Appeals court weighs tribe’s quest for casino land

BOSTON (AP) — A Native American tribe’s long running effort to secure sovereign land for a casino in Massachusetts is now in the hands of a federal appeals court in Boston. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal brought by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, which was granted... Read More

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February 6, 2020

Man convicted of rape released on medical parole

BOSTON (AP) — A convicted rapist from Massachusetts whose decades-long claims of innocence drew the backing of some high-profile supporters was released on medical parole Wednesday, a prisons official confirmed. Benjamin LaGuer, sentenced to life in prison in 1984 after being convicted of raping his 59-year-old neighbor in Leominster the previous year, was released from... Read More

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Benjamin LaGuer

February 6, 2020

Prosecutor seeks end to lawsuit over fake subpoenas

New Orleans (AP) — New Orleans prosecutors used to issue fake subpoenas to threaten uncooperative witnesses with jail time, and the district attorney there says they can’t be sued for the deception — but a panel of appeals judges appeared skeptical Wednesday. Civil liberties advocates have sued District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and members of his... Read More

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February 6, 2020

Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure

NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence, saying he has terminal kidney failure and less than 18 months to live. Madoff’s attorney filed court papers saying the 81-year-old has end-stage kidney disease and other “chronic, serious medical... Read More

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Bernie Madoff

February 6, 2020

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff reports to prison for corruption

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has reported to prison to begin serving a three-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction, according to federal records. Baca, 77, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, had been free on bail since appealing his obstruction of justice conviction three years ago. The... Read More

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Lee Baca

February 6, 2020

Videos show fatal stabbing on California subway platform

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than a year after a young woman was stabbed to death by a stranger on a California subway platform, jurors deciding the fate of the accused killer saw on Wednesday video of the horrific attack. The surveillance video showed a man pull a kitchen knife from his shirt and quickly... Read More

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John Lee Cowell

February 6, 2020

Texas to execute man who killed 5, including wife, children

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man is set to be executed Thursday evening after fatally shooting his wife, two children and two other relatives during a drug-fueled rage nearly 18 years ago. Prosecutors say Abel Ochoa was high on crack cocaine and looking for money to buy more drugs when he started shooting inside his... Read More

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Abel Ochoa

February 6, 2020

Ex-California prosecutor convicted of possessing child porn

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Raymond Liddy, a former California state prosecutor and son of Watergate break-in organizer Gordon Liddy, was convicted Wednesday of possessing child pornography. Liddy was convicted after a non-jury trial in San Diego federal court and could face up to 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on May 1,... Read More

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Raymond Liddy

February 6, 2020

Global stocks surge after Trump acquitted, China virus aid

Global stock markets surged Thursday after President Donald Trump was acquitted in an impeachment trial and China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports and aid to businesses reeling from a virus outbreak. London and Frankfurt opened higher, while Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul rose more than 2%. Markets also were boosted by strong U.S.... Read More

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Donald Trump

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony, including graphic accounts from six among scores of women who’ve accused him of vile behavior. The last of the accusers to testify, model Lauren Marie Young, is slated to return... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 5, 2020

PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy, but the troubled utility still must navigate nettlesome obstacles from the state of California. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali signed off on the deal to refinance billions of dollars in debt... Read More

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PG&E

February 5, 2020

Kansas no longer fighting claims of wrongly convicted man

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is dropping its fight against the compensation claim from a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated convictions that were secured even though no physical evidence or motive tied him to the crimes, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Derek... Read More

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Lamonte McIntyre

February 5, 2020

US judge: Claim against Ronaldo belongs in arbitration

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A legal fight by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo against a Nevada woman who wants more than the $375,000 she received in a rape case hush-money settlement in 2010 should be decided by an arbitrator, not in a courtroom, a U.S. magistrate judge said Tuesday. Kathryn Mayorga, a former teacher and model... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

February 5, 2020

Last man charged in border agent’s death faces Arizona trial

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The last of seven defendants charged in the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been extradited to Arizona to stand trial. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga, who was arrested... Read More

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Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga

Appeals court weighs tribe’s quest for casino land

Man convicted of rape released on medical parole

Prosecutor seeks end to lawsuit over fake subpoenas

Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff reports to prison for corruption

Videos show fatal stabbing on California subway platform

Texas to execute man who killed 5, including wife, children

Ex-California prosecutor convicted of possessing child porn

Global stocks surge after Trump acquitted, China virus aid

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

Kansas no longer fighting claims of wrongly convicted man

US judge: Claim against Ronaldo belongs in arbitration

Last man charged in border agent’s death faces Arizona trial

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