The Latest: Pope thanks those who testified on Chile abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican’s response to clergy sex abuse in Chile (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Pope Francis has thanked the 64 people who gave testimony to his envoys about Chile’s sex abuse scandal, as well as the media for its “professionalism” in covering the case. Francis said he felt... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Pope Francis

April 12, 2018

3 accusers confront Cosby; one calls him a ‘serial rapist’

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Decades after they say Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them, three of his accusers confronted the 80-year-old comedian in court Wednesday, with one woman pointedly calling him a “serial rapist” and another asking him through her tears, “You remember, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?” The women’s charged... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 12, 2018

Zuckerberg says regulation inevitable. Is Congress up to it?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Wednesday that regulation of social media companies is “inevitable” and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders. But after two days of congressional testimony, what seemed clear was how little Congress seems to know about Facebook, much less what to do about... Read More

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Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

April 12, 2018

Plan would allow drug testing for some food stamp recipients

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who’ve long sought ways to curb the safety net program. The proposal under review would be narrowly targeted, applying mostly to people who are able-bodied, without... Read More

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Food Stamps

April 12, 2018

Accusers confront Bill Cosby, and they aren’t holding back

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Women who say comedian Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them decades ago are finally getting a chance to confront him — and they aren’t holding back. Janice Baker-Kinney will return to the witness stand on Thursday after punctuating her first two hours of testimony at Cosby’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 12, 2018

Report: Missouri Gov. Greitens slapped, grabbed woman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens calls it an “entirely consensual relationship.” But the woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair says Greitens spanked, slapped, grabbed and shoved her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid. The woman’s graphic testimony was revealed in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Eric Greitens

April 11, 2018

Attorney-client privilege, as cited by Trump, isn’t absolute

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents were treading on sensitive, but not new, legal ground when they raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and seized records about a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, among other topics. Such raids are unusual because of attorney-client privilege: protections for discussions between a... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen

April 11, 2018

Lawsuit: Little-known benefit backfires in green card denial

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who was denied permission to return to the United States from Mexico sued the federal government Tuesday, saying he was misled by a little-known benefit aimed at keeping married couples together in the U.S. while a spouse waits for a green card. Marco Villada, who came to the U.S.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Marco Villada

April 11, 2018

Woman’s attorney accuses governor’s team of ‘smear campaign’

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are conducting a “smear campaign” against a woman with whom he had an affair as he awaits trial next month on allegations that he took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of the woman while she was partially nude, the woman’s attorney said Tuesday. The remarks... Read More

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Eric Greitens

April 11, 2018

Ohio court to decide if ex-player can sue over concussions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the widow of a former University of Notre Dame football player can sue the school and the NCAA over allegations her husband was disabled by concussions from his college career in the 1970s. Steve Schmitz was suffering from dementia and early onset Alzheimer’s disease... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Steve Schmitz

April 11, 2018

Ex-military couple due in court for child abuse resentencing

A former Army major and his wife convicted of abusing their young foster children over several years are due back in federal court on Wednesday for a resentencing after their original sentence was thrown out for being too lenient. John and Carolyn Jackson lived at the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal facility when they were charged in... Read More

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Carolyn Jackson, John Jackson

April 11, 2018

Judge won’t block speed cameras that issued 12,000 tickets

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A judge has declined to temporarily block a speed camera program in Providence, Rhode Island, that issued more than 12,000 tickets in 33 days. Some of the ticketed drivers filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the city last month. They had asked the judge for a restraining order to prevent the... Read More

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Providence R.I.

April 11, 2018

Finances of Florida school shooting suspect issue at hearing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The financial assets available to Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz that might allow him to hire a private lawyer will be examined at a court hearing. Cruz has been represented at taxpayer expense by the Broward County Public Defender since the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 people at... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

April 11, 2018

Hardly ‘friends’: Zuckerberg fends off senators on privacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning Tuesday from lawmakers who accused him of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election. During some five hours of Senate questioning, Zuckerberg... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News, Technology

Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

The Latest: Pope thanks those who testified on Chile abuse

3 accusers confront Cosby; one calls him a ‘serial rapist’

Zuckerberg says regulation inevitable. Is Congress up to it?

Plan would allow drug testing for some food stamp recipients

Accusers confront Bill Cosby, and they aren’t holding back

Report: Missouri Gov. Greitens slapped, grabbed woman

Attorney-client privilege, as cited by Trump, isn’t absolute

Lawsuit: Little-known benefit backfires in green card denial

Woman’s attorney accuses governor’s team of ‘smear campaign’

Ohio court to decide if ex-player can sue over concussions

Ex-military couple due in court for child abuse resentencing

Judge won’t block speed cameras that issued 12,000 tickets

Finances of Florida school shooting suspect issue at hearing

Hardly ‘friends’: Zuckerberg fends off senators on privacy

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