American pastor back in court for spying and terror trial

ALIAGA, Turkey (AP) — The trial of an American pastor at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States resumed Friday in Turkey, with observers waiting to see if authorities will release him amid threats of further U.S. sanctions. The fourth hearing of the case against Andrew Brunson began in a... Read More

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Andrew Brunson

October 12, 2018

Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation amid scandal

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock. But in a letter released by Wuerl’s office, Francis praised his longtime ally and suggested Wuerl had unfairly become... Read More

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Archbishop Donald Wuerl, Catholic Church, Pope Francis

October 11, 2018

Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s district attorney dropped part of the criminal sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after evidence emerged that a police detective had coached a witness to stay silent about evidence that cast doubt on the account one of his three accusers. The development was announced in court with Weinstein... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

October 11, 2018

Former reality TV star gets 16 years after fatal DUI crash

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A former reality TV star will serve 16 years in prison for killing a U.S. Coast Guard technician in a drunken wrong-way collision on a Virginia highway. News outlets reported that Melissa Hancock was sentenced Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to manslaughter, driving the wrong way and failing to obey... Read More

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Melissa Hancock

October 11, 2018

Appeals court: Lynyrd Skynyrd film can be released

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Lynyrd Skynyrd film can be released despite a dispute over the band’s intentions after a federal appeals court ruled in its favor Wednesday. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan came in a case involving a movie called “Street Survivors: The True Story of... Read More

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

October 11, 2018

Wisconsin receiver sues university over discipline probe

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Embattled University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus is suing the school because he says a disciplinary probe it is conducting while he’s trying to defend himself in a criminal sexual assault case violates his rights. Cephus was suspended from the Badgers in August after he was charged with sexually assaulting two... Read More

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Quintez Cephus

October 11, 2018

Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra indicted for drugs, threats

A grand jury in New Jersey indicted former baseball star Lenny Dykstra on drug and other charges stemming from an altercation with an Uber driver in May. The indictment handed up Tuesday charges the former Major League Baseball all-star with cocaine and methamphetamine possession, and making terroristic threats. All three are third-degree crimes and punishable... Read More

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Lenny Dykstra

October 11, 2018

Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging his ban for forgery ahead of a Thailand soccer federation election. Makudi said outside the court on Thursday he was “very confident. I didn’t do anything wrong.” The former Thai federation president appealed against a... Read More

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FIFA, Worawi Makudi

October 11, 2018

India’s #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law’s enforcement

NEW DELHI (AP) — A complaint by a retired Bollywood actress living in the United States alleging sexual harassment on a 2008 movie set has galvanized women in India, but for the country’s burgeoning #MeToo movement to reach broader swaths of society, a little-known labor law must be more aggressively implemented, lawyers and activists said... Read More

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Bollywood, MeToo

October 11, 2018

Ex-researcher who stole funds sentenced to play piano

NEW YORK (AP) — A former prominent neurological researcher at Yale and New York universities avoided prison time Wednesday for stealing research funds, but a judge said he must play piano for indigent elderly people in Connecticut to make amends. The unusual sentence for Dr. Alexander Neumeister was handed out Wednesday by U.S. District Judge... Read More

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Alexander Neumeister

October 11, 2018

Appeals court stays execution of Tennessee death row inmate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the execution of Tennessee death row inmate Edmund Zagorski to allow time for consideration of arguments that he had poor legal representation during his trial and sentencing. In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a... Read More

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Edmund Zagorski

October 11, 2018

Guam pushes for native-only vote on US relationship

HONOLULU (AP) — The question before a panel of U.S. appeals court judges: Should non-native residents of Guam have a say in the territory’s future relationship with the United States? Three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals were at the University of Hawaii’s law school Wednesday to listen to arguments in an... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

October 11, 2018

Copy Story Print Share Judge doesn’t extend order keeping girl, 9, on life support

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A judge has denied a family’s plea to extend a court order that has kept a 9-year-old North Texas girl on life support. State District Judge Melody Wilkinson’s ruling Wednesday means doctors at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth can disconnect Payton Summons from life support after 1:20 p.m.... Read More

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Payton Summons

October 11, 2018

Accused ‘Gypsy Hill Killer’ gets life for 1976 murders

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A career criminal thought to be the “Gypsy Hills Killer” has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and murdering two teenage girls in Northern California more than 40 years ago. The San Jose Mercury News says 70-year-old Rodney Halbower demanded a mistrial and was shouted at by the... Read More

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Rodney Halbower

American pastor back in court for spying and terror trial

Pope accepts Washington cardinal’s resignation amid scandal

Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case

Former reality TV star gets 16 years after fatal DUI crash

Appeals court: Lynyrd Skynyrd film can be released

Wisconsin receiver sues university over discipline probe

Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra indicted for drugs, threats

Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing

India’s #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law’s enforcement

Ex-researcher who stole funds sentenced to play piano

Appeals court stays execution of Tennessee death row inmate

Guam pushes for native-only vote on US relationship

Copy Story Print Share Judge doesn’t extend order keeping girl, 9, on life support

Accused ‘Gypsy Hill Killer’ gets life for 1976 murders

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