Pennsylvania bishops mostly silent on prosecutor’s challenge

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Reeling from a landmark grand jury report on child sexual abuse, the leadership of Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic Church is under pressure to support a change in state law to give those victims — now adults — a temporary opportunity to file lawsuits on decades-old abuse claims. So far, it has been... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

August 17, 2018

Bodies of missing wife, daughters found in Colorado

FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — After his pregnant wife and two daughters disappeared, Christopher Watts stood on his porch in Colorado and lamented to reporters how much he missed them. He longed for the simple things, he said, like telling his girls to eat their dinner and gazing at them as they curled up to watch... Read More

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Christopher Watts

August 17, 2018

Judge finds conspiracy to kill Kim with VX, women to testify

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — Two women accused in the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader’s half brother were told Thursday to make their defense after a Malaysian judge found evidence they participated in a “well-planned conspiracy” to kill, extending their murder trial until next year. Indonesia’s Siti Aisyah and Vietnam’s Doan Thi Huong... Read More

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Kim Jong Nam

August 17, 2018

Family’s financial issues revealed as bodies of slain Colorado girls are recovered

After finding the body of a missing Colorado mom Thursday, investigators said that have also found the bodies of her two slain young daughters — as it was reported that the kids’ dad, who has been arrested, had financial problems. Searchers said they discovered the remains of Bella Watts, 4, and Celeste Watts, 3, hours... Read More

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Christopher Watts

August 17, 2018

Remains found in New Mexico desert tunnel are missing boy

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Forensic investigators said Thursday they identified the remains of a Georgia boy whose father is accused of abducting him and performing purification rituals on the child as he died at a remote New Mexico desert compound. The cause of the child’s death remained unknown. The body of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj (ahb-DOOL’... Read More

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Siraj Ibn Wahhaj

August 17, 2018

Men charged in warehouse fire deaths to appear in court

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The grieving families of 36 people killed in a Northern California 2016 warehouse fire who helped scuttle a plea bargain may now see their demand for a jury trial granted. After hearing two days of emotional testimony last week, Judge James Cramer said he couldn’t accept a plea bargain agreed to... Read More

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Derick Almena, Ghost Ship, Max Harris

August 16, 2018

Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stance partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — has sued the state over its opposition to his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition, his attorneys said Wednesday. Jack Phillips,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

Jack Phillips

August 16, 2018

Van Damme’s son pleads guilty in Arizona knife incident

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Nicholas Van Varenberg had a change of plea hearing Wednesday. He’s now scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3 and authorities say Van Varenberg likely will... Read More

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Nicholas Van Varenberg

August 16, 2018

Ohio State wants claims nixed in diving coach sex abuse suit

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State University Diving Club is asking a federal court to dismiss the claims against it in a lawsuit over allegations that a former coach sexually abused young divers years ago. Lawyers for the club argued in a Tuesday court filing that as part of the public university, it can’t... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Will Bohonyi

August 16, 2018

Jail for California driver who hit man, drove with body

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — A drunken California motorist who drove more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) with the body of the man she hit in the front seat of the car has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The San Diego Union-Tribune says 31-year-old Esteysi Sanchez was sentenced Wednesday for the 2016... Read More

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Esteysi Sanchez

August 16, 2018

Murder trial to start for Texas officer who shot teen in car

DALLAS (AP) — A murder trial for a former Texas police officer who killed a black teenager highlights the heightened role video evidence plays in high-profile police shootings that have stirred discourse and triggered protests nationwide over issues of race and law enforcement. Former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver, who is white, opened fire last... Read More

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Roy Oliver

August 16, 2018

Suburban Chicago man charged in prominent attorney’s death

NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A 66-year-old suburban Chicago man has been charged in the death of a prominent attorney who argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Northfield police say John Gately III of Winnetka was charged Wednesday with murder and attempted murder in the fatal shooting late Monday of 72-year-old Stephen Shapiro in his... Read More

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John Gately III

August 16, 2018

California considers limiting broad ‘felony murder’ law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Hein was 18 when he and three other teenagers were charged in the 1995 stabbing death of the 16-year-old son of a Los Angeles police detective. One of Hein’s friends pulled a knife during a fistfight over marijuana. James Farris III died; Jason Holland testified that he committed the stabbings... Read More

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Brandon Hein

August 16, 2018

Trial witnesses back off statements to investigators

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors called as witnesses friends of two men charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago high school student, and all backed away from statements made to investigators. One even denied Wednesday what transcripts showed he said in grand jury testimony after Hadiya Pendleton’s shooting in January 2013. In response, Cook... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Kenneth Williams, Micheail Ward

Pennsylvania bishops mostly silent on prosecutor’s challenge

Bodies of missing wife, daughters found in Colorado

Judge finds conspiracy to kill Kim with VX, women to testify

Family’s financial issues revealed as bodies of slain Colorado girls are recovered

Remains found in New Mexico desert tunnel are missing boy

Men charged in warehouse fire deaths to appear in court

Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration

Van Damme’s son pleads guilty in Arizona knife incident

Ohio State wants claims nixed in diving coach sex abuse suit

Jail for California driver who hit man, drove with body

Murder trial to start for Texas officer who shot teen in car

Suburban Chicago man charged in prominent attorney’s death

California considers limiting broad ‘felony murder’ law

Trial witnesses back off statements to investigators

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