Judge jails Detroit man whose sentence is many years overdue

DETROIT (AP) — A judge says she’s “trying to get to the bottom” of why a Detroit man hasn’t been sentenced yet for manslaughter, six years after he pleaded no contest to the charge. Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway tells The Associated Press that the case is “very strange.” Leroy Moon has been free on bond... Read More

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Leroy Moon

January 9, 2018

Police union files suit over release of body camera footage

NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City police officers sued the department Tuesday, saying its release of body camera footage without a court order violates a state law that makes officer disciplinary records confidential. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, which represents about 24,000 uniformed officers, said the public release of footage, which began... Read More

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Law Enforcement

January 9, 2018

Hong Kong businessman pleads not guilty in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — A Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery conspiracy pleaded not guilty on Monday to an indictment charging him with helping to arrange millions of dollars in bribes to the president of Chad and the Ugandan foreign minister. Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho, polite and soft spoken, said “not... Read More

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Chi Ping Patrick Ho

January 9, 2018

Ex-English soccer coach pleads guilty to child sex offenses

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A former English soccer coach has pleaded guilty to six child sex offenses at the start of his trial. Barry Bennell, a former coach at northern English club Crewe, is charged with a total of 55 offenses, including 42 counts of indecent assault. A jury is expected to be sworn in... Read More

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Barry Bennell

January 9, 2018

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright will not fight authorities’ attempt to send her from California to Tennessee, where she’s charged with killing him nearly eight years ago. Sherra Wright briefly appeared in Riverside County Superior Court on Monday and agreed to go back to Tennessee to face first-degree... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

January 9, 2018

Campus sued over security cost for white nationalist’s visit

CINCINNATI (AP) — White nationalist Richard Spencer’s campus tour organizer is suing the University of Cincinnati’s president, saying the school wouldn’t rent space for Spencer to speak on campus unless a nearly $11,000 security fee was paid. An attorney for Spencer and organizer Cameron Padgett says requiring such payment because a speaker is controversial or... Read More

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Richard Spencer

January 9, 2018

Group home administrator pleads guilty in resident’s death

MADISON, Ohio (AP) — The former administrator of an Ohio group home has pleaded guilty to charges of reckless homicide and patient abuse in connection with the death of an 85-year-old resident. Fifty-five-year-old Alice Ramsey entered the plea Monday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors to drop a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Ramsey was the... Read More

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Alice Ramsey

January 9, 2018

Supreme Court hearing 2 vehicle search cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — Terrence Byrd was driving his fiancee’s rental car on a Pennsylvania highway when a state trooper pulled him over for an alleged minor traffic violation. He acted nervously during the stop, at one point telling troopers he had a marijuana cigarette in the car, and officers eventually asked to search the vehicle.... Read More

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Supreme Court

January 9, 2018

Fired Google engineer’s suit alleges reverse discrimination

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google engineer fired for writing a memo questioning Google’s commitment to diversity has filed a lawsuit alleging his ouster was driven by a corporate culture that discriminates against white men and people with conservative views, including supporters of President Donald Trump. The 161-page complaint filed Monday on behalf of James... Read More

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Google, James Damore

January 9, 2018

Sarah Palin’s oldest son pleads not guilty in assault case

PALMER, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin’s oldest son pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony charge in the case accusing him of assaulting his father at the family’s Alaska home last month. Track Palin’s lawyer entered the plea to a burglary charge on his behalf at his arraignment. The 28-year-old did not attend the hearing... Read More

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Track Palin

January 9, 2018

4 ex-fraternity members get jail in pledge’s hazing death

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four New York City men were given jail sentences Monday in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge during a 2013 hazing ritual in Pennsylvania, with a judge saying she believes they succumbed to “brainwashing” and “indoctrination” that is rampant at fraternities around the nation. Baruch College freshman Chun “Michael” Deng... Read More

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Chun Deng, Hazing

January 9, 2018

Cliven Bundy emerges free, defiant after Nevada case tossed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada rancher accused of leading an armed standoff that stopped federal agents from rounding up his cattle in 2014 walked out of a courthouse in Las Vegas a free and defiant man Monday, declaring that his fight against U.S. authority is not over. Cliven Bundy emerged to supporters’ cheers, while... Read More

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Cliven Bundy

January 9, 2018

Former ‘cocaine cowboy’ pilot on trial in auto fraud case

MIAMI (AP) — A pilot who flew loads of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era is going on trial in an auto fraud case. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the case of 72-year-old Mickey Munday, who has become well known through his open bragging about his past in interviews, social media posts... Read More

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Mickey Munday

January 8, 2018

Judge dismisses standoff case vs. rancher Cliven Bundy, sons

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas on Monday dismissed criminal charges against a Nevada rancher and his sons accused of leading an armed uprising against federal authorities in 2014. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro signaled when she declared a mistrial last month that she might dismiss the case outright against 71-year-old... Read More

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Cliven Bundy

Judge jails Detroit man whose sentence is many years overdue

Police union files suit over release of body camera footage

Hong Kong businessman pleads not guilty in bribery case

Ex-English soccer coach pleads guilty to child sex offenses

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

Campus sued over security cost for white nationalist’s visit

Group home administrator pleads guilty in resident’s death

Supreme Court hearing 2 vehicle search cases

Fired Google engineer’s suit alleges reverse discrimination

Sarah Palin’s oldest son pleads not guilty in assault case

4 ex-fraternity members get jail in pledge’s hazing death

Cliven Bundy emerges free, defiant after Nevada case tossed

Former ‘cocaine cowboy’ pilot on trial in auto fraud case

Judge dismisses standoff case vs. rancher Cliven Bundy, sons

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