Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is facing members of Congress on Tuesday for the first time since taking office — and amid intense speculation over his review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. Barr isn’t coming to Congress to talk about the report, but lawmakers are expected to ask about it anyway... Read More

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Robert Mueller, William Barr

April 8, 2019

Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brooklyn. Bail was set at $1,500 for Zachary Madsen of Lincoln, Nebraska at a hearing on Sunday night. The judge also... Read More

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Bret Hart, WWE

April 8, 2019

Neo-Nazi website founder must return to US to face lawsuit

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a neo-Nazi website operator who asked to be excused from returning to the U.S. for questioning in a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an anti-Semitic “troll storm” against a Montana real estate agent’s family. The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin claims it’s too dangerous for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 8, 2019

Judge again halts high-capacity magazine sales in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez barred further sales until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

April 8, 2019

Smollett’s lawyer warns Chicago not to sue ‘Empire’ actor

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand sworn testimony from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the police chief and others. In a letter... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

April 8, 2019

Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was ordered Friday to register as a sex offender as he nears the end of a 21-month prison sentence for having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl. A New York City judge designated Weiner a Level 1 offender under the state’s version of what’s known as... Read More

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Anthony Weiner

April 8, 2019

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Seven women who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and then labeled them liars by denying it have settled defamation lawsuits against the imprisoned actor. Court documents filed Friday in Springfield, Massachusetts, show a settlement has been reached since Cosby went to prison last fall in a separate Pennsylvania sex assault case. Cosby,... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 8, 2019

Pipeline opponents ask judge to strike down Trump’s permit

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Opponents of the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a federal court Friday in a lawsuit to declare President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued a new permit for the project in a bid to get around an earlier court ruling. In November, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled that... Read More

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Keystone Pipeline

April 8, 2019

Jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Las Vegas flatly rejected former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s lawsuit against an exercise band maker he blamed for injuries — including blindness in one eye — he suffered when the stretchy device slipped from his grasp and he fell face-first a little more than four years ago. After... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 8, 2019

More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. Family members and lawyers said Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s comment last week related to an automated... Read More

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Boeing

April 8, 2019

Jury selection to begin in case of branded sex slaves

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday for a trial expected to detail sensational allegations that a cult-like group based in upstate New York recruited sex slaves for its spiritual leader. Potential jurors have been summoned to federal court in Brooklyn to fill out questionnaires in the sex-trafficking case against Keith... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

April 5, 2019

Feds: Man who discussed US attack arrested at gun range

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Albanian national who talked about joining ISIS and attacking random people to avenge a shooting at a New Zealand mosque was arrested at a gun range in Montana, authorities said Thursday. Fabjan Alameti, 21, appeared before a U.S magistrate judge Thursday on charges of possession of a firearm by an... Read More

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Fabjan Alameti

April 5, 2019

Ohio State doc’s accusers await probe findings a year later

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A year after Ohio State announced an investigation into allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct by a team doctor, his accusers are still waiting for the findings. Meanwhile, two related lawsuits are moving into mediation. A federal agency also launched a review of the school’s response to student complaints. No one has... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Richard Strauss

April 5, 2019

Serbian court gives big sentences to killers of journalist

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court on Friday sentenced four former state security members to up to 30 years in prison for the killing two decades ago of a prominent journalist, who was a critic of then-leader Slobodan Milosevic. Slavko Curuvija, the owner and editor of two independent newspapers at the time, was gunned... Read More

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Slavko Curuvija

Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release

Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart

Neo-Nazi website founder must return to US to face lawsuit

Judge again halts high-capacity magazine sales in California

Smollett’s lawyer warns Chicago not to sue ‘Empire’ actor

Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Pipeline opponents ask judge to strike down Trump’s permit

Jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker

More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology

Jury selection to begin in case of branded sex slaves

Feds: Man who discussed US attack arrested at gun range

Ohio State doc’s accusers await probe findings a year later

Serbian court gives big sentences to killers of journalist

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