NRA sues to block new Washington gun-control measure

SEATTLE (AP) — Gun rights groups including the National Rifle Association on Thursday sued to block a new, voter-approved gun control measure from taking effect in Washington state. Initiative 1639 passed last week with 60 percent of the vote. It bars the sale of semi-automatic rifles to people under 21 and to people who don’t... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Gun Control, NRA

November 16, 2018

Militia men convicted of bomb plot try to bar Somali videos

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys for three Kansas militia members convicted of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants in a western Kansas meatpacking town have asked the court to bar at sentencing any victim impact statements, arguing no one was actually hurt in the plot. Federal prosecutors have countered that... Read More

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Curtis Allen, Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein

November 16, 2018

Ruling expected in CNN White House credentials case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is expected to announce Friday whether he will order the Trump administration to return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, has set a hearing for Friday morning to announce his decision. CNN has asked... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Politics

CNN, Donald Trump, Jim Acosta

November 15, 2018

2015 ‘Bachelor’ star pleads guilty to reduced charge

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A farmer who appeared on ABC’s “The Bachelor” pleaded guilty Tuesday in a fatal crash last year near his home in northern Iowa. In an agreement with prosecutors, Chris Soules pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident. The misdemeanor charge carries a penalty... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Chris Soules

November 15, 2018

Appeals court hears case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A defense attorney for the man convicted of killing retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in 2016 has told a Louisiana appellate court that his client deserves a new trial, in part because of evidence that surfaced after trial that he said lends credibility to Cardell Hayes’ self-defense assertion. Hayes’... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News, Sports

NFL, Will Smith

November 15, 2018

2 Chilean tourists jailed to 2 years for killing Malaysian

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Chilean tourists accused of killing a man in Malaysia were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after they pleaded guilty to a reduced charge not amounting to murder. Fernando Candia, 32, and Felipe Osiadacz, 28, were earlier charged with murdering 28-year-old Yusaini Ishak at a Kuala Lumpur hotel... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Felipe Osiadacz, Fernando Candia

November 15, 2018

Verdicts on Khmer Rouge leaders may be tribunal’s last gasp

Nuon Chea, 92, and Khieu Samphan, 87, are the last two surviving senior leaders of the radical communist group that brutally ruled Cambodia in the late 1970s. They are already serving life sentences after being convicted in a previous 2011-2014 trial of crimes against humanity connected with forced transfers and disappearances of masses of people.... Read More

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Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea

November 15, 2018

Brazilian gets life in prison for Spanish family slayings

MADRID (AP) — A judge in Spain has sentenced a Brazilian man to life imprisonment for the gruesome slayings of his aunt, uncle and two young cousins. A jury in Guadalajara, near Madrid, found Patrick Nogueira guilty of premeditated murder earlier this month. The judge announced Nogueira’s sentence Thursday, saying parole reviews would be allowed.... Read More

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Patrick Nogueira

November 15, 2018

PG&E says it contacted resident about shut-off power line

CHICO, California (AP) — A utility accused in a lawsuit of igniting California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire said it contacted a customer about a power line on her property but that sparks were not part of the discussion. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it had been in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley to... Read More

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PG&E

November 15, 2018

Accusers: 20-plus Ohio State staff knew concerns over doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alumni who say they’re victims of sexual misconduct by an Ohio State University team doctor allege more than 20 school officials and staff, including two athletic directors, knew of concerns about how the physician treated young men but didn’t stop him. The list of such employees grew Tuesday as 29 plaintiffs... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse

Richard Strauss

November 15, 2018

NYC man pleads guilty to trying to aid Islamic State group

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has admitted to trying to aid the Islamic State group by helping a co-conspirator travel abroad to fight for the militant group in the fall of 2015. Federal prosecutors say Saddam Mohamed Raishani pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide material support or resources to a... Read More

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Saddam Mohamed Raishani

November 15, 2018

Mexican citizen executed in Texas for killings of wife, kids

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican citizen on death row in Texas was executed Wednesday night for the sledgehammer killings of his wife and two children more than 26 years ago. Roberto Moreno Ramos was condemned for the 1992 deaths of his 42-year-old wife Leticia, 7-year-old daughter Abigail, and 3-year-old son Jonathan at their home... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Roberto Moreno Ramos

November 15, 2018

Case reveals shame, trauma of male sex trafficking victims

TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — Like many victims of a Connecticut sex trafficking ring that preyed on troubled young men and teenage boys for more than 20 years, Samuel Marino never told his family or police about being coerced into having sexual relations with much older men. Marino ended up carjacking vehicles from two different women... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

November 15, 2018

Woman charged in bus stop crash that killed 3 due in court

ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana woman charged in a school bus stop crash that killed three children is due in court for her first hearing in the case. Twenty-four-year-old Alyssa Shepherd of Rochester was scheduled to appear Thursday before a Fulton County judge. She’s charged with three counts of reckless homicide resulting in... Read More

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Alyssa Shepherd

NRA sues to block new Washington gun-control measure

Militia men convicted of bomb plot try to bar Somali videos

Ruling expected in CNN White House credentials case

2015 ‘Bachelor’ star pleads guilty to reduced charge

Appeals court hears case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer

2 Chilean tourists jailed to 2 years for killing Malaysian

Verdicts on Khmer Rouge leaders may be tribunal’s last gasp

Brazilian gets life in prison for Spanish family slayings

PG&E says it contacted resident about shut-off power line

Accusers: 20-plus Ohio State staff knew concerns over doctor

NYC man pleads guilty to trying to aid Islamic State group

Mexican citizen executed in Texas for killings of wife, kids

Case reveals shame, trauma of male sex trafficking victims

Woman charged in bus stop crash that killed 3 due in court

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