Johnny Depp sues ex-wife for $50 million in defamation suit

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, in a $50 million defamation lawsuit, citing a piece she wrote for The Washington Post about domestic abuse. The complaint, filed Friday in the Circuit Court of Fairfax, Virginia, said that, while Depp was not named in the Post article, it... Read More

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March 4, 2019

Acquitted of sexual assault, Baylor’s Oakman looks to NFL

WACO, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor football player Shawn Oakman says he wants to try to enter the NFL after being acquitted of sexual assault. A defensive end, Oakman was Baylor’s career leader in sacks and was pursuing a professional career when he was arrested in April 2016, two weeks before the NFL draft, and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

March 4, 2019

Supreme Court rejects Nebraska county appeal over $28M debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from a Nebraska county that has to pay a $28 million court judgment to six people wrongfully convicted for a 1985 slaying. The justices turned away Gage county’s last-ditch effort to avoid the hefty judgment. The county has been forced to raise property taxes and... Read More

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March 4, 2019

3rd time lucky? Nissan ex-chair Ghosn hoping for his release

TOKYO (AP) — The new lawyer of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn says he believes the auto executive’s latest request for release from a Japanese detention center on bail, his third, might succeed. Junichiro Hironaka said Monday that Ghosn promised to accept camera surveillance as a way to monitor his activities if he is released.... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

March 4, 2019

Oklahoma firm seeks to speak with ex-university leader Boren

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a law firm representing the school has asked to speak with Boren amid an unspecified investigation. In a statement Saturday to The Associated Press, Bob Burke said Boren welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight if university lawyers reveal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 4, 2019

Ponca Tribe fighting 2 states and a city to keep new casino

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Some 150 years after suffering the loss of its homeland at the hands of the U.S. government, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is celebrating a triumph with the opening of a casino intended to secure a stream of revenue for the long-struggling tribe. The only thing standing in its way?... Read More

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March 4, 2019

Hearing set in case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping man

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Attorneys for Kevin Spacey are heading back to court in the case accusing the disgraced actor of groping an 18-year-old man at a Massachusetts bar in 2016. A pretrial hearing is set for Monday in the Nantucket District Court. The judge has said that Spacey is not required to attend, but... Read More

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Kevin Spacey

March 4, 2019

Man dies, suspect sought in shooting near university in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police were searching Friday for the suspect in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex south of Salt Lake City that spurred a shelter-in-place alert for about two hours at nearby Utah Valley University. Other people at the apartment complex in Orem, Utah, witnessed Elbert Paule, 19, shoot Dominique Barnett,... Read More

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Elbert Paule

March 4, 2019

Families of Texas church shooting victims sue gun retailer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used in the 2017 massacre. The lawsuit filed in state district court in San Antonio alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally sold the assault-style rifle, high-capacity magazine and ammunition to Devin Kelley.... Read More

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Devin Kelley

March 4, 2019

Black activist says he took over neo-Nazi group to kill it

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A black activist said he has taken the helm of what has been billed as one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups to put it out of business. Corporate records show James Stern of Moreno Valley, California, is now president of the National Socialist Movement. He replaces previous longtime leader... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race

March 4, 2019

‘Sanctuary’ cities are getting their grants despite threats

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — About 18 months after the Trump administration threatened to withhold law enforcement grants from nearly 30 places around the country it felt weren’t doing enough to work with federal immigration agents, all but one have received or been cleared to get the money, the Justice Department said. In most cases, courts... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

March 4, 2019

Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel’s investigation into Russia? Paul Manafort’s daughter decided to change her name . Leaders of New Britain, Connecticut, considered renaming Paul Manafort Drive, a street named after his father. At Manafort Brothers... Read More

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Paul Manafort

March 4, 2019

Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP

TORONTO (AP) — An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force, saying they detained, searched and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest. Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou said Sunday they filed a notice of civil claim in the British Columbia Supreme... Read More

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March 1, 2019

Ex-Vegas headliner faints at 20-year sentence in porn case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas illusion show headliner from Germany appeared to faint Thursday while being sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined more than $500,000 in a federal child pornography case. Jan Rouven Fuechtener, 40, stiffened and fell backward over his chair after Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro rejected... Read More

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Jan Rouven Fuechtener

Johnny Depp sues ex-wife for $50 million in defamation suit

Acquitted of sexual assault, Baylor’s Oakman looks to NFL

Supreme Court rejects Nebraska county appeal over $28M debt

3rd time lucky? Nissan ex-chair Ghosn hoping for his release

Oklahoma firm seeks to speak with ex-university leader Boren

Ponca Tribe fighting 2 states and a city to keep new casino

Hearing set in case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping man

Man dies, suspect sought in shooting near university in Utah

Families of Texas church shooting victims sue gun retailer

Black activist says he took over neo-Nazi group to kill it

‘Sanctuary’ cities are getting their grants despite threats

Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail

Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP

Ex-Vegas headliner faints at 20-year sentence in porn case

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