Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests

MADRID (AP) — A sensitive trial against a dozen Catalan separatist politicians and activists got underway Tuesday in Spain’s Supreme Court amid protests by pro-independence supporters and a highly volatile political environment. The defendants are being tried on rebellion and other charges stemming from their roles in pushing ahead with a unilateral independence declaration in... Read More

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February 11, 2019

Trial set in former NBA player’s shooting in Memphis in 2010

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge set a trial date Friday for a Tennessee man facing weapons charges in connection with former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s slaying, while also casting doubt about whether the separate murder trial in the high -profile case requires a change of venue. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee scheduled... Read More

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Billy Turner, Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

February 11, 2019

Bad Deal? Suit fears shore towns closing beach access points

DEAL, N.J. (AP) — It was hard to tell what had Matt Schwartz more stoked: the waves rolling in, or the relatively balmy 64-degree February weather as he wrapped up a day of surfing. But something else was bothering him: the possibility that he won’t be able to surf here for much longer. The spot... Read More

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February 11, 2019

Police used stun gun 11 times, Arizona couple’s lawsuit says

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A man and his wife are suing a Phoenix suburb and three of its police officers, alleging they used excessive force during a 2017 traffic stop. A lawyer for the couple said Glendale police body camera video shows officers using a stun gun 11 times on Johnny Wheatcroft after he questioned... Read More

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Johnny Wheatcroft

February 11, 2019

Jury selection starts in $1B Florida Medicare fraud case

MIAMI (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a health care executive accused of defrauding Medicare of $1 billion, one of the nation’s biggest such cases. Jurors chosen beginning Monday will decide the fate of 50-year-old Philip Esformes, who operated a network of 30 nursing homes and assisted living facilities... Read More

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Medicare

February 11, 2019

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect due in federal court

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A truck driver accused of killing 11 people and wounding seven during an attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue in October is expected to appear Monday morning in a federal courtroom to be arraigned on additional charges. The hearing in Robert Bowers’ case is expected to be short and involves giving him formal... Read More

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Robert Bowers

February 11, 2019

Jail sought for woman who encouraged her boyfriend’s suicide

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to order a Massachusetts woman to begin serving her 15-month jail sentence for encouraging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself. Michelle Carter will appear in court Monday for a hearing to consider prosecutors’ request. Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for her role in... Read More

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Michelle Carter

February 11, 2019

Some Washington sheriffs refuse to enforce new gun laws

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Sheriffs in a dozen Washington counties say they won’t enforce the state’s sweeping new restrictions on semi-automatic rifles until the courts decide whether they are constitutional. A statewide initiative approved by voters in November raised the minimum age for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, required buyers to first pass... Read More

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February 11, 2019

North Carolina woman gets prison time for helping alien vote

NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman who helped her immigrant boyfriend register and vote is going to prison for helping the non-citizen vote. U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan this week sentenced 66-year-old Denslo Allen Paige to two months in prison and a $250 fine. Paige advised Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena to register and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

February 11, 2019

Immigrant to be tried on murder charges before other counts

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A 20-year-old immigrant from El Salvadoran accused of killing four people in Nevada will be tried on four murder counts in Reno before he faces related burglary and other charges in Carson City, prosecutors in the two counties said Friday. Prosecutors said family members of the victims preferred the more... Read More

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Wilber Martinez-Guzman

February 11, 2019

Abortion case shows Roberts firmly at Supreme Court’s center

Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the Supreme Court’s other conservative justices and his own voting record on abortion to block a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Roberts didn’t explain his decision late Thursday to join the court’s four liberal justices. But it was the clearest sign... Read More

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Abortion, John Roberts

February 11, 2019

Ted Bundy’s murderous charm still polarizes, 40 years later

CINCINNATI (AP) — She kept her eyes on the dapper, wavy-haired man who smiled, winked and exuded self-confidence as the courtroom proceedings moved along. “I don’t know what it is he has, but he’s fascinating,” the teenage spectator explained to me at the time. “He’s impressive. He just has a kind of magnetism.” It was... Read More

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Ted Bundy

February 11, 2019

7 get life in prison for Tunisia’s 2015 terror attacks

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities gave seven suspects life in prison and handed out other sentences Saturday in a trial for two 2015 attacks in Tunisia that killed 60 people, mainly tourists. Samir Ben Amor, the lawyer for one of the 44 defendants, said the verdicts were handed down for the deadly attack against... Read More

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February 11, 2019

Where are Stoneman Douglas students, parents, officials now?

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The massacre that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School pushed students, parents, officials and others into the national limelight, something most never sought. A look at where some of the most prominent are today: STUDENTS EMMA GONZALEZ — Gonzalez, 19, became known for her “We Call B.S.” speech... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests

Trial set in former NBA player’s shooting in Memphis in 2010

Bad Deal? Suit fears shore towns closing beach access points

Police used stun gun 11 times, Arizona couple’s lawsuit says

Jury selection starts in $1B Florida Medicare fraud case

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect due in federal court

Jail sought for woman who encouraged her boyfriend’s suicide

Some Washington sheriffs refuse to enforce new gun laws

North Carolina woman gets prison time for helping alien vote

Immigrant to be tried on murder charges before other counts

Abortion case shows Roberts firmly at Supreme Court’s center

Ted Bundy’s murderous charm still polarizes, 40 years later

7 get life in prison for Tunisia’s 2015 terror attacks

Where are Stoneman Douglas students, parents, officials now?

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