Police shooting case lawyers make last sentencing arguments

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending that the former Chicago police officer convicted in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald be sentenced to at least 18 years in prison and a defense attorney is urging the judge allow the officer to be released on probation. In documents filed this week in anticipation... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

January 15, 2019

William Hill settles suit against FanDuel over betting guide

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Bookmaker William Hill has settled its lawsuit alleging that rival FanDuel copied its “how to bet” guide virtually word for word, and will use part of the money to fund creative writing classes. William Hill CEO Joe Asher won’t say how much his company is receiving from FanDuel, which did... Read More

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Fan Duel, William Hill

January 15, 2019

Rockstar defends Pinkerton name in ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockstar Games is firing back in a legal tussle over the use of a Pinkerton security company’s name in its video game “Red Dead Redemption 2.” Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a cease and desist letter to Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, in December, claiming the popular Wild West... Read More

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Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar

January 15, 2019

Son sentenced for killing, dismembering mom in Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — A man who admitted to killing and dismembering his mother during an argument in their Honolulu apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Yu Wei Gong was charged with murder after he called police in 2017 to turn himself in after a suicide attempt. He admitted killing his mother Liu... Read More

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Yu Wei Gong

January 15, 2019

Family’s fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer air than their former home in Utah. That was the easy part. Their decision to support themselves by buying a liquor store has been considerably more complicated, and it is... Read More

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Kimbrough Wine & Spirits, Supreme Court

January 15, 2019

Supreme Court stays out of dispute over Whitaker appointment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refusing to be drawn into a dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting U.S. attorney general. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Whitaker to temporarily lead... Read More

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Guns, Matthew Whitaker, Supreme Court

January 15, 2019

Kidnapping suspect targeted girl after seeing her get on bus

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months made up his mind to take her when he spotted the teenager getting on a school bus near her home, authorities said Monday. Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, told detectives that “he knew that was the... Read More

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Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs

January 15, 2019

Utility seeks bankruptcy protection over California fires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest utility said Monday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it faces at least $30 billion in potential damages from lawsuits over the catastrophic wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018 that killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes. The move by Pacific Gas &... Read More

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PG&E

January 15, 2019

China criticizes Trudeau comments on death penalty case

BEIJING (AP) — China expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday over his criticism of a death sentence given to a Canadian accused of drug smuggling at a retrial that followed a chilling of relations over the arrest of a senior Chinese technology executive. Trudeau should “respect the rule of... Read More

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Robert Lloyd Schellenberg

January 15, 2019

Complaint: Kidnapping suspect kept Wisconsin girl under bed

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — For nearly three months, 13-year-old Jayme Closs was forced to hide in a 2½-foot space beneath her kidnapper’s bed, going without food, water or a bathroom for hours, too terrified to flee from a man she knew had fatally shot both of her parents. But when Jake Thomas Patterson left the... Read More

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Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs

January 14, 2019

Corruption trial urged for former French PM Fillon and wife

PARIS (AP) — France’s financial prosecutor’s office has asked that former Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife be sent to trial on corruption charges. Fillon, who at one point was the front-runner in France’s 2017 presidential race, saw his bid unravel over allegations he paid his wife Penelope and two of their children more... Read More

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Francois Fillon

January 14, 2019

Supreme Court will hear Wisconsin drunk driving case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Wisconsin drunk driving law that has parallels in other states. Wisconsin law says law enforcement officials can draw blood from an unconscious driver without a warrant if they suspect the person was driving drunk. The case the court agreed Friday to... Read More

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Gerald Mitchell, Supreme Court

January 14, 2019

Poland: Huawei exec, Polish security expert spied for China

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for China, authorities said Friday. The development comes as the U.S. is exerting pressure on its allies not to use Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of telecommunications... Read More

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Huawei

January 14, 2019

SEC, Wells Fargo ink 38 Studios settlement, will be delayed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities said in a joint court filing Thursday that they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s videogame company. But the parties said final approval has been... Read More

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38 Studios, Wells Fargo

Police shooting case lawyers make last sentencing arguments

William Hill settles suit against FanDuel over betting guide

Rockstar defends Pinkerton name in ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

Son sentenced for killing, dismembering mom in Hawaii

Family’s fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays out of dispute over Whitaker appointment

Kidnapping suspect targeted girl after seeing her get on bus

Utility seeks bankruptcy protection over California fires

China criticizes Trudeau comments on death penalty case

Complaint: Kidnapping suspect kept Wisconsin girl under bed

Corruption trial urged for former French PM Fillon and wife

Supreme Court will hear Wisconsin drunk driving case

Poland: Huawei exec, Polish security expert spied for China

SEC, Wells Fargo ink 38 Studios settlement, will be delayed

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