Tesla CEO Musk facing defamation trial for ‘pedo guy’ tweet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk is going on trial Tuesday for his troublesome tweets in a defamation case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly branded a pedophile. The Tesla CEO will be called to testify early in the case in Los Angeles federal court to explain what he meant when he... Read More

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Elon Musk, Vernon Unsworth

December 3, 2019

Mississippi case pushes to restore felons’ voting rights

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Mississippi laws that permanently bar certain former felons from voting unless they can get their rights restored through what advocates say is a difficult process are unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Mississippi, six former convicted felons are... Read More

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Dennis Hopkins

December 3, 2019

Men get plea deal in Smokies sexual assault of homeless men

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two men accused of taking homeless men to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to rape them have agreed to a plea deal. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Dusty Oliver and Richard Graham have each agreed to plead guilty to two charges of aiding and abetting an aggravated sexual assault. Court... Read More

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Dusty Oliver, Richard Graham

December 2, 2019

Lawsuit against prominent white supremacists heads to trial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of Charlottesville, Virginia, community members injured in white supremacist violence two years ago is headed to trial. A federal judge set a trial date this week of October 2020 in the lawsuit against prominent white supremacists, neo-Nazis and hate groups that were involved with the August... Read More

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neo-Nazis

December 2, 2019

Judge upholds charges that could put Weinstein away for life

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein’s bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case, dealing a big blow to the disgraced movie mogul as he sought to limit the scope of his looming trial and any potential punishment. The ruling made public Wednesday clears... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 2, 2019

Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law requiring utilities to pay for the devastation from wildfires ignited by their electrical equipment. The decision issued by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali preserves a long-standing principle known as “inverse condemnation.” The... Read More

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PG&E

December 2, 2019

Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking

HONOLULU (AP) — A man arrested in Hawaii will be sent to Utah, where he’s accused of tormenting a family for more than year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes. Loren Okamura was in Honolulu’s federal courthouse Wednesday, for... Read More

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Loren Okamura

December 2, 2019

Wynn Resorts settles with pension funds over sex allegations

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Wynn Resorts agreed Wednesday to accept $41 million from former CEO and chairman Steve Wynn and insurance carriers as part of a settlement stemming from shareholder lawsuits accusing company directors of failing to disclose the casino mogul’s alleged pattern of sexual misconduct. Neither the company nor its current or former directors... Read More

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Wynn Resorts

December 2, 2019

Family: 3 kids in car when estranged husband kills mother

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A woman who was fatally shot by her estranged husband in an elementary school parking lot had been sitting in the minivan with her mother and her three young children, the woman’s family said in a post on a fundraising website. Tiffany Hill was killed Tuesday outside Sarah J. Anderson Elementary... Read More

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Keland Hill

December 2, 2019

Witness to Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting settles lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who witnessed the fatal 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer has settled her lawsuit against the city. Alma Benitez alleges in the federal lawsuit filed in 2016 that investigators tried to pressure her into changing her account of the shooting. Benitez was in a fast-food drive... Read More

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Laquan McDonald

December 2, 2019

PG&E says blackouts limited fires despite 1 likely failure

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility said Friday that its distribution lines haven’t sparked any major wildfires since it began shutting off power to Northern California customers during periods of high fire risk. However, Pacific Gas & Electric is not ruling out the possibility that failed transmission equipment may have started a fire... Read More

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PG&E

December 2, 2019

Death row inmate asks high court to intervene in execution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate is asking the state’s highest court to pause his upcoming execution to allow more time to consider questions surrounding the possible bias of a juror who helped hand down the original death sentence decades ago. Attorneys for 53-year-old Lee Hall made the request to the Tennessee... Read More

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Lee Hall

December 2, 2019

Man body-slammed by Chicago officer charged with battery

CHICAGO (AP) — Bail was set at $5,000 Sunday for a 29-year-old man facing battery and other charges after a Chicago police officer body-slammed him onto a street during his arrest. The charges against Bernard Kersh, including aggravated battery of an officer, stem from him spitting at and threatening the officer on Thanksgiving afternoon after... Read More

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Bernard Kersh

December 2, 2019

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost church over $4B

NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam Slater gazes out the window of his high-rise Manhattan office at one of the great symbols of the church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “I wonder how much that’s worth?”... Read More

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Catholic Church

Tesla CEO Musk facing defamation trial for ‘pedo guy’ tweet

Mississippi case pushes to restore felons’ voting rights

Men get plea deal in Smokies sexual assault of homeless men

Lawsuit against prominent white supremacists heads to trial

Judge upholds charges that could put Weinstein away for life

Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages

Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking

Wynn Resorts settles with pension funds over sex allegations

Family: 3 kids in car when estranged husband kills mother

Witness to Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting settles lawsuit

PG&E says blackouts limited fires despite 1 likely failure

Death row inmate asks high court to intervene in execution

Man body-slammed by Chicago officer charged with battery

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost church over $4B

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