Teen pleads guilty after Michigan school threat arrest

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old student who was arrested in March after threatening violence at his school and the discovery of guns, ammunition and pipe bomb materials at his southwestern Michigan home has entered guilty pleas in the case. The boy pleaded guilty this week to explosives and firearms charges. He earlier faced... Read More

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May 25, 2018

Jury recommends $25M in Johnson & Johnson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California jury delivered a $25.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company’s talc-based baby powder. Jurors in Los Angeles recommended $4 million in punitive damages Thursday after finding the company acted with malice, oppression or... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson

May 25, 2018

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into buying its competing products. The verdict reached Thursday is the latest twist in a legal battle that began in 2011. Apple contends Samsung wouldn’t have emerged... Read More

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Apple, Samsung

May 25, 2018

Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge plans to issue an order Friday requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan. U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland said at a hearing Thursday that the emergency order generally will resemble a request made by two... Read More

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Muslim

May 25, 2018

Rose McGowan on Weinstein: ‘One win is a win for all of us’

NEW YORK (AP) — She was one of the earliest Harvey Weinstein accusers, and she thought the mogul might never face justice in a court of law. Now, actress Rose McGowan, who has accused Weinstein of raping her 20 years ago, is gratified but “still in shock” at the news that he is expected to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Rose McGowan

May 25, 2018

US man gets 15 years in prison for illegal handgun exports

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally exporting high-caliber handguns to customers in Australia, Norway and other countries with strict weapons laws. Eric Daniel Doyle shipped 25 to 35 firearms to customers outside the U.S. after arranging the sales over the internet... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Guns

May 25, 2018

Hearing for accused Florida school shooter rescheduled

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A court hearing for the teenager accused of fatally shooting 17 at a Florida high school has been rescheduled. A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz that had been scheduled Friday in Fort Lauderdale will now take place June 21. Cruz is charged with... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

May 25, 2018

Michigan Supreme Court justice: Judges must cool rhetoric

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan Supreme Court justice has a message for judges who seem to seek vengeance: cool it, folks. Justice Bridget McCormack said judges should drop rhetoric that “would validly call into question judicial impartiality.” She said it’s important these days, especially “when our norms of public discourse appear under stress.” McCormack was... Read More

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Supreme Court

May 25, 2018

Body camera video is latest setback for Milwaukee police

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Body camera video showing police using a stun gun on an NBA player over a parking violation is just the latest setback for efforts to improve relations between Milwaukee officers and the city’s black population. The confrontation involving Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks also represents the first major challenge for new... Read More

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NBA, Sterling Brown

May 24, 2018

Trayvon’s parents say Weinstein’s company owes them $150,000

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin say The Weinstein Company owes them at least $150,000 for optioning the rights to their book in order to make a yet unaired television series based on their son’s legacy. Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin filed court papers last week in the company’s... Read More

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Trayvon Martin, Weinstein

May 24, 2018

London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her body

LONDON (AP) — A London couple delusionally obsessed with a former boy-band star were found guilty Thursday of murdering their French nanny and burning her body on a bonfire in their backyard. A jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted 35-year-old Sabrina Kouider and 40-year-old Ouissem Medouni after six days of deliberation. The French couple,... Read More

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Ouissem Medouni, Sabrina Kouider

May 24, 2018

49ers’ Foster won’t stand trial on domestic violence charges

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Santa Clara County judge ruled Wednesday that San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster will not have to stand trial on domestic violence charges after determining there was no evidence that Foster ever hit his ex-girlfriend. Judge Nona Klippen said prosecutors didn’t meet the burden of probable cause on charges... Read More

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NFL, Reuben Foster

May 24, 2018

Nurse who sued hospital for retaliation awarded $28 million

BOSTON (AP) — A jury has ruled that a Boston hospital retaliated against a Haitian-American nurse who stood up for a black colleague and has awarded her $28 million. Gessy Toussaint’s attorney described Wednesday’s verdict against Brigham and Women’s Hospital as “monumental.” The Boston Globe reports that Toussaint also had accused the hospital of racial... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Gessy Toussaint

May 24, 2018

Grand jury says police shooting of Georgia man justified

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A grand jury in Savannah, Georgia, has determined police were justified in fatally shooting a 20-year-old man they had come to arrest in January. The grand jury report concludes Ricky Boyd pointed a BB pistol at officers, and it appeared to be a real gun. His family insists he was unarmed.... Read More

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Ricky Boyd

Teen pleads guilty after Michigan school threat arrest

Jury recommends $25M in Johnson & Johnson lawsuit

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

Rose McGowan on Weinstein: ‘One win is a win for all of us’

US man gets 15 years in prison for illegal handgun exports

Hearing for accused Florida school shooter rescheduled

Michigan Supreme Court justice: Judges must cool rhetoric

Body camera video is latest setback for Milwaukee police

Trayvon’s parents say Weinstein’s company owes them $150,000

London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her body

49ers’ Foster won’t stand trial on domestic violence charges

Nurse who sued hospital for retaliation awarded $28 million

Grand jury says police shooting of Georgia man justified

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