Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Less than two weeks later, Greitens announced... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 30, 2018

Jury: David Copperfield not liable for tourist’s injuries

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Illusionist David Copperfield was found negligent but not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries during a signature vanishing act that used participants from the audience of a Las Vegas Strip show in 2013, a jury said Tuesday. Gavin Cox and his wife, Minh-Hahn Cox, alleged negligence by the multimillionaire magician,... Read More

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David Copperfield

May 29, 2018

Vindication, triumph, also fear: Weinstein accusers react

NEW YORK (AP) — Watching the stunning images of Harvey Weinstein walking into a courthouse Friday in handcuffs, a detective on each arm, Louisette Geiss still felt a shiver of fear in reaction to the man who, she says, once cornered her and tried to physically force her to watch him masturbate. Yes, Weinstein had... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

May 29, 2018

‘Sesame Street’ sues over new Melissa McCarthy puppet movie

NEW YORK (AP) — The makers of “Sesame Street” are suing the promoter of a new Melissa McCarthy movie, saying it’s abusing the famed puppets’ sterling reputation to advertise the R-rated film. A judge Friday scheduled a hearing next week to consider a request for immediate relief by Sesame Workshop, which sued Thursday in federal... Read More

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Melissa McCarthy, Sesame Street, The Happytime Murders

May 29, 2018

Court: Gov’t violated privacy law for defrauded students

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled that the Education Department violated privacy laws with regard to students defrauded by the Corinthian for-profit college chain. In a break with Obama administration policy, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in December that some students cheated by the now-defunct schools would only get a part of their... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

May 29, 2018

Feds won’t release details of settlement with FBI agent

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As they fight allegations that Connecticut FBI agents retaliated against employees for whistleblowing, federal government officials are refusing to release details of a legal settlement with a special agent and asking a judge to throw out another employee’s lawsuit. Special Agent Kurt Siuzdak’s lawsuit, filed in 2014, exposed allegations of internal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

FBI

May 29, 2018

Last gasp for hog farm suit: ‘We don’t want to be hostages’

BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — When the wind blows a certain way, residents know to head inside. Quickly. They claim the stench from an industrial hog farm on the edge of town is unbearable. The gigantic “finishing” barn confines as many as 4,800 hogs. That many animals produce a lot of waste, and it’s what Will-O-Bett... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

Will-O-Bett Farm

May 29, 2018

Palin’s son seeks to bar media in assault proceedings

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The eldest son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is seeking to bar the media from covering court hearings after he was accused of assaulting his father last year at the family home in Alaska. A lawyer for Track Palin, 29, filed a motion Friday to prohibit or limit... Read More

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Track Palin

May 29, 2018

More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Courts are engaged in two broad types... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

LGBT

May 29, 2018

Giuliani advises no Mueller interview without informant info

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team would advise that he refuse to submit to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller unless the team can review classified information shared with select lawmakers about the origins of the FBI investigation into Russia’s election meddling, Trump’s personal lawyer said Sunday. Rudy Giuliani said that should... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, Rudy Giuliani

May 29, 2018

Texas school shooting victim family sues attacker’s parents

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The family of one of the students killed in a Texas high school shooting filed a lawsuit against the alleged gunman’s parents, claiming the shooter’s father didn’t properly secure the weapons and were negligent in entrusting him with firearms. Authorities charged Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student Santa Fe High School, with... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

May 29, 2018

Sex-abusing neurologist’s patients: No justice in Philly

Patients of a neurologist already facing rape charges in New York and New Jersey say law enforcement officials in Philadelphia are burying nearly identical accusations against him, angering and perplexing women who say they’re being victimized twice — first by their doctor, now by a big-city justice system that won’t hold him accountable. A slew... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse

Ricardo Cruciani

May 25, 2018

VIDEO: Spectator Faints During Bobby Collins Sentencing

Bobby Lee Collins, 47, of Lincoln Park, was originally charged with reckless driving causing death, reckless driving causing serious impairment, work zone death and work zone injury. A few minutes into a statement made by the wife of the victim a spectator in back was heard crying and complaining of shortness of breath. The hearing... Read More

Archives, Criminal Justice News, News

May 25, 2018

Harvey Weinstein arrested, charged with rape, NYPD says

Disgraced movie tycoon Harvey Weinstein was arrested and charged with rape and sex-crimes charges at a Manhattan police precinct Friday morning, police said. He arrived at the First Precinct shortly before 7:30 a.m. wearing a light blue sweater and dark suit. Detectives received him and he said nothing as he slowly walked inside past a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Harvey Weinstein

Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits

Jury: David Copperfield not liable for tourist’s injuries

Vindication, triumph, also fear: Weinstein accusers react

‘Sesame Street’ sues over new Melissa McCarthy puppet movie

Court: Gov’t violated privacy law for defrauded students

Feds won’t release details of settlement with FBI agent

Last gasp for hog farm suit: ‘We don’t want to be hostages’

Palin’s son seeks to bar media in assault proceedings

More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision

Giuliani advises no Mueller interview without informant info

Texas school shooting victim family sues attacker’s parents

Sex-abusing neurologist’s patients: No justice in Philly

VIDEO: Spectator Faints During Bobby Collins Sentencing

Harvey Weinstein arrested, charged with rape, NYPD says

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