Prosecutors: Bill Cosby’s bid for new trial is ‘meritless’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case called his bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing “meritless,” and asked the judge to deny him a post-trial hearing. Cosby, 81, has asked for a do-over in the Pennsylvania sex assault case that ended with him being sent to prison last month to... Read More

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Bill Cosby

October 22, 2018

Geoffrey Rush says he was ‘distraught’ over paper’s articles

SYDNEY (AP) — Geoffrey Rush told the judge hearing his defamation case on Monday he felt distraught and as though his head was filled with lead on seeing a newspaper’s publication of allegations he had behaved inappropriately toward a female co-star. The actor is suing the publishers of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper and its journalist... Read More

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Geoffrey Rush

October 22, 2018

‘Huge win’ for sex assault victims, says California victim

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Years before the #MeToo movement, Yee Xiong embarked on a quest for justice after she says she was sexually assaulted at a college party. What followed was a tumultuous legal battle that included two trials ending in hung juries, followed by her attacker taking a plea deal for felony assault, then... Read More

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Sexual Abuse, Yee Xiong

October 22, 2018

Ex-Navy commander gets more than 2 years in bribery case

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Navy commander has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting lavish dinners, drinks and the services of prostitutes in exchange for providing ship schedules to a Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the military’s worst corruption scandals. A... Read More

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Troy Amundson

October 22, 2018

Ex-jockey Valenzuela pleads guilty to domestic violence

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Famed former jockey Patrick Valenzuela has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence for slapping his girlfriend at a Southern California restaurant. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the seven-time Breeders Cup winner entered the plea earlier this week, was fined nearly $900 and ordered to take domestic violence recovery classes. Prosecutors... Read More

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Patrick Valenzuela

October 22, 2018

US temporarily stops youth climate lawsuit days before trial

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by young activists who accuse the federal government of violating their constitutional rights with policies that have caused a dangerous climate. Chief Justice John Roberts signed an order freezing the trial that was set to start in 10... Read More

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Youth Climate

October 22, 2018

Police hire raises criticism in New Mexico’s largest city

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque mayor’s hiring of a New Jersey law enforcement veteran accused of excessive force in a more than decade-old lawsuit was met Friday with strong criticism among New Mexico police reform advocates. The announcement a day earlier of Leonard Nerbetski’s appointment as a civilian manager of Albuquerque’s Real-Time Crime Center... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

October 22, 2018

Idaho, environmental group settle mine pollution lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group and Idaho officials have reached a tentative settlement over toxic discharge from an abandoned silver and lead mine in central Idaho near one of the world’s top ski destinations. The Idaho Conservation League in federal court documents made public Thursday agreed to have its lawsuit dismissed as long... Read More

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The Idaho Conservation League

October 22, 2018

Man who killed 3 in Colorado Walmart gets life in prison

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The man who gunned down three people in a suburban Denver Walmart last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. But more than 11 months after the crime, his motive remains a mystery. Scott Ostrem, 48, received three consecutive life terms plus 48 years as part of a... Read More

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Scott Ostrem

October 22, 2018

Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementia

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — A man charged with threatening to kill U.S. senators over Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation has dementia and isn’t dangerous, his lawyer said as the 74-year-old was ordered held without bail. Ronald DeRisi was arraigned Friday after prosecutors said he left a series of voicemails threatening two senators... Read More

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Ronald DeRisi

October 22, 2018

Detroit police find 63 fetuses in funeral home amid probe

DETROIT (AP) — Police removed the remains of 63 fetuses from a Detroit funeral home and regulators shuttered the business amid a widening investigation of alleged improprieties at local funeral homes. Detroit police Chief James Craig said officers found 36 fetuses in boxes and 27 others in freezers during Friday’s raid at the Perry Funeral... Read More

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Perry Funeral Home

October 22, 2018

Judge tosses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s gun-storage law

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association against Seattle’s new gun-storage law. King County Superior Court Judge Barbara Linde ruled Friday, tossing the lawsuit on technical grounds after the city contended the plaintiffs lacked standing and noted the law had yet to take effect, The Seattle Times... Read More

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NRA

October 22, 2018

USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the accusers say it’s not enough money and the university has yet to fully disclose what it knew about the doctor’s... Read More

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Sexual Abuse, USC

October 19, 2018

2 workers acquitted in Kansas boy’s waterslide death

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas water park workers were acquitted Thursday of impeding an investigation into the 2016 death of a 10-year-old boy who was decapitated while on a ride that had been billed as the world’s tallest waterslide. David Hughes and John Zalsman were found not guilty of obstruction of justice in... Read More

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Schlitterbahn

Prosecutors: Bill Cosby’s bid for new trial is ‘meritless’

Geoffrey Rush says he was ‘distraught’ over paper’s articles

‘Huge win’ for sex assault victims, says California victim

Ex-Navy commander gets more than 2 years in bribery case

Ex-jockey Valenzuela pleads guilty to domestic violence

US temporarily stops youth climate lawsuit days before trial

Police hire raises criticism in New Mexico’s largest city

Idaho, environmental group settle mine pollution lawsuit

Man who killed 3 in Colorado Walmart gets life in prison

Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementia

Detroit police find 63 fetuses in funeral home amid probe

Judge tosses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s gun-storage law

USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims

2 workers acquitted in Kansas boy’s waterslide death

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