Sharpton, family seek change a year after Stephon Clark died

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Standing beside the family of a 22-year-old black man who was fatally shot by police a year ago Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton called for California to make it easier to prosecute officers who kill civilians and to require that all cases go before a grand jury. “The legacy is we’re... Read More

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Stephon Clark

March 19, 2019

SEC says Musk’s contempt defense ‘borders on the ridiculous’

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators countered Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s contempt-of-court defense Monday night, writing in court papers that he brazenly disregarded a federal judge’s order and that one of his arguments “borders on the ridiculous.” Lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a response to Musk, wrote that when the contempt motion... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

March 19, 2019

Pediatrician gets at least 79 years for assaulting patients

EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania pediatrician was sentenced Monday to at least 79 years in prison for sexually assaulting 31 children, most of them patients, as his now-adult victims blasted not only their abuser but the system that let him get away with it for so long. Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown was... Read More

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Johnnie Barto

March 19, 2019

DC-area sniper shootings case to have Supreme Court hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia’s plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region in 2002. The justices said they will take up the state’s appeal in the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who... Read More

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DC Sniper

March 19, 2019

New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — He took away New Zealand’s innocence, along with 50 precious lives. And in exchange, the country’s prime minister vowed to take away the one thing the gunman so clearly craves: fame. In a passionate speech laced with steely resolve, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday urged her wounded nation to... Read More

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March 19, 2019

Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Curtis Flowers has been jailed in Mississippi for 22 years, even as prosecutors couldn’t get a murder conviction against him to stick through five trials. Three convictions were tossed out, and two other juries couldn’t reach unanimous verdicts. This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether his conviction and death sentence... Read More

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Supreme Court

March 19, 2019

Records show FBI was probing Michael Cohen long before raid

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI was investigating President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer for nearly a year before agents raided his home and office, documents released Tuesday show. The search warrant, while heavily redacted, offered new details about the federal inquiry of Cohen’s business dealings and the FBI raids of his Manhattan... Read More

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Michael Cohen

March 19, 2019

Officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose, 17

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black 17-year-old last year goes on trial starting Tuesday in a case that could put him behind bars for life. Lawyers for Michael Rosfeld, 30, are expected to argue that the June shooting of Antwon Rose II after a traffic stop in... Read More

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Michael Rosfeld

March 18, 2019

Shooting jury clears officer on 1 count, deadlocks on others

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida police officer accused of shooting and wounding a severely autistic man’s caretaker, was acquitted on one misdemeanor negligence count Friday and a jury deadlocked on three other charges, including two felonies. A mistrial was declared on those three charges. The six-person jury found North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda not... Read More

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March 18, 2019

Judge allows courtroom cameras for trial of R. Kelly

CHICAGO (AP) — Cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial and pretrial hearings in R. Kelly’s sexual abuse case, but the R&B singer’s accusers can’t be photographed or filmed without their consent, a judge ruled Friday. The Grammy-winning singer didn’t attend the brief hearing in Cook County Circuit Court, but his attorney... Read More

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R. Kelly

March 18, 2019

Former coal baron Blankenship sues media, claims defamation

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal baron Don Blankenship is suing several news outlets and media personalities, claiming he was defamed during his failed bid for a U.S. senate seat in West Virginia. Blankenship’s suit was filed Thursday in Mingo County, West Virginia. It names The Associated Press among other large media companies. Blankenship says... Read More

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Don Blankenship

March 18, 2019

Ex-tenant pleads not guilty in blaze that killed firefighter

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former apartment building tenant accused of setting a blaze that killed a firefighter has pleaded not guilty to murder, arson and other charges. Worcester (WUH’-stur) firefighter Christopher Roy was a single father who is survived by his 9-year-old daughter. He died Dec. 9 after he became trapped on the second... Read More

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Momoh Kamara

March 18, 2019

Charges dropped against former MLB star Lenny Dykstra

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A judge has dropped drug and terroristic threat charges filed against former Major League baseball player Lenny Dykstra after an altercation with an Uber driver. A judge dismissed the charges Friday after Dykstra pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $125. Dykstra said he is “happy this chapter of my... Read More

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Lenny Dykstra

March 18, 2019

ACLU seeks to block fetal heartbeat measure in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights defenders opened a new legal fight against Kentucky on Friday to try to block one of the country’s most restrictive abortion measures, which would mostly ban the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Hours after Kentucky’s Republican-dominated legislature passed the so-called fetal heartbeat bill, the American Civil Liberties Union... Read More

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ACLU

Sharpton, family seek change a year after Stephon Clark died

SEC says Musk’s contempt defense ‘borders on the ridiculous’

Pediatrician gets at least 79 years for assaulting patients

DC-area sniper shootings case to have Supreme Court hearing

New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman

Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection

Records show FBI was probing Michael Cohen long before raid

Officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose, 17

Shooting jury clears officer on 1 count, deadlocks on others

Judge allows courtroom cameras for trial of R. Kelly

Former coal baron Blankenship sues media, claims defamation

Ex-tenant pleads not guilty in blaze that killed firefighter

Charges dropped against former MLB star Lenny Dykstra

ACLU seeks to block fetal heartbeat measure in Kentucky

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