Trump targets citizenship, stokes pre-election migrant fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of U.S. troops to stop an “invasion” of migrants. Tent cities for asylum seekers. An end for the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday’s elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hardline immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain... Read More

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Citizenship, Donald Trump, Immigration

October 31, 2018

US steps up scrutiny of funds for asbestos exposure victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has stepped up scrutiny of asbestos trust funds, concerned that the pots of money intended to help people exposed to the hazardous substance are being depleted by fraudulent claims, harming victims, businesses and the government. The Justice Department in the last two months has demanded trust documents as part... Read More

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Abestos

October 31, 2018

Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian woman who was sentenced to death under the country’s controversial blasphemy law, a landmark ruling that sparked protests by hard-line Islamists and raised fears of violence. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced the verdict to a packed courtroom and ordered the release of Asia... Read More

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Asia Bibi, Pakistani

October 31, 2018

Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found slain in prison at 89

BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, was slain in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia where he’d just been... Read More

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James Whitey Bulger, Whitey Bulger

October 30, 2018

Nurse goes on trial in Germany over 100 patient deaths

BERLIN (AP) — A former nurse serving a life sentence for murder went on trial Tuesday on charges that he killed a further 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany. Niels Hoegel, 41, told a court in the northwestern city of Oldenburg that the charges against him were largely accurate, news agency dpa reported. The... Read More

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Niels Hoegel

October 30, 2018

Sisters file lawsuits in USA Gymnastics sex-abuse scandal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Olympic gymnast and her sister, who also competed on the national team, filed lawsuits Monday that claim USA Gymnastics enabled and failed to prevent sexual abuse by the team’s former doctor, Larry Nassar. The U.S. Olympic Committee and Nassar are also named as defendants in the civil suits filed... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Jordan Schwikert, Larry Nassar, Tasha Schwikert, USAG

October 30, 2018

Suit says New Hampshire lawmaker struck porn film maker

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Hampshire state lawmaker producing and starring in a porn film assaulted his business partner in California after he felt his scenes didn’t go well, according to a civil lawsuit filed by the partner. Jonathan Carter filed the suit Friday in Southern California seeking unspecified damages following a June incident... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Frank Sapareto

October 30, 2018

The Latest: Judge says death row inmate’s lawyer needs phone

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on last-minute legal efforts by a Tennessee man scheduled to be executed on Thursday (all times local): 7 p.m. A federal judge has ruled that a Tennessee death row inmate cannot be executed unless prison officials give his attorney access to a phone during the execution. The Tennessean reports... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Edmund Zagorski

October 30, 2018

Defense: Protester intended radioactive substance for self

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for a Wisconsin political activist accused of trying to buy a lethal dose of a radioactive substance online said Monday his client intended to use it to kill himself because he has cancer. Federal public defender Joseph Bugni argued that a criminal complaint filed last week against Jeremy Ryan,... Read More

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Jeremy Ryan

October 30, 2018

Ex-USA Gymnastics head pleads not guilty to tampering count

HOUSTON (AP) — The former president of USA Gymnastics pleaded not guilty in a Texas courtroom Monday to a charge of tampering with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar. Prosecutors accuse Steve Penny of destroying or hiding documents related to Nassar’s activities at the Karolyi Ranch, the ex-national training... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, Steve Penny, USAG

October 30, 2018

Judge finalizes $200 million-plus award for Lexus defects

DALLAS (AP) — A final judgment upholds a jury award of more than $200 million to a Dallas-area family against Toyota over what they alleged were defective front seats in their Lexus sedan. State District Judge Dale Tillery entered the final judgment Friday in Dallas in the lawsuit brought by Benjamin and Kristi Reavis. The... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Lexus

October 30, 2018

ACLU sues Dodge City over voting access for Hispanics

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Moving the only polling site in Dodge City, Kansas, outside the city limits will make it more difficult for the city’s majority Hispanic population to vote because they tend to have less access to transportation and flexible work schedules, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit also seeks a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

ACLU

October 30, 2018

The Latest: Feds seeking approval to pursue death penalty

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (all times local): 7:20 p.m. U.S. Attorney Scott Brady says federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty against Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers. Brady says he has begun the process to get Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ approval as... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, National Security, News

Robert Bowers

October 30, 2018

House Democrats promise action on LGBTQ rights bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just days ahead of a midterm election they hope will deliver them a majority, House Democrats are promising to prioritize anti-discrimination legislation that would for the first time establish widespread equal rights protections for LGBTQ individuals. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently said she would introduce the Equality Act as one of her... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

LGBTQ

Trump targets citizenship, stokes pre-election migrant fears

US steps up scrutiny of funds for asbestos exposure victims

Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found slain in prison at 89

Nurse goes on trial in Germany over 100 patient deaths

Sisters file lawsuits in USA Gymnastics sex-abuse scandal

Suit says New Hampshire lawmaker struck porn film maker

The Latest: Judge says death row inmate’s lawyer needs phone

Defense: Protester intended radioactive substance for self

Ex-USA Gymnastics head pleads not guilty to tampering count

Judge finalizes $200 million-plus award for Lexus defects

ACLU sues Dodge City over voting access for Hispanics

The Latest: Feds seeking approval to pursue death penalty

House Democrats promise action on LGBTQ rights bill

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