blackburn, an attorney... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

March 22, 2019

Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes

NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump in a wave of attacks that harmed no one but spread fear of political violence across the U.S. for days leading up to last fall’s midterm elections. Cesar Sayoc, 57, shackled at... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Cesar Sayoc

March 22, 2019

Defense expert says cop went by the book in teen’s shooting

PITTSBURGH (AP) — East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld did everything by the book in his fatal encounter with an unarmed black teenager outside Pittsburgh last summer, a defense expert says. Testifying at Rosfeld’s homicide trial, retired Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Clifford W. Jobe Jr. maintained Rosfeld followed proper procedure when he shot and killed... Read More

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Michael Rosfeld

March 22, 2019

Trump policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico faces judge

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge in San Francisco will scrutinize the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico during a court hearing Friday to help him decide whether to block the practice. Civil rights groups have asked Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco to put the asylum policy on hold while... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Asylum

March 22, 2019

R Kelly defense emerges, including saying accusers are lying

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly yelled through tears in a recent TV interview before an audience numbering in the millions, saying he’s in a fight for his life to disprove sexual abuse charges. That fight will ultimately be waged in court, with an audience numbering just 12 jurors. While the day lawyers deliver opening statements... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

R. Kelly

Slain teen’s mother joins supporters at vigil

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

Prosecutors: Clear dead serial rapist of 1983 Florida murder

MillerCoors sues Anheuser-Busch over corn syrup ads

Michigan priest acquitted of sexual assault charges

The Latest: Jurors find man guilty in teacher’s death

Waiting for the final Mueller report and what happens next

Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion law

NTSB: Impaired truck driver likely cause of GOP train crash

Attorneys: 5 charged in terror case because they are Muslims

Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes

Defense expert says cop went by the book in teen’s shooting

Trump policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico faces judge

R Kelly defense emerges, including saying accusers are lying

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