Kansas judge weighs evidence in deadly hoax call case

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A California man accused of making a hoax call that led to police shooting an unarmed man in Kansas is returning to court, where a judge is set to decide if there is enough evidence to put him on trial for involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Tyler Barriss, 25, is accused... Read More

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Tyler Barriss

May 22, 2018

Divided Supreme Court sides with businesses over workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that businesses can prohibit their workers from banding together in disputes over pay and conditions in the workplace, a decision that affects an estimated 25 million non-unionized employees. With the court’s five conservative members in the majority, the justices held that individual employees can be forced... Read More

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Supreme Court

May 22, 2018

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — An Australian archbishop on Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse and faces a potential two years in prison when he is sentenced next month. Magistrate Robert Stone handed down the verdict against Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson in Newcastle... Read More

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Philip Wilson

May 22, 2018

McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims

NEW YORK (AP) — Energized by the #MeToo movement, two national advocacy groups are teaming up to lodge sexual harassment complaints against McDonald’s on behalf of 10 women who have worked at the fast food restaurant in nine cities. The workers — one of them a 15-year-old from St. Louis — alleged groping, propositions for... Read More

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McDonalds

May 21, 2018

The Latest: Illinois shooting suspect’s bail remains at $2M

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on a court appearance for teen accused of firing shots at Illinois school (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A judge has refused to lower bail for a teen charged with firing shots at an Illinois high school as seniors met for graduation rehearsal. Matthew A. Milby Jr. appeared in... Read More

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Matthew Milby

May 21, 2018

Arizona ‘Dreamers’ struggle after losing cheaper tuition

PHOENIX (AP) — David Montenegro worked part-time restaurant jobs and took advantage of Arizona’s lower in-state tuition as he labored through years of college. Now a senior with the goal of becoming a teacher nearly in sight, the 29-year-old Mexico-born immigrant who arrived in the U.S. at age 11 faces a new hurdle. Montenegro and... Read More

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Dreamers, Immigration

May 21, 2018

Wife of man charged in blast probe died in ‘mysterious case’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A decade before his ex-girlfriend was killed in what investigators say was a targeted explosion, Stephen Beal’s wife died in what a coroner deemed a “mysterious case.” Christine Beal’s death in 2008 came a few weeks after she fell down a flight of stairs in their Long Beach home while carrying... Read More

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Christine Beal, Stephen Beal

May 21, 2018

Florida judge tosses charges in fraternity pledge’s death

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge is dismissing felony hazing charges against four men in the death of a university student. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Circuit Judge Martin Fitzpatrick ruled Friday that prosecutors have not shown clearly how the actions of the four men were connected to the death of fraternity pledge and... Read More

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FSU

May 21, 2018

Sentencing to resume in case of man who mailed fatal cyanide

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The sentencing of a man convicted of mailing fatal cyanide to a suicidal Englishman is set to resume in Maine. Sidney Kilmartin was scheduled to be sentenced last month in federal court in Portland, but testimony in the case ran long and his sentencing was suspended. He’s due back in court... Read More

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Sidney Kilmartin

May 21, 2018

Sentence next for Detroit-area body parts broker

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a 14-year prison sentence for a Detroit-area man convicted of dealing diseased body parts for medical training. Arthur Rathburn is returning to Detroit federal court on Monday, four months after he was convicted of fraud and shipping hazardous material. The sale of human remains is unusual but mostly legal,... Read More

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Arthur Rathburn

May 21, 2018

A crisis intensifies: Addiction lands more women behind bars

JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) — On opposite sides of the county jail, a mother and her son chat about school, girls, birthday gifts — and their future together. They aren’t allowed to see each other face-to-face, so the inmate and the fifth-grader connect by video. “Hi, Mommy,” 10-year-old Robby says to Krystle Sweat, clutching a phone... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

May 21, 2018

Former Playboy centerfold apparently jumps to death with son

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Playboy centerfold involved in a custody battle apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son to their deaths from the 25th floor of a Manhattan hotel, law enforcement officials said Friday. Stephanie Adams and her son Vincent fell 23 floors and were found on a second-floor balcony at about 8:15 a.m.... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Stephanie Adams

May 21, 2018

Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be meeting a judge’s demand that it occur speedily and efficiently. The progress comes just days... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Michael Cohen

May 21, 2018

Trials for violent protest framed as Trump vs the resistance

WASHINGTON (AP) — When police arrested more than 200 anti-Trump protesters on Inauguration Day 2017, it touched off a long-term battle of wits and wills. On one side: a Justice Department that has sought to incarcerate scores of people over a violent protest that smashed downtown storefront windows and set a limousine ablaze. On the... Read More

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Donald Trump

Kansas judge weighs evidence in deadly hoax call case

Divided Supreme Court sides with businesses over workers

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims

The Latest: Illinois shooting suspect’s bail remains at $2M

Arizona ‘Dreamers’ struggle after losing cheaper tuition

Wife of man charged in blast probe died in ‘mysterious case’

Florida judge tosses charges in fraternity pledge’s death

Sentencing to resume in case of man who mailed fatal cyanide

Sentence next for Detroit-area body parts broker

A crisis intensifies: Addiction lands more women behind bars

Former Playboy centerfold apparently jumps to death with son

Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

Trials for violent protest framed as Trump vs the resistance

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