Mom charged with torture denied mental health diversion

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge on Friday denied a request by a woman charged with the torture and abuse of most of her 13 children to be considered for a mental health diversion program, authorities said. Louise Turpin’s attorney, Jeff Moore, made the request during a court appearance in Riverside, arguing his... Read More

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Louise Turpin

October 8, 2018

Trial for Tammy Moorer scheduled to start on Monday

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – A trial for Tammy Moorer is scheduled to begin on Monday, according to a trial roster from the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor. WATCH THE TRIAL LIVE HERE Tammy and her husband Sidney Moorer are accused of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in the case of missing woman Heather Elvis. Elvis, who... Read More

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Tammy Moorer

October 8, 2018

Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death

CHICAGO (AP) — Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a black teenager, three years after dashcam video of the shooting was released and three weeks after his murder trial began, Jason Van Dyke’s transformation from Chicago patrol officer to convicted felon came suddenly. A clerk announced the jury’s decision. The judge revoked his... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 8, 2018

Flint residents seek to reinstate Snyder in water lawsuit

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Residents and businesses affected by the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint are asking a judge to reinstate Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and other Michigan officials as defendants in a class-action lawsuit. Lawyers said Sunday that an amended complaint includes evidence not in the original lawsuit. They say it shows Snyder and... Read More

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Flint

October 8, 2018

Man sues Disney, says false arrest during marriage proposal

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A New York man who was arrested for getting into an altercation with a Walt Disney World worker just moments before he planned to propose to his fiance is suing the theme park resort, claiming he never touched the employee. Marc Rubin filed the lawsuit last month in state court in... Read More

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Disney, Marc Rubin

October 8, 2018

Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to overturn the actor’s conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in his sex assault case. The defense motion argued that trial Judge Steven O’Neill erred in declaring Cosby a sexually violent predator who must... Read More

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Billy Cosby

October 8, 2018

Government won’t appeal freedom for pizza deliveryman

NEW YORK (AP) — An Ecuadorian pizza deliveryman freed from an immigration detention facility by a judge who criticized the handling of the case will remain free after the government declined Friday to pursue an appeal. Attorneys notified the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the government won’t challenge a judge’s July... Read More

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Pablo Villaviecencio

October 8, 2018

Major raid on MS-13 gang brings relative peace 3 years on

BOSTON (AP) — The streets are quieter these days in East Boston, but the marchers still gather in front of the police precinct house, as they have nearly every Thursday evening for the past four summers, after a rash of brutal killings and attempted murders by the violent street gang MS-13 struck fear into residents... Read More

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MS-13

October 8, 2018

Court: Doctor in Spain abducted newborn 49 years ago

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court ruled Monday that a doctor stole a newborn child nearly five decades ago, one of the many abducted during Spain’s 20th-century dictatorship, but cleared him because the statute of limitations had expired. The Madrid court said 85-year-old gynecologist Eduardo Vela could not be punished because one of those who... Read More

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Eduardo Vela

October 8, 2018

‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, condemning Democrats for what he called a “shameless campaign of political and personal destruction” against his nominee. To cheers of supporters at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Trump declared it an “historic night,” not... Read More

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Bretty Kavanaugh, Donald Trump

October 5, 2018

Senator Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine declared Friday she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, all but ensuring that a deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation’s highest court despite allegations that he sexually assaulted women decades ago. The dramatic Senate floor announcement by perhaps... Read More

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Brett Kavanaugh

October 5, 2018

Officer convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the 2014 shooting of a black teenager that was captured on shocking dashcam video that showed him crumpling to the ground in a hail of 16 bullets as he walked away from officers. The video, some of the most graphic... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 5, 2018

The Latest: Man suing Vatican says he’s fighting for truth

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a California man suing the Vatican for the release of the names of all offenders within the church worldwide. (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A California man suing the Vatican to release the names of all sexually abusive priests worldwide says he’s fighting for the truth for victims.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Manual Vega

October 5, 2018

Trial set in Memphis police officer’s killing in 2015

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A trial is set in the fatal shooting of a Memphis, Tennessee, police officer three years ago. Court records show 32-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn is set to stand trial starting Oct. 29 in state court on first-degree murder and other charges in Officer Sean Bolton’s killing in August 2015. Wilbourn has pleaded... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourn

Mom charged with torture denied mental health diversion

Trial for Tammy Moorer scheduled to start on Monday

Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death

Flint residents seek to reinstate Snyder in water lawsuit

Man sues Disney, says false arrest during marriage proposal

Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence

Government won’t appeal freedom for pizza deliveryman

Major raid on MS-13 gang brings relative peace 3 years on

Court: Doctor in Spain abducted newborn 49 years ago

‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win

Senator Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation

Officer convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald

The Latest: Man suing Vatican says he’s fighting for truth

Trial set in Memphis police officer’s killing in 2015

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