California man to stand trial for gay student’s slaying

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — About six months before he was stabbed to death in what prosecutors call a hate crime, a gay University of Pennsylvania student graphically discussed hopes to have sex with the man now charged in his killing, an investigator said Tuesday. Blaze Bernstein texted a friend a photo of Samuel Woodward... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

Samuel Woodward

September 4, 2018

‘Stand your ground’ shooter who shot unarmed black man has no regrets

The white Florida man who reignited the state’s “stand your ground” debate earlier this summer — when he fatally shot an unarmed black man who pushed him — says he would do it all over again if he had to. “I’ve had plenty of time to think about it,” explained Michael Drejka in a jailhouse... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Michael Drejka

September 4, 2018

Woman who fled boyfriend in shackles speaks out

The mysterious Texas woman who sparked a massive search when she was seen on video ringing a stranger’s doorbell in a T-shirt and shackles is defending the man who allegedly sexually assaulted her and caused her to flee. The anonymous woman, a 32-year-old from Dallas, told local outlet KTRK in a statement on Sunday that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 4, 2018

Jet-setting Instagram model dies on billionaire’s yacht

A popular Instagram model died after being found unconscious and twisted in rope on a billionaire’s yacht in Greece, according to reports. Australian stunner Sinead McNamara, 20, had been working on the six-story Mayan Queen IV, a yacht owned by Mexican mining magnate Alberto Baillères anchored off the Greek island of Kefalonia, at the time... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Sinead McNamara

September 4, 2018

Man shoots up home after bad restaurant review: cops

A bad restaurant review prompted a man in Florida to fire shots at the home of the person behind the online complaint, according to police. Deputies said the Daybreak Diner owner’s son, Michael Johnson, was upset that a customer shared a post on Aug. 19 claiming the Orlando restaurant didn’t accommodate her disabled mother, news... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Norman Auvil

September 4, 2018

Mom and boyfriend suspected in ‘disturbing’ toddler killing

LAS VEGAS — Police found the body of a 3-year-old boy Monday at a remote area near Lake Mead a day after distributing a photo showing him with a wide smile in a pirate costume. His 20-year-old mother, Cassie Smith, and her boyfriend, 40-year-old Joshua Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse in... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Daniel Theriot

September 4, 2018

NBA player J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan’s phone

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA player J.R. Smith is facing charges he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to take video of him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 32, turned himself to police Friday. He was released with a summons to appear in court... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

JR Smith, NBA

September 4, 2018

Fantasy sports site DraftKings files lawsuit over attack

BOSTON (AP) — Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings says it was attacked last month with a denial of service that prevented customers from using its website for a short time. A federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order Friday allowing the company to seek the identities of those who launched a denial of service attack... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports, Technology

DraftKings

September 4, 2018

NCAA goes back to court, defending its amateurism rules

The NCAA will be back in court Tuesday in California, defending its amateurism rules against plaintiffs who say capping compensation at the value of a scholarship violates federal antitrust law. The claim against the NCAA and the 11 conferences that have participated at the highest level of college football was originally brought by former West... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

NCAA

September 4, 2018

NYC fines unpaid by Kushner Cos.: Over $500K and counting

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kushner family real estate firm has amassed over half a million dollars in unpaid fines for various New York City sanitation and building violations, with much of that bill incurred while President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner was running the company. City figures compiled for The Associated Press... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Jared Kushner

September 4, 2018

Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation that will add to outrage over the military’s human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Kyaw Soe Oo, Wa Lone

August 31, 2018

Bishops back victim fund over abuse lawsuits in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Roman Catholic officials in Pennsylvania began lining up quickly and publicly with a key state legislative ally Thursday in backing the creation of a victims’ compensation fund as an alternative to allowing victims in decades-old child sexual abuse cases to sue the church in court. Erie Bishop Lawrence Persico said he... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Lawrence Persico

August 31, 2018

Judge tosses lawsuit against California drug price law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block a California law requiring pharmaceutical companies to give advance notice before big price increases. U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr., ruled Thursday in Sacramento that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America failed to show that the court has jurisdiction to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

California Drug Price

August 31, 2018

Former mayor found guilty in federal corruption trial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mayor who prosecutors said sold off the powers of his office for campaign contributions was found guilty Thursday evening in a federal corruption trial. Jurors in Philadelphia came back with a verdict against former Reading Mayor Vaughn Spencer after less than three hours of deliberations, the Reading Eagle reported... Read More

Fraud, News

Vaughn Spencer

California man to stand trial for gay student’s slaying

‘Stand your ground’ shooter who shot unarmed black man has no regrets

Woman who fled boyfriend in shackles speaks out

Jet-setting Instagram model dies on billionaire’s yacht

Man shoots up home after bad restaurant review: cops

Mom and boyfriend suspected in ‘disturbing’ toddler killing

NBA player J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan’s phone

Fantasy sports site DraftKings files lawsuit over attack

NCAA goes back to court, defending its amateurism rules

NYC fines unpaid by Kushner Cos.: Over $500K and counting

Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail

Bishops back victim fund over abuse lawsuits in Pennsylvania

Judge tosses lawsuit against California drug price law

Former mayor found guilty in federal corruption trial

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