Lawyers cite Bundy, McVeigh in Texas school shooting case

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school want the trial moved to a different city, arguing that the teen should be afforded the same treatment as Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, serial killer Ted Bundy and other suspects in mass killings. Dimitrios Pagourtzis,... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

February 26, 2019

Trial of officer accused of killing black man set to begin

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a fired Florida police officer who is charged with the fatal 2015 shooting of a stranded black motorist. Prosecutors are expected to tell the four-man, two-woman jury that former Palm Beach Gardens police officer Nouman Raja’s actions made 31-year-old Corey... Read More

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Nouman Raja

February 22, 2019

Judge wants early 2020 trial in Florida school shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Trial should begin in early 2020 for the suspect in a Florida high school massacre that left 17 people dead last year, a judge said at a hearing Thursday. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said she intends to set a definitive trial date soon for 20-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who faces the... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 21, 2019

Florida school shooting suspect due back in court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is due back in court for a status hearing on his death penalty case. The hearing is set Thursday afternoon in Broward County Circuit Court. A number of matters could come up ranging from the pace of defense interviews of witnesses to a potential... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 20, 2019

Judge won’t bar Parkland dad from ex-school monitor’s case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge will not prevent the father of one of 17 people killed last year at a Florida high school from attending the deposition of a former school security monitor who claims the father is harassing him. The Sun-Sentinel reported Tuesday that Andrew Pollack can attend the questioning session of... Read More

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February 18, 2019

Suspect in 2010 Cabanas shooting gets 20 years in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man suspected of shooting former Paraguay national soccer team standout Salvador Cabanas in the head in 2010, effectively ending his career, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico, authorities announced Sunday. But federal prosecutors said in a statement that the man identified as Jose Jorge “B,” with... Read More

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February 15, 2019

Wife of imprisoned Chicago officer fears he’s in danger

CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of a Chicago police officer who was convicted of fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald demanded on Thursday to know why her husband was transferred from an Illinois state prison where he was kept from harm to a federal prison in Connecticut where he was assaulted and where she fears... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke

February 14, 2019

Suspect charged with murder in NYPD friendly fire death

NEW YORK (AP) — A robbery suspect with a long rap sheet and a habit of bizarre stunts was charged Wednesday with murder in the death of a New York City police detective struck by friendly fire while responding to a stick-up Tuesday night. Detective Brian Simonsen died after being hit once in the chest... Read More

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Christopher Ransom

February 14, 2019

Sentencing set in race-based shooting amid Katrina chaos

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man who fired a shotgun at three black men in a race-based attack amid the devastation of Hurricane Katrina was set for sentencing Thursday in a federal courtroom in New Orleans. Prosecutors were seeking a 10-year prison sentence for Roland Bourgeois Jr., who pleaded guilty to two federal criminal... Read More

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Roland Bourgeois Jr.

February 14, 2019

Wife says Chicago officer assaulted in Connecticut prison

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer who fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald was assaulted by inmates in his cell at a Connecticut prison, the officer’s wife said Wednesday. Jason Van Dyke was transferred earlier this month to a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. He was placed in the prison’s general population hours... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

February 14, 2019

Infowars host ordered to sworn deposition in Sandy Hook case

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones must undergo a sworn deposition in the defamation case brought against him by family members of Sandy Hook school shooting victims. Discussions on Jones’ web show have called the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax, and lawsuits by families of... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars, Sandy Hook

February 13, 2019

Hearing on Parkland father’s confrontation with ex-monitor

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge is holding a hearing after a former security monitor at a Florida school where 17 people were killed said he’s being harassed by a victim’s father. The hearing is set Wednesday on a complaint filed by Andrew Medina. Medina says Andrew Pollack showed up at a park last... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 13, 2019

Parkland anniversary highlights Democratic shift on guns

In the final weeks before the 2008 election, Barack Obama’s campaign sent mailers to Florida voters reassuring them that he supported the Second Amendment. In the opening days of the 2020 Democratic primary, it’s hard to imagine any candidate feeling the need to make a similar gesture. “Guns are no longer the third rail,” said... Read More

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Guns, Nikolas Cruz

February 12, 2019

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre pleaded not guilty to hate crimes and dozens of other counts Monday, but his new lawyer — a prominent death penalty litigator who represented one of the Boston Marathon bombers — signaled he might be open to a plea deal. Robert Bowers, a truck... Read More

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Robert Bowers

Lawyers cite Bundy, McVeigh in Texas school shooting case

Trial of officer accused of killing black man set to begin

Judge wants early 2020 trial in Florida school shooting

Florida school shooting suspect due back in court

Judge won’t bar Parkland dad from ex-school monitor’s case

Suspect in 2010 Cabanas shooting gets 20 years in Mexico

Wife of imprisoned Chicago officer fears he’s in danger

Suspect charged with murder in NYPD friendly fire death

Sentencing set in race-based shooting amid Katrina chaos

Wife says Chicago officer assaulted in Connecticut prison

Infowars host ordered to sworn deposition in Sandy Hook case

Hearing on Parkland father’s confrontation with ex-monitor

Parkland anniversary highlights Democratic shift on guns

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

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