After impeachments, West Virginia voters to choose justices

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia voters head to the polls next month to decide whether to allow Gov. Jim Justice’s two picks for the state Supreme Court to continue serving. Justice appointed U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and former GOP House Speaker Tim Armstead to the high court to serve out the terms of Justices... Read More

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October 15, 2018

Army reservist convicted of running prostitution ring

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist accused of running a sex trafficking enterprise in North Carolina has been convicted by a federal jury. The Department of Justice said in a news release Friday that 29-year-old Xaver M. Boston of Charlotte was found guilty of six counts of sex trafficking and one related charge.... Read More

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Xaver M. Boston

October 15, 2018

Man convicted in death of wife found in Lake Erie

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his wife and tossing her body into Lake Erie faces a mandatory life sentence without possibility of parole following his first-degree murder conviction. Christopher Leclair, who faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole, was also convicted Friday on other charges,... Read More

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Christopher Leclair

October 15, 2018

Guards, inmates ally against state in radon-exposure cases

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Guards and inmates at a Connecticut prison find themselves on the same side of a legal fight against the state, which they say did not do enough to prevent their exposure to radon. A federal judge last month ruled against the state’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by 13 inmates inside... Read More

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Radon

October 15, 2018

US pastor released from house arrest, flown out of Turkey

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — An American pastor flew out of Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court convicted him of terror links but freed him from house arrest, removing a major irritant in fraught ties between two NATO allies still strained by disagreements over Syria, Iran and a host of other issues. The court near... Read More

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Andrew Brunson

October 15, 2018

Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon. News outlets report Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Robert Krebs gave Todd Harrell the maximum penalty during a hearing Thursday.... Read More

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3 Doors Down, Todd Harrell

October 12, 2018

Shareholders must vote on Musk’s return as Tesla chairman

If Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to return as chairman, shareholders will have to vote on it. The requirement is detailed in a court brief filed jointly on Thursday by Tesla and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The brief was required by a federal judge who must approve a securities fraud settlement reached with Musk... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

October 12, 2018

Companies must pay $7M over misbranded pet food ingredients

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis has ordered companies from Missouri and California to pay a combined $7 million for shipping ingredients containing poultry feathers and other misbranded items to pet food manufacturers. Wilbur-Ellis Feed LLC of San Francisco pleaded guilty in April. Diversified Ingredients Inc. of Ballwin, Missouri, pleaded guilty... Read More

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Wilbur-Ellis

October 12, 2018

California train agency fined $650,000 for 2 worker deaths

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area’s transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a union strike. The California Public Utilities Commission also placed the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency on three years... Read More

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BART

October 12, 2018

Fixer says he made cash payment in college hoops scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — A government witness at a college basketball corruption trial testified Thursday that he made a secret $40,000 payment to the inner circle of a North Carolina State recruit through an assistant coach at the school. Testifying in federal court in Manhattan, self-described recruitment facilitator Thomas “T.J.” Gassnola told a jury he... Read More

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NCAA, NCAA College Basketball

October 12, 2018

Ponzi scheme suspect paid $720K for prayers amid SEC probe

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — An investment adviser charged with orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme spent nearly three-quarters of a million dollars on prayers by Hindu priests in India to ward off a federal investigation and save her failing business, according to testimony at her trial this week. Using investors’ money, Dawn Bennett paid a man... Read More

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Dawn Bennett

October 12, 2018

South Dakota jury clears ex-nonprofit CEO in contracts case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota jury cleared a former nonprofit executive accused of backdating contracts to try to avoid a potential audit in a case sparked after the organization’s financial officer killed his family and himself in 2015. Stacy Phelps, the former CEO of the American Indian Institute for Innovation, was found... Read More

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Stacy Phelps

October 12, 2018

California warehouse fire defendant argues for plea deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of two men charged in an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people is attempting to resurrect a scuttled plea agreement. On Friday, lawyers for Derick Almena will argue in an Oakland court that a judge in August wrongly rejected an agreement reached with prosecutors to have Almena plead no... Read More

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Ghost Ship

October 12, 2018

Lindsey Buckingham sues Fleetwood Mac for kicking him out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsey Buckingham is suing Fleetwood Mac for kicking him off the band’s new tour. In the suit, the Hollywood Reporter says the guitarist and songwriter is seeking his share of the tour because he says he still wants and is able to perform. The suit names bandmates Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks,... Read More

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Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham

After impeachments, West Virginia voters to choose justices

Army reservist convicted of running prostitution ring

Man convicted in death of wife found in Lake Erie

Guards, inmates ally against state in radon-exposure cases

US pastor released from house arrest, flown out of Turkey

Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge

Shareholders must vote on Musk’s return as Tesla chairman

Companies must pay $7M over misbranded pet food ingredients

California train agency fined $650,000 for 2 worker deaths

Fixer says he made cash payment in college hoops scheme

Ponzi scheme suspect paid $720K for prayers amid SEC probe

South Dakota jury clears ex-nonprofit CEO in contracts case

California warehouse fire defendant argues for plea deal

Lindsey Buckingham sues Fleetwood Mac for kicking him out

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