Madness or murder? Trial begins for nanny who killed 2 kids

NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer says it was an act of madness. Prosecutors will begin trying to prove Thursday that it was murder. Five years ago, Yoselyn Ortega, a trusted nanny to a well-to-do family, took two young children in her care into a bathroom at their Manhattan apartment, slaughtered them with a... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Yoselyn Ortega

March 1, 2018

Jury selection to begin in trial of Pulse shooter’s widow

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of the widow of the gunman who police say killed dozens at a Florida nightclub. Noor Salman’s trial will be held in federal court in Orlando. Selection begins Thursday. The case hinges on whether Salman knowingly helped Omar Mateen plan the 2016... Read More

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Noor Salman, Omar Mateen, Pulse Nightclub

March 1, 2018

Ex-Trump campaign chief rebuked by judge for public comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman was reprimanded by a federal judge Wednesday for speaking publicly in violation of her gag order in his criminal case. The rebuke of Paul Manafort came as he pleaded not guilty to the latest charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigators. Manafort appeared at... Read More

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Paul Manafort

March 1, 2018

Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A defense investigator in a death penalty case has been jailed indefinitely for refusing to testify for prosecutors, saying that helping their effort to execute a defendant would violate her religious beliefs. Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, refused for a third day Wednesday to answer questions in court... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Greta Lindecrantz

March 1, 2018

The Latest: Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammo

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the return of students and teachers to class following the killings of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Walmart says it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21. The retailer’s new policy comes after Dick’s Sporting... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Nikolas Cruz, Walmart

March 1, 2018

Woman accused of poisoning her look-alike with a cheesecake

NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian native was charged with poisoning a look-alike with a tranquilizer-laced cheesecake and then stealing her passport, cash and other property after trying to make it look like a suicide attempt, authorities said Wednesday. “This is a bizarre and twisted crime that could have resulted in the death of a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Viktoria Nasyrova

March 1, 2018

Sports betting’s big wager: Will younger bettors ante up?

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — As the push to legalize sports gambling in the U.S. nears a crucial Supreme Court decision, states hoping to reap a financial windfall could face another hurdle: Attracting younger players used to online fantasy sports. The explosion in popularity of daily fantasy sports over the last decade has created a generation... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Sports Gambling

February 28, 2018

Woman sues Delta, says she was groped on flight

SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who says she was groped during an international flight, prompting her to launch a campaign to draw attention to such mid-flight assaults, sued Delta Air Lines on Tuesday over what she described as its anemic response to her case. Allison Dvaladze said she was sleeping on an overnight flight from... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Allison Dvaladze, Delta

February 28, 2018

Use of private firm for Greitens investigation questioned

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that it has hired a Michigan firm to aid its investigation into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to try to ensure that the probe remains independent. Documents filed in court show that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner hired Enterra LLC of Rochester Hills,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Eric Greitens

February 28, 2018

Suit: Colorado sheriff’s policy violates immigrant rights

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado sheriff’s department is improperly holding people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Colorado American Civil Liberties Union. The complaint in Colorado District Court alleges that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder “holds prisoners in custody for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Bill Elder

February 28, 2018

Rose McGowan seeks to have drug charge in Virginia tossed

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for actress Rose McGowan say a drug possession charge against her in Virginia should be tossed out of court, in part because she has been a victim of “the Harvey Weinstein machine.” McGowan faces a preliminary hearing next month in Leesburg after authorities say cocaine was found in a wallet... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, Entertainment, News

Rose McGowan

February 28, 2018

US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of condemned woman

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal by Ohio’s only condemned female killer. Death row inmate Donna Roberts was convicted of planning her ex-husband’s 2001 killing with a boyfriend in hopes of collecting insurance money. The high court on Feb. 20 rejected Roberts’ request to review the case.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Donna Roberts

February 28, 2018

Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

DENVER (AP) — A defense investigator in a Colorado death penalty case is behind bars after refusing to testify for prosecutors, saying that helping their effort to execute a defendant would violate her religious beliefs. A judge ordered the jailing of Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, on Monday after she repeatedly refused... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Greta Lindecrantz

February 28, 2018

Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn Muslim home

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to threatening to burn down a Muslim family’s new home. A U.S. Department of Justice news release says 59-year-old David Howard pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court Tuesday to threatening, intimidating and interfering with housing rights. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Court... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race, Religion

David Howard

Madness or murder? Trial begins for nanny who killed 2 kids

Jury selection to begin in trial of Pulse shooter’s widow

Ex-Trump campaign chief rebuked by judge for public comments

Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail

The Latest: Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammo

Woman accused of poisoning her look-alike with a cheesecake

Sports betting’s big wager: Will younger bettors ante up?

Woman sues Delta, says she was groped on flight

Use of private firm for Greitens investigation questioned

Suit: Colorado sheriff’s policy violates immigrant rights

Rose McGowan seeks to have drug charge in Virginia tossed

US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of condemned woman

Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn Muslim home

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