The Latest: Suspect in fatal Kansas hoax call pleads guilty

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a California man accused of making a hoax call that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man (all times local): 4 p.m. A California man has admitted making a hoax call that ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between online gamers... Read More

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Tyler Barriss

November 14, 2018

CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN took its access battle against the Trump administration to court on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House credentials because their revocation violates the right of freedom of the press. Besides seeking an injunction to let Acosta return immediately, CNN is launching a case that will test... Read More

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CNN, Donald Trump, Jim Acosta

November 14, 2018

US trial of Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” gets underway

NEW YORK (AP) — The infamous Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was alternately portrayed at his U.S. trial on Tuesday as a calculating leader of a bloodthirsty smuggling operation that funneled tons of cocaine and other drugs into American cities and a scapegoat for a conspiracy whose actual mastermind bribed... Read More

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El Chapo

November 14, 2018

Overheating machines complicate Florida’s recount battle

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A new problem complicated Florida’s ongoing recount battle as lawyers headed back to court on Wednesday: Palm Beach County’s tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with the recount of 174,000 early voting ballots. Now workers are re-doing that part of the recount, making it even more unlikely that legal... Read More

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Florida Voting

November 14, 2018

CIA considered using ‘truth serum’ on post-9/11 detainees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. After months of research, the agency decided that a drug called Versed, a sedative often prescribed to reduce anxiety, was “possibly worth a try.”... Read More

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CIA

November 14, 2018

Authorities: Custody dispute played role in family’s slaying

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities arrested a family of four Tuesday in the gruesome 2016 slayings of eight people from another family in rural Ohio, a crime that prosecutors suggested stemmed from a custody dispute. The announcement marked the culmination of a massive investigative effort that began after seven adults and a teenage boy were... Read More

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Wagner Family

November 13, 2018

Egypt’s retired soccer star sentenced to 1 year in prison

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s greatest all-time soccer players, to a year in prison for tax evasion while also giving him the option to pay a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds, or $1,115, to have the sentence suspended. The verdict, handed down on Monday by the Cairo... Read More

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Mohamed Aboutrika

November 13, 2018

Jordan sentences 10 for 2016 castle attack claimed by IS

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s state security court sentenced 10 defendants to prison on Tuesday, with terms ranging from three years to life, for their role in an Islamic State attack on a popular tourist site that killed 14 people, including a Canadian tourist. The December 2016 attack on the Karak castle in southern Jordan... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

November 13, 2018

Former sports radio host Craig Carton convicted of fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Carton, the former co-host of a sports radio show with ex-NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, emerged from a courthouse where he was convicted of fraud Wednesday to say he was disappointed with the verdict, though he respected it. “I need to let it sink in now,” Carton said. “I’m going to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Fraud, News, Sports

Craig Carton

November 13, 2018

NHL, retired players reach $19M concussions settlement

The National Hockey League announced a tentative $18.9 million settlement Monday with more than 300 retired players who sued the league and accused it of failing to protect them from head injuries or warning them of the risks involved with playing. The lawsuit, consolidated in federal court in Minnesota, was by far the largest facing... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Daniel Carcillo, NHL

November 13, 2018

Lawsuit: Illinois guard shot by police had on security hat

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with “security” emblazoned across the front and holding a man down following a shooting inside the suburban Chicago bar where the guard worked, says an attorney for the guard’s family who filed a federal lawsuit. Jemel Roberson, 26,... Read More

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Jemel Roberson

November 13, 2018

Michigan man to be sentenced for shooting at lost black teen

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A white retired firefighter is expected to be sentenced for shooting at a black teenager who came to his suburban Detroit home for directions. Jeffrey Zeigler is due Tuesday morning in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac. A jury convicted him last month of assault and a gun crime. Fourteen-year-old Brennan... Read More

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Jeffrey Zeigler

November 13, 2018

Georgia lawyer accused of sexually exploiting children

MONROE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer who serves as an assistant attorney general and part-time judge is accused of sexually exploiting children. News outlets report 58-year-old George Randolph Jeffery was arrested Friday on child exploitation charges. Federal and state agents also raided his Monroe home that day. Attorney Robbie Ballard says his firm represents Jeffery,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

George Randolph Jeffery

November 13, 2018

Teacher who disarmed boy recalls school shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on a juvenile court hearing for a 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate and a teacher at a suburban Indianapolis school (all times local): 4 p.m. A suburban Indianapolis teacher who was shot by a 13-year-old boy inside his classroom described in a court hearing how he tackled... Read More

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Jason Seaman

The Latest: Suspect in fatal Kansas hoax call pleads guilty

CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House

US trial of Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” gets underway

Overheating machines complicate Florida’s recount battle

CIA considered using ‘truth serum’ on post-9/11 detainees

Authorities: Custody dispute played role in family’s slaying

Egypt’s retired soccer star sentenced to 1 year in prison

Jordan sentences 10 for 2016 castle attack claimed by IS

Former sports radio host Craig Carton convicted of fraud

NHL, retired players reach $19M concussions settlement

Lawsuit: Illinois guard shot by police had on security hat

Michigan man to be sentenced for shooting at lost black teen

Georgia lawyer accused of sexually exploiting children

Teacher who disarmed boy recalls school shooting

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