PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy, but the troubled utility still must navigate nettlesome obstacles from the state of California. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali signed off on the deal to refinance billions of dollars in debt... Read More

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PG&E

February 5, 2020

Kansas no longer fighting claims of wrongly convicted man

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is dropping its fight against the compensation claim from a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated convictions that were secured even though no physical evidence or motive tied him to the crimes, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Derek... Read More

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Lamonte McIntyre

February 5, 2020

US judge: Claim against Ronaldo belongs in arbitration

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A legal fight by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo against a Nevada woman who wants more than the $375,000 she received in a rape case hush-money settlement in 2010 should be decided by an arbitrator, not in a courtroom, a U.S. magistrate judge said Tuesday. Kathryn Mayorga, a former teacher and model... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

February 5, 2020

Last man charged in border agent’s death faces Arizona trial

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The last of seven defendants charged in the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been extradited to Arizona to stand trial. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga, who was arrested... Read More

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Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga

February 5, 2020

Oregon senator predicts court battle over pipeline proposal

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state senator told demonstrators opposed to a plan to build a natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon that he expects the battle to go to the courts if the Trump administration tries to ram the project through despite a lack of state permits. Gov. Kate Brown’s office... Read More

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February 5, 2020

Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges that a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend raped and drugged women in California after finding key video evidence never actually existed, an official said Tuesday. Orthopedic surgeon Grant Robicheaux of Newport Beach — who previously appeared on a Bravo TV... Read More

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Grant Robicheaux

February 5, 2020

Former Illinois legislator pleads innocent in bribery case

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Arroyo, 65, a Chicago Democrat, resigned his seat Nov. 1, one week after he was accused of paying a bribe to a state senator in exchange for support of a gambling bill... Read More

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Luis Arroyo

February 5, 2020

Arizona man accused of threatening congressman Adam Schiff

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A March 9 trial date has been set for an Arizona man accused of making a threatening phone call to California U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff last year. Federal court records released Tuesday said Jan Peter Meister was indicted on accusations that he called Schiff’s Washington office from Tucson around Oct. 1... Read More

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Adam Schiff, Jan Peter Meister

February 5, 2020

udge: Mississippi parole officers ‘underpaid & overworked’

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Mississippi lawmakers seek ways to improve a prison system shaken by recent deadly violence, a related problem is looming: A judge said Tuesday that parole officers are “woefully underpaid and overworked.” Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell said parole officers often handle hundreds of cases each. That has contributed to an increase... Read More

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February 5, 2020

Prosecutor seeks end to lawsuit over fake subpoenas

New Orleans (AP) — Lawyers for the district attorney in New Orleans are asking a federal appeals court to end a lawsuit centered on his office having used fake subpoenas to coerce uncooperative witnesses. Attorneys representing Leon Cannizzaro and some of his staff were set to argue Wednesday that the prosecutors are legally immune from... Read More

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Leon Cannizzaro

February 5, 2020

Trial to begin in stabbing death on San Francisco-area train

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A trial is beginning for a parolee charged with stabbing an 18-year-old woman to death on a California subway platform and wounding her sister, an attack that drew national attention. Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday in the trial against John Lee Cowell, 29, a transient with a history of... Read More

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John Lee Cowell

February 5, 2020

Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — One last accuser is expected to take the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on Wednesday as prosecutors wind down the New York City case by highlighting an alleged assault that’s part of the disgraced movie mogul’s pending criminal charges in California. Model and actress Lauren Marie Young alleges Weinstein... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 5, 2020

Youth parole officer kept job amid child abuse investigation

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former employee of a New Hampshire youth detention center continued working with children in a state job for nine months after police began investigating allegations that he held a boy down while colleagues raped him in 1998. James Woodlock went on leave from his position as a juvenile probation and... Read More

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James Woodlock

February 4, 2020

Texas A&M settles lawsuit claiming school hid Facebook posts

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University won’t create filters on Facebook that target animal rights activists under a lawsuit settlement that ends another court case surrounding the First Amendment in the age of social media. Texas A&M, one of the nation’s largest public universities with more than 65,000 students, was sued in 2018... Read More

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PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

Kansas no longer fighting claims of wrongly convicted man

US judge: Claim against Ronaldo belongs in arbitration

Last man charged in border agent’s death faces Arizona trial

Oregon senator predicts court battle over pipeline proposal

Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV

Former Illinois legislator pleads innocent in bribery case

Arizona man accused of threatening congressman Adam Schiff

udge: Mississippi parole officers ‘underpaid & overworked’

Prosecutor seeks end to lawsuit over fake subpoenas

Trial to begin in stabbing death on San Francisco-area train

Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial

Youth parole officer kept job amid child abuse investigation

Texas A&M settles lawsuit claiming school hid Facebook posts

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