Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations

R. Kelly, one of the top-selling recording artists of all time, has been dogged for years by allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls — accusations he and his attorneys have long denied. But an Illinois prosecutor’s plea for potential victims and witnesses to come forward and new protests have sparked hope among... Read More

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R. Kelly

January 14, 2019

Juventus coach says Ronaldo ‘calm’ as rape case goes forward

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is “very calm” amid the latest developments in a case of alleged rape involving an American woman, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday. Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of the allegation by Kathryn Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher, that... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

January 14, 2019

China sentences Canadian man to death in drug smuggling case

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case. A court in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province announced Monday evening that it has given Robert Lloyd Schellenberg the death penalty. The sentence comes after China detained two Canadians in December in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest... Read More

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Robert Lloyd Schellenberg

January 14, 2019

US judge recommends overturning California terror conviction

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal magistrate on Friday recommended overturning the controversial 2006 conviction of a California man accused of attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan and plotting an attack in the United States. Hamid Hayat, now 36, who was then a young cherry-picker from Lodi, has served about half his 24-year sentence.... Read More

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Hamid Hayat

January 14, 2019

Faith-based shelter fights to keep out transgender women

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A conservative Christian law firm that has pushed religious issues in multiple states urged a U.S. judge on Friday to block Alaska’s largest city from requiring a faith-based women’s shelter to accept transgender women. Alliance Defending Freedom has sued the city of Anchorage to stop it from applying a gender identity... Read More

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Hope Center

January 14, 2019

Man accused in death of girl, 4, who spilled juice on Xbox

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors will seek a life sentence for a suburban Chicago man accused of beating a 4-year-old girl to death after she spilled juice on an Xbox video console. Prosecutors said “heinous” circumstances justify the sentence for 19-year-old Johnathan Fair, of Waukegan, if he is eventually convicted of first-degree murder in the... Read More

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Johnathan Fair

January 14, 2019

Police: Woman drove drunk to ‘teach her son a lesson’

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman charged with drunken driving told police she did it “to teach her son a lesson.” News outlets report 48-year-old Sunita Jairam was arrested early Sunday on charges including endangering the welfare of a minor. Her arrest citation says she told police she “drank a bunch of beer” and... Read More

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DUI, Sunita Jairam

January 14, 2019

Sandy Hook families can have access to InfoWars’ financials

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has ruled that families of the victims killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting can review the financial documents of the conspiracy theory site Infowars that called the shooting a hoax. Six Newtown families filed a lawsuit in April against Infowars publisher and owner Alex Jones, accusing him... Read More

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Infowars, Sandy Hook

January 14, 2019

Jury decides to strip Mongols biker gang of trademark logo

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California jury decided Friday that the Mongols motorcycle gang should be stripped of its trademarked logo in a first-of-its-kind verdict, federal prosecutors said. The jury in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana previously found Mongol Nation, the entity that owns the image of a Mongol warrior on a chopper, guilty... Read More

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Mongols

January 14, 2019

McCarrick accuser cooperates with NYC prosecutors on abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The key accuser in the sex abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has met with New York City prosecutors, evidence that the scandal that has convulsed the papacy is now part of the broader U.S. law enforcement investigation into sex abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church. James Grein gave testimony... Read More

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Catholic Church

January 14, 2019

Italian fugitive captured 3 decades after murder conviction

ROME (AP) — A left-wing Italian militant who was convicted of murder in his home country nearly three decades ago was arrested in Bolivia, authorities said Sunday, setting the stage for a climactic end to one of Italy’s longest-running efforts to bring a fugitive to justice. Hours later, Cesare Battisti was handed over to Italian... Read More

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Cesare Battisti

January 14, 2019

Suspect in Wisconsin killings, kidnapping due in court

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE AT 4:30 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A young man suspected of killing a Wisconsin couple, kidnapping their teenage daughter and holding the girl against her will for three months is expected to make his first court appearance Monday, and charging documents could shed light on why he targeted... Read More

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Jayme Closs

January 14, 2019

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C. Judge Haywood Gilliam granted a request for a preliminary injunction by California, 12 other states and... Read More

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Birth Control

January 11, 2019

Jackson allegations and fight over them return with new film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney representing two Michael Jackson accusers who appear in an upcoming documentary says their sexual-abuse allegations have not been discredited as the Jackson estate says, and deserve to be heard. Vince Finaldi, who represents Wade Robson and James Safechuck in lawsuits alleging Jackson molested them, said the suits were dismissed... Read More

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Michael Jackson

Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations

Juventus coach says Ronaldo ‘calm’ as rape case goes forward

China sentences Canadian man to death in drug smuggling case

US judge recommends overturning California terror conviction

Faith-based shelter fights to keep out transgender women

Man accused in death of girl, 4, who spilled juice on Xbox

Police: Woman drove drunk to ‘teach her son a lesson’

Sandy Hook families can have access to InfoWars’ financials

Jury decides to strip Mongols biker gang of trademark logo

McCarrick accuser cooperates with NYC prosecutors on abuse

Italian fugitive captured 3 decades after murder conviction

Suspect in Wisconsin killings, kidnapping due in court

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

Jackson allegations and fight over them return with new film

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