New developments put Manafort back in Russia probe spotlight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The breakdown of a plea deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an explosive British news report about alleged contacts he may have had with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threw a new element of uncertainty into the Trump-Russia investigation. On Tuesday, a day after prosecutors accused Manafort of repeatedly lying... Read More

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Paul Manafort

November 27, 2018

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer: Video will clear him in parking clash

NEW YORK (AP) — Video will vindicate Alec Baldwin after he was accused of slugging a man in the face in over a parking space, the actor’s lawyer said Monday. Baldwin himself said nothing as he was arraigned on a misdemeanor attempted assault charge and a charge of harassment, a violation, in the latest of... Read More

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Alec Baldwin

November 27, 2018

Suspect in Dortmund bus attack convicted of attempted murder

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted the suspect in last year’s attack on the Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus of attempted murder and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. The Dortmund state court found the defendant, who has been identified only as Sergej W. in line with German privacy rules, guilty... Read More

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Sergej W.

November 27, 2018

For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood

BOSTON (AP) — When Sara Watson’s partner got pregnant with their son through in vitro fertilization, they were overjoyed. Then the fear came. They weren’t married, so Watson had no legal rights as Eli’s parent even though her eggs were used to conceive him with donor sperm. If the worst happened, Watson wondered, would she... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Sam Sex Couples

November 27, 2018

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Resort developer Genting Malaysia has filed a lawsuit in California seeking at least $1 billion in damages from Walt Disney Co. and Fox Entertainment Group for alleged breach of contract related to a theme park, the company said Tuesday. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Central California District Court cites... Read More

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Disney, Fox, Malaysian Genting Group

November 27, 2018

US woman pleads guilty to bitcoin ploy aiding Islamic State

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A Pakistani-born New York woman has acknowledged her role in defrauding numerous financial institutions in a bitcoin scheme to help the Islamic State group. Prosecutors say Zoobia Shahnaz, a naturalized U.S. citizen living on Long Island, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip Monday to providing material support to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Bitcoin, Zoobia Shahnaz

November 27, 2018

Keystone XL pipeline builder asks judge to allow some work

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline is asking a judge to change his order blocking the project to allow pre-construction work to continue, such as purchasing materials and finalizing contracts. Attorneys for the company will argue in a Wednesday telephone conference that U.S. District Judge Brian Morris... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

Keystone Pipeline

November 27, 2018

Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plot

CHICAGO (AP) — Over strong objections from prosecutors, a federal judge on Monday took the rare step of letting a 25-year-old man charged with plotting to bomb a Chicago bar avert trial and move on to sentencing without ever saying he did anything wrong. Adel Daoud entered an Alford plea at the end of a... Read More

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Adel Daoud

November 27, 2018

Witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid massive bribes to top Mexican cop

NEW YORK (AP) — Back when business was starting to boom, notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman took delight in seeing massive cocaine shipments arriving by air from Colombia, occasions he code-named “parties” that made him so rich he could pay multimillion-dollar bribes to a powerful police commander, a government witness at Guzman’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

El Chapo

November 27, 2018

Judge weighs request to unseal Assange charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An apparent criminal complaint against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is the subject of a federal court hearing in Virginia. Free-press advocates want a judge to unseal the complaint after prosecutors in an unrelated case inadvertently mentioned charges against Assange. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Alexandria. Prosecutors oppose the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News, Technology

Julian Assange

November 27, 2018

Florida school shooting suspect due in court hearing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the Florida school shooting that left 17 dead in February is due back in court for another hearing. The hearing Tuesday mainly deals with procedural motions involving 20-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who faces the death penalty if convicted of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Cruz’s... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

November 27, 2018

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to allow an antitrust lawsuit to go forward that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. Apple faced skeptical questions from justices who seemed concerned about the control the Cupertino, California-based company exerts over iPhone users who must purchase software... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Apple, iPhone

November 26, 2018

Popular Russian rapper sentenced to 12 days after gig ban

MOSCOW (AP) — A popular Russian rapper was sentenced Thursday to 12 days in jail for performing on a car after prosecutors banned his gig. Husky, who has a wide following among young Russians with his videos scoring up to 6 million views on YouTube, was arrested Wednesday. A court in the southern city of... Read More

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Alexander Kuznetsov, Husky

November 26, 2018

49ers releasing Reuben Foster after domestic violence arrest

The San Francisco 49ers said Sunday they plan to release linebacker Reuben Foster after he was arrested at the team hotel in Tampa, Florida, on a domestic violence charge. An arrest report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office said Foster was booked into jail at 11:11 p.m. Saturday and released Sunday on $2,000 bail. Foster... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

NFL, Reuben Foster

New developments put Manafort back in Russia probe spotlight

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer: Video will clear him in parking clash

Suspect in Dortmund bus attack convicted of attempted murder

For same-sex couples, a new path to legal parenthood

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

US woman pleads guilty to bitcoin ploy aiding Islamic State

Keystone XL pipeline builder asks judge to allow some work

Judge accepts rare plea in Chicago bomb plot

Witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid massive bribes to top Mexican cop

Judge weighs request to unseal Assange charges

Florida school shooting suspect due in court hearing

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

Popular Russian rapper sentenced to 12 days after gig ban

49ers releasing Reuben Foster after domestic violence arrest

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