Stormy Daniels seeking Trump’s answers under oath

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cranking up pressure on the president, porn actress Stormy Daniels wants Donald Trump to answer her attorney’s questions under oath about a pre-election payment aimed at keeping her quiet about their alleged tryst. If she’s successful, it would be the first deposition of a sitting president since Bill Clinton in 1998 had... Read More

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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

March 29, 2018

Jurors focus on statement in trial of Pulse shooter’s wife

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jurors deliberating the fate of the Orlando nightclub shooter’s wife took a closer look at the statement she made to FBI agents in the hours after the attack that killed 49 people in 2016. After a couple of hours of discussions, jurors asked to review Noor Salman’s statement and the judge... Read More

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Noor Salman, Omar Mateen

March 28, 2018

Traffic stops for funeral of firefighter killed on movie set

NEW YORK (AP) — Traffic ground to a halt on Tuesday to make way for the funeral procession of a firefighter who was killed while dousing a blaze on the set of a new film starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Alec Baldwin and Willem Dafoe. The somber scene at St. Patrick’s Cathedral unfolded on the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Firefighters

March 28, 2018

The Latest: Attorney won’t contest lethal injection ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the effort to resume executions in California (all times local): 5:15 p.m. An attorney for a condemned inmate in California says he does not plan to contest a judge’s tentative ruling lifting an order that had blocked the state from carrying out executions by lethal injunction. Steve Mayer... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Execution, Lethal Injection

March 28, 2018

Death penalty recommended for man who killed deputies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jurors recommend the death penalty Tuesday for a man who repeatedly entered the United States illegally before killing two Northern California deputies in a case that fueled the national immigration debate. Luis Bracamontes, who is a Mexican citizen, was found guilty of murder in the 2014 shootings of Sacramento County sheriff’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, National Security, News

Luis Bracamontes

March 28, 2018

Mom sues school district over letting in fake police officer

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman is suing a school district for allowing a man accused of handcuffing and assaulting students under the guise of a fake “scared straight” program into her son’s elementary school. The Akron Beacon Journal reports the $24 million federal lawsuit claims the Akron school district violated her son’s constitutional... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, Law Enforcement, News

Christopher Hendon

March 28, 2018

Mediator will attempt to help settle Nassar lawsuits

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University widened when authorities charged a former dean with failing to protect patients from sports doctor Larry Nassar, along with sexually harassing female students and pressuring them for nude selfies. William Strampel, 70, is the first person charged since an investigation was launched... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse

Larry Nassar, MSU

March 28, 2018

Tennessee church shooting suspect due in court Wednesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding six people at a Tennessee church in September is due in court on a 43-count indictment, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and felony civil rights intimidation charges. On Wednesday, 26-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson will be arraigned on charges in the Burnette... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Emanuel Kidega Samson

March 28, 2018

3 Facebook Messenger app users file lawsuit over privacy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three Facebook Messenger app users have filed a lawsuit claiming the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages. The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in northern California, comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over privacy concerns. Facebook acknowledged on Sunday that it began... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Facebook

March 28, 2018

Orange County to join fight against California sanctuary law

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California and its Democratic-controlled Legislature have courted a reputation for leading resistance against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. But at the local level, there’s a brewing backlash. On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to condemn the state’s sanctuary law and to join a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, National Security, News

California, Sanctuary City

March 27, 2018

Grammy winner to serve sentence in Hawaii for Guam drug case

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A Grammy Award-winning singer who gained fame for hits from “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Saturday Night Fever” and pleaded guilty to drug possession charges in Guam will be able to serve her sentence in Hawaii, her lawyer said. Yvonne Marianne Elliman-Alexander, 66, who performs under her maiden name Yvonne Elliman, and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, Entertainment, News

Yvonne Elliman

March 27, 2018

Anti-Semitic murder of old woman sparks emotion in France

PARIS (AP) — French leaders and activists called for people to take to the streets to protest racism after prosecutors filed preliminary charges of murder with anti-Semitic motives Tuesday in the death of an elderly Jewish woman. Mireille Knoll, 85, was killed Friday in her apartment, which was then set on fire, according to a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Race

Mireille Knoll

March 27, 2018

2 California police officers accused of illegal gun sales

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Southern California police officers are accused of purchasing so-called off-roster firearms that are not available to the general public and illegally reselling the weapons, federal prosecutors said Monday. A federal grand jury indictment alleges Gardena Police Department officers Carlos Miguel Fernandez, 42, and Edward Yasushiro Arao, 47, conspired with each... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Carlos Miguel Fernandez, Edward Yasushiro Arao

March 27, 2018

Court tosses Olivia de Havilland lawsuit against FX’s “Feud”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Monday threw out a lawsuit by 101-year-old actress Olivia de Havilland against the creators of the FX Networks show “Feud: Bette and Joan,” bringing an abrupt end to a closely-watched case that pitted an individual’s rights to their life and likeness against the rights of artists... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

FX, Olivia De Havilland

Stormy Daniels seeking Trump’s answers under oath

Jurors focus on statement in trial of Pulse shooter’s wife

Traffic stops for funeral of firefighter killed on movie set

The Latest: Attorney won’t contest lethal injection ruling

Death penalty recommended for man who killed deputies

Mom sues school district over letting in fake police officer

Mediator will attempt to help settle Nassar lawsuits

Tennessee church shooting suspect due in court Wednesday

3 Facebook Messenger app users file lawsuit over privacy

Orange County to join fight against California sanctuary law

Grammy winner to serve sentence in Hawaii for Guam drug case

Anti-Semitic murder of old woman sparks emotion in France

2 California police officers accused of illegal gun sales

Court tosses Olivia de Havilland lawsuit against FX’s “Feud”

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