Prosecutors seek life sentence in Charlottesville car attack

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — To federal prosecutors, James Alex Fields Jr. is a callous, hate-filled young man who saw a group of people protesting against white nationalists and decided to kill them. But to Fields’ lawyers, he is a troubled 22-year-old with a history of mental illness who deserves some measure of leniency. A federal... Read More

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James Alex Fields Jr.

June 28, 2019

Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Atlanta is the latest effort by abortion providers and advocacy groups to challenge a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed in conservative states. Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed the lawsuit challenging a new Georgia law... Read More

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Abortion

June 27, 2019

Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The conservatorship that oversees Britney Spears’ personal life and career sued the creator of a blog devoted to the pop superstar Wednesday in an increasingly aggressive effort to push back against the so-called “Free Britney” movement, which alleges the singer is being controlled against her will. The lawsuit filed in Los... Read More

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Britney Spears

June 27, 2019

Bond set for parents in New Mexico child, animal abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico couple arrested in an abuse case marked by allegations of child beatings and tortured pets can be released on bond, a magistrate judge ruled Wednesday. Martha and Timothy Crouch made initial court appearances Wednesday, two days after their arrests in Aztec — a town of about 6,000 people... Read More

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Martha Crouch, Timothy Crouch

June 27, 2019

Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in Napa Valley cleared the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group of wrongdoing in a pregnancy discrimination trial that ended Wednesday. The verdict exonerates the famous chef and his acclaimed restaurants — Per Se in New York and the French Laundry in California — of charges of fraud and discrimination alleged... Read More

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Thomas Keller, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group

June 27, 2019

Partner of convicted Minneapolis cop pleaded for leniency

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A newly-disclosed email from the former police partner of ex-Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor asked a judge to give him leniency one day before she sentenced Noor to more than 12 years in prison for fatally shooting a woman. Officer Matthew Harrity pleaded with the judge in an email to consider the impact... Read More

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Matthew Harrity, Mohamed Noor

June 27, 2019

Company in fatal biker crash has history of violations

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations including mechanical problems and drug-related infractions. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, is being held without bail in Coos County jail. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to negligent homicide in Friday’s... Read More

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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy

June 27, 2019

Oklahoma nears end to case in trial against drug makers

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is close to wrapping up its case at trial against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the consumer products giant and its subsidiaries helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. Attorneys for the state on Wednesday continued questioning Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Director Terri White. Oklahoma alleges opioid... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Opioid, Purdue Pharma

June 27, 2019

Huawei loses trade-secret case, but jury awards no damages

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury ruled Wednesday that Chinese technology giant Huawei stole trade secrets from a Silicon Valley startup, but jurors declined to levy damages, saying Huawei didn’t benefit from the theft. The jury in U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas, also rejected Huawei’s claims that Cnex Labs Inc. co-founder Yiren Huang stole... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Huawei

June 27, 2019

Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former longtime gynecologist at the University of Southern California was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting 16 women at the student health center, the first criminal counts in a case that already has seen USC offer to pay $215 million to settle potentially thousands of claims. Dr. George Tyndall, 72, worked... Read More

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George Tyndall

June 27, 2019

Lawsuits: Dallas man charged in killings had more victims

DALLAS (AP) — Lawsuits allege a Dallas man already charged in the deaths of 12 elderly women also killed six other elderly people, which would bring the victim total to 18. The six lawsuits filed Tuesday in Dallas County accuse The Tradition-Prestonwood, an independent living facility in Dallas, of failing to keep residents safe and... Read More

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Billy Chemirmir

June 27, 2019

Texas man gets life sentence in 3-year-old daughter’s death

DALLAS (AP) — A jury sentenced a north Texas father Wednesday to life in prison in the 2017 death of his 3-year-old daughter, whom he claims choked on milk before he panicked and placed her body in a culvert. Her body was found about two weeks later. The Dallas County jury deliberated for more than... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Wesley Mathews

June 27, 2019

Witness could face perjury charge in Navy SEAL court-martial

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy SEAL who testified that it was he — not his platoon chief — who killed a wounded prisoner in Iraq may face perjury charges. The Navy said Wednesday it is reviewing Corey Scott’s testimony following his stunning testimony last week in the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher.... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

June 27, 2019

Manafort set to be arraigned on mortgage fraud charges

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s imprisoned former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is set to be arraigned in New York City Thursday on state mortgage fraud charges seen as a ploy to keep him locked up if he is pardoned for federal crimes uncovered during the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.... Read More

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Paul Manafort

Prosecutors seek life sentence in Charlottesville car attack

Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions

Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

Bond set for parents in New Mexico child, animal abuse case

Top restaurateur cleared in pregnancy discrimination trial

Partner of convicted Minneapolis cop pleaded for leniency

Company in fatal biker crash has history of violations

Oklahoma nears end to case in trial against drug makers

Huawei loses trade-secret case, but jury awards no damages

Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients

Lawsuits: Dallas man charged in killings had more victims

Texas man gets life sentence in 3-year-old daughter’s death

Witness could face perjury charge in Navy SEAL court-martial

Manafort set to be arraigned on mortgage fraud charges

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