NRA appeals ruling that it must use real names in lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The National Rifle Association is appealing a ruling that required it to disclose the names of two teenagers that it wants to include in a lawsuit challenging Florida’s new gun law. This latest legal move has resulted in a judge putting the group’s lawsuit on hold while the appeal is considered.... Read More

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NRA

May 24, 2018

Judge: School shooting suspect comments are admissible

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Incriminating statements to law officers made by a student arrested after four people were shot at a Washington state high school last year will be admissible in upcoming court proceedings, a Spokane County judge ruled Monday. Superior Court Judge Michael Price made the decision in the case of Caleb Sharpe, 16,... Read More

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Caleb Sharpe

May 24, 2018

Families of Sandy Hook victims sue Infowars’ Alex Jones

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Six more families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sued right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for alleged defamation Wednesday for claiming the shooting was a hoax and the relatives are paid actors. An FBI agent who responded to the shooting joined the families as a plaintiff... Read More

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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook

May 24, 2018

Lawyer: Illinois shooting suspect’s mother legally owned gun

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The lawyer for a 19-year-old charged with firing shots at an Illinois high school during graduation rehearsal says that his mother legally owned the gun he’s accused of using. Sauk Valley Media reports that Matthew Milby Jr. appeared in court Wednesday via video from the Lee County Jail. He’s being held... Read More

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Matthew Milby Jr.

May 24, 2018

Lawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tears and anger this time came from lawmakers who spent the day fuming over a growing sex-abuse problem in Olympic sports that leaders have taken too much time to solve while devoting too little money for the fixes. “I just hope everyone here realizes the time to talk is over, and... Read More

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Olympics, Sexual Abuse

May 24, 2018

Cohen distances himself from tax-cheating “Taxi King”

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is distancing himself from an associate in the taxi industry who pleaded guilty to tax fraud. Evgeny Freidman was dubbed the Taxi King of New York for managing cab fleets for investors including Cohen. Freidman pleaded guilty Tuesday to pocketing $5 million in passenger... Read More

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Michael Cohen

May 24, 2018

Judge: President can’t block critics on Twitter

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump is violating the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering Trump or a subordinate to stop the practice of blocking... Read More

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Donald Trump

May 24, 2018

Stylist: Man with Vegas gunman’s name talked concert attack

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hairstylist said a client with the same last name as the Las Vegas shooter spoke in the months before the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history about a concert venue being susceptible to attack, according to documents released by police Wednesday. Las Vegas police released about 2,100 pages of... Read More

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Stephen Paddock

May 24, 2018

Mexican Mafia busted for running crime in LA County jails

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County jails are run by the sheriff, but the Mexican Mafia wielded the power in the underworld behind bars. The organization made up of leaders from various Latino gangs operated like an illegal government, collecting “taxes” on smuggled drugs, ordering hits on people who didn’t follow their rules... Read More

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Mexican Mafia

May 24, 2018

Bucks’ Brown decries ‘police intimidation’ during arrest

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee police chief has apologized to Sterling Brown and says officers have been disciplined for acting “inappropriately” after the Bucks player was zapped with a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation in January. Brown, who is African-American, said in a statement Wednesday that the incident was “an attempt... Read More

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Sterling Brown

May 23, 2018

Senate hopeful Joe Arpaio mum on details of Trump policies

PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio has repeatedly pledged his unwavering support for President Donald Trump, but the divisive retired sheriff is unwilling or unable to elaborate on the president’s policies. Arpaio declined at a news conference Tuesday to explain how Trump’s earlier plan to impose tariffs on Chinese imports would affect Arizona... Read More

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Joe Arpaio

May 23, 2018

Atlanta lawyer to be sentenced in business exec wife’s death

ATLANTA (AP) — A well-connected Atlanta attorney convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of his business executive wife is scheduled to be sentenced. News outlets report 75-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver is expected to be sentenced Tuesday on felony murder and three other counts in the September 2016 death of 64-year-old Diane McIver, president of... Read More

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Tex McIver

May 23, 2018

Board will hear Cyntoia Brown’s request for clemency

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute will make her case for clemency in a hearing at a Tennessee prison. The state’s Board of Parole will make a recommendation sometime after the hearing Wednesday for Cyntoia Brown, but the decision will ultimately... Read More

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Cyntioa Brown

May 23, 2018

Woman accuses R. Kelly of sexual battery, giving her herpes

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly sexually abused and demeaned a woman, locked her in rooms and vehicles for punishment and infected her with herpes, according to a lawsuit that furthers a string of misconduct accusations against the platinum-selling singer. Faith Rodgers said in the suit filed Monday in New York that the “I Believe... Read More

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R. Kelly

NRA appeals ruling that it must use real names in lawsuit

Judge: School shooting suspect comments are admissible

Families of Sandy Hook victims sue Infowars’ Alex Jones

Lawyer: Illinois shooting suspect’s mother legally owned gun

Lawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis

Cohen distances himself from tax-cheating “Taxi King”

Judge: President can’t block critics on Twitter

Stylist: Man with Vegas gunman’s name talked concert attack

Mexican Mafia busted for running crime in LA County jails

Bucks’ Brown decries ‘police intimidation’ during arrest

Senate hopeful Joe Arpaio mum on details of Trump policies

Atlanta lawyer to be sentenced in business exec wife’s death

Board will hear Cyntoia Brown’s request for clemency

Woman accuses R. Kelly of sexual battery, giving her herpes

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