Chicago alderman set to change plea in federal bribery case

CHICAGO (AP) — A prominent Chicago alderman who pleaded not guilty earlier to corruption charges is scheduled to change his plea. A change-of-plea hearing for Willie B. Cochran is scheduled for Wednesday in Chicago federal court. Filings don’t offer details, including what charges the Democrat might plead guilty to or whether it is part of... Read More

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Willie Cochran

November 28, 2018

Prep school grad in sex assault case asks for new trial

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An elite prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage student for sex is asking the New Hampshire Supreme Court for a new trial by arguing he had ineffective counsel. Owen Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of... Read More

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Owen Labrie

November 28, 2018

MS-13 member gets life for role in slayings of 2 teen boys

BOSTON (AP) — A member of the MS-13 gang has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in two killings in Boston in which the teenage victims were lured to their deaths via social media. Federal prosecutors say 23-year-old Edwin Gonzalez was sentenced Tuesday following his conviction on racketeering charges. The jury found... Read More

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Edwin Gonzalez

November 28, 2018

Day care worker pleads guilty to smothering infant girl

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore day care worker has pleaded guilty to smothering an 8-month-old girl who would not nap. News outlets report 24-year-old Leah Walden was sentenced to 70 years prison in the May 2017 death of Reese Bowman. Surveillance cameras captured Walden slapping Reese and pinning her down with one arm in the... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Leah Walden

November 28, 2018

Man sentenced for fatal shooting in Buffalo 27 years ago

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced for fatally shooting a Buffalo teenager in 1991 in a case that sent the wrong man to prison for nearly 30 years. Lamarr Scott was sentenced Tuesday in Erie County Court to 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison for killing 17-year-old Torriano Jackson and... Read More

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Lamarr Scott

November 28, 2018

Parkland teachers protest reassignment of administrators

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — More than 50 teachers chanted “bring them back” outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Tuesday morning, demanding the return of four administrators who were reassigned after a state commission’s investigation of the shooting that killed 17 people on Valentine’s Day. The suspect, former student Nikolas Cruz, 20, appeared later Tuesday... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Nikolas Cruz

November 28, 2018

US to appeal judge’s order barring asylum restrictions

HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday said it would appeal a judge’s order barring it from enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, after the president’s attack on the judge prompted an extraordinary rebuke from the nation’s chief justice. The Justice Department filed a notice... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Asylum

November 28, 2018

New developments put Manafort back in Russia probe spotlight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The breakdown of a plea deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an explosive British news report about alleged contacts he may have had with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threw a new element of uncertainty into the Trump-Russia investigation. On Tuesday, a day after prosecutors accused Manafort of repeatedly lying... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Paul Manafort

November 27, 2018

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer: Video will clear him in parking clash

NEW YORK (AP) — Video will vindicate Alec Baldwin after he was accused of slugging a man in the face in over a parking space, the actor’s lawyer said Monday. Baldwin himself said nothing as he was arraigned on a misdemeanor attempted assault charge and a charge of harassment, a violation, in the latest of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Alec Baldwin

November 27, 2018

Suspect in Dortmund bus attack convicted of attempted murder

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted the suspect in last year’s attack on the Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus of attempted murder and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. The Dortmund state court found the defendant, who has been identified only as Sergej W. in line with German privacy rules, guilty... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Sergej W.

November 27, 2018

For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood

BOSTON (AP) — When Sara Watson’s partner got pregnant with their son through in vitro fertilization, they were overjoyed. Then the fear came. They weren’t married, so Watson had no legal rights as Eli’s parent even though her eggs were used to conceive him with donor sperm. If the worst happened, Watson wondered, would she... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Sam Sex Couples

November 27, 2018

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Resort developer Genting Malaysia has filed a lawsuit in California seeking at least $1 billion in damages from Walt Disney Co. and Fox Entertainment Group for alleged breach of contract related to a theme park, the company said Tuesday. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Central California District Court cites... Read More

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Disney, Fox, Malaysian Genting Group

November 27, 2018

US woman pleads guilty to bitcoin ploy aiding Islamic State

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A Pakistani-born New York woman has acknowledged her role in defrauding numerous financial institutions in a bitcoin scheme to help the Islamic State group. Prosecutors say Zoobia Shahnaz, a naturalized U.S. citizen living on Long Island, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip Monday to providing material support to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Bitcoin, Zoobia Shahnaz

November 27, 2018

Keystone XL pipeline builder asks judge to allow some work

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline is asking a judge to change his order blocking the project to allow pre-construction work to continue, such as purchasing materials and finalizing contracts. Attorneys for the company will argue in a Wednesday telephone conference that U.S. District Judge Brian Morris... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

Keystone Pipeline

Chicago alderman set to change plea in federal bribery case

Prep school grad in sex assault case asks for new trial

MS-13 member gets life for role in slayings of 2 teen boys

Day care worker pleads guilty to smothering infant girl

Man sentenced for fatal shooting in Buffalo 27 years ago

Parkland teachers protest reassignment of administrators

US to appeal judge’s order barring asylum restrictions

New developments put Manafort back in Russia probe spotlight

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer: Video will clear him in parking clash

Suspect in Dortmund bus attack convicted of attempted murder

For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

US woman pleads guilty to bitcoin ploy aiding Islamic State

Keystone XL pipeline builder asks judge to allow some work

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