Cruz attorneys want to question his mental counselors alone

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the suspect in last year’s Florida school massacre will ask a judge to let them question his former mental health counselors without prosecutors present. Attorneys for Nikolas Cruz are scheduled Thursday to ask Judge Elizabeth Scherer for permission to question the counselors without notifying prosecutors or allowing their... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

April 18, 2019

Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship

WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller— but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say. The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign, opening up... Read More

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Robert Mueller

April 17, 2019

Man asks judge to toss statements in killings of 4 on farm

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man who rejected a plea deal in the killings of four men found buried on a suburban Philadelphia farm wants prosecutors barred from using statements he made to investigators. Twenty-two-year-old Sean Kratz is accused of helping his cousin Cosmo DiNardo lure the victims to the farm in 2017, ambush and... Read More

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Sean Kratz

April 17, 2019

Officials announce new measures to fight NY measles outbreak

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials trying to contain a measles outbreak in a county north of New York City on Tuesday ordered all unvaccinated people exposed to the disease barred from public gathering places, including houses of worship, for up to three weeks. The order, issued by Rockland County, comes one day after New York... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

April 17, 2019

Suspect in attack on boy at Mall of America held on $2M bail

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America said little Tuesday during his first court appearance but appeared lucid and followed the court’s directions. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, is charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder in Friday’s attack. The child plunged almost... Read More

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Emmanuel Aranda

April 17, 2019

Ex-pro football player accused of murder in death of girl, 5

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge expressed shock Tuesday at the severity of injuries found on a 5-year-old girl whose death led to murder and felony child abuse charges against her 25-year-old mother and the mother’s former professional football player boyfriend. “Once you’ve seen them, you can’t ever unsee them,” Justice of the... Read More

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Cierre Wood

April 17, 2019

LA Dodgers sued by fan who says security roughed him up

VALENCIA, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles Dodgers fan sued the team on Tuesday, alleging he was roughed up by security guards and broke an ankle during a game last year while trying to use the bathroom. Daniel Antunez, 31, is seeking $2 million in a lawsuit that contends six to 10 security guards jumped... Read More

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LA Dodgers

April 17, 2019

Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet. The surprise truce announced Tuesday came just as the former allies turned antagonists were facing off in a federal court trial that was supposed to... Read More

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Apple, Qualcomm

April 17, 2019

8th judge hands off murder trial of Alabama police officer

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Another judge has recused himself from the trial of a white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black man. News outlets report Judge Sam Welch was appointed Friday and recused himself this week, becoming the 8th judge to drop the case. Montgomery police officer Aaron... Read More

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Aaron Cody Smith

April 17, 2019

Man convicted of killing couple at their car dealership

CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who represented himself in his trial on charges that he killed a couple at their used car dealership in Cleveland has been convicted and could be sentenced to the death penalty. The Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County prosecutor’s office says in a news release that a jury found 31-year-old Joseph McAlpin guilty... Read More

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Joseph McAlpin

April 17, 2019

Minnesota cop’s trial raises questions about code of silence

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Testimony in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home has shined a light on officers’ actions at the scene and raised questions about whether they were trying to protect one of... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

April 17, 2019

Man who tossed daughter off bridge found guilty of murder

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of first-degree murder for dropping his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge four years ago, despite arguments from his attorneys that he was insane and thought his actions would actually save her. He was automatically sentenced to life in prison. Jurors in Clearwater,... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

John Jonchuck

April 17, 2019

Woman sues Chinese billionaire Liu for alleged rape

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who said she was raped by JD.com founder Richard Liu filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the billionaire and his company alleging he and other wealthy Chinese executives coerced her to drink during a dinner in the hours before she was attacked. Jingyao Liu, a student at the University of Minnesota,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Jingyao Liu, Richard Liu

April 17, 2019

Appeal focuses on Newtown officials’ actions before shooting

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging Sandy Hook Elementary School officials failed to order a lockdown that could have saved lives before a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012. The parents of two children killed at the Newtown school are... Read More

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Newtown

Cruz attorneys want to question his mental counselors alone

Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship

Man asks judge to toss statements in killings of 4 on farm

Officials announce new measures to fight NY measles outbreak

Suspect in attack on boy at Mall of America held on $2M bail

Ex-pro football player accused of murder in death of girl, 5

LA Dodgers sued by fan who says security roughed him up

Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology

8th judge hands off murder trial of Alabama police officer

Man convicted of killing couple at their car dealership

Minnesota cop’s trial raises questions about code of silence

Man who tossed daughter off bridge found guilty of murder

Woman sues Chinese billionaire Liu for alleged rape

Appeal focuses on Newtown officials’ actions before shooting

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