Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a Mexican man with new immigration and gun violations less than a week after a San Francisco jury acquitted him of murder for the shooting death of Kate Steinle, a case that helped fuel a fierce national debate on immigration. A federal grand jury in San... Read More

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December 5, 2017

Sagan cleared by UCI over Tour de France disqualification

PARIS (AP) — The UCI ruled Tuesday that Peter Sagan did not intentionally elbow Mark Cavendish during a sprint finish at the Tour de France in a crash that led to the Slovak rider’s disqualification. The governing body of cycling said in a statement that it has ended its legal dispute with the three-time world... Read More

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Bicycle Racing, Tour De France

December 5, 2017

Ventura glad legal battle against ‘American Sniper’ is over

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura denounced the late “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle on Monday as an “American Liar” and said he feels vindicated in his five-year legal battle against the former Navy SEAL and his estate, though he declined to say how much his settlement is worth. At a news conference... Read More

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American Sniper, Chris Kyle, Hollywood, Jesse Ventura

December 5, 2017

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the highly anticipated case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Tuesday’s clash at the high court pits baker Jack Phillips’ First Amendment claims of artistic freedom against the anti-discrimination arguments of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Gay Rights, Religion

December 5, 2017

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has rescheduled a hearing for a guilty plea in the case of a man accused of harassing a county sheriff in Ohio for nearly 20 years via letters, emails and websites. A criminal affidavit filed earlier this year said the harassment began in 1999 when Columbus resident William Young... Read More

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Stalking

December 5, 2017

Couple to be sentenced for harboring 5 immigrants who died

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors say the former owners of a Detroit-area restaurant deserve seven years in prison for the deaths of five immigrants who didn’t escape a house fire. A teenager and four men from Mexico were in the U.S. illegally, working at a restaurant owned by Roger Tam and wife Ada Mei Lei. The... Read More

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Immigration

December 5, 2017

Doctor tied to Sen. Menendez case could get 30 years or more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a prominent Florida eye doctor accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey say he should get a sentence of 10 years or less for a separate Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors say stole more than $100 million from the federal government. A three-day sentencing... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Doctor, Fraud

December 5, 2017

Video of officer killing unarmed black man scrutinized again

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The cellphone video of a white South Carolina officer shooting an unarmed black motorist as he ran away is again being scrutinized in court. Except this time, the audience is a federal judge deciding how long the officer will spend in prison instead of a jury of 12 trying to decide... Read More

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Shooting, Slager

December 5, 2017

Trial begins for ex-cop accused of supporting Islamic State

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The first law enforcement officer in the U.S. ever to be charged with a terrorism offense is going to trial. Jury selection begins Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, in the case against Nicholas Young, who was a police officer in the region’s Metro system when he was arrested last... Read More

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Islam, Terrorism

December 5, 2017

Fugitive Kentucky lawyer captured in Honduras after 6 months

A fugitive Kentucky lawyer who disappeared six months ago before facing a prison sentence for his central role in a massive Social Security fraud case has been captured in Honduras and will be returned to the U.S., officials said. Eric Conn was captured by a SWAT team as he came out of a restaurant in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Fraud

December 5, 2017

Trial starts for 3 men charged with murder of Tennessee teen

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled to take place Tuesday morning in the trial for three men facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a Knoxville high school student who died shielding girls from gunfire. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE Christopher Drone Bassett, Kipling Deshawn Colbert and Richard Gregory Williams III... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Shooting

December 5, 2017

Not a final ruling, but justices OK travel ban enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not a final ruling, but the Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and the justices themselves ultimately are expected to rule on whether... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Travel Ban, Trump

December 4, 2017

A look into the Todd Kendhammer homicide trial

Prosecutors contend Todd Kendhammer fatally beat his wife of 25 years and tried to conceal her death by staging a freak car accident. Kendhammer says she died when an airborne pipe pierced his windshield and struck her in the head. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE The West Salem man’s 10-day trial for the intentional death... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 4, 2017

Florida Man Drew School Shooting on Student’s Homework, Officials Say

It was a “disturbing” scene of school violence, the authorities said. Five students were lined up in a row to be shot by a gunman, with two others already on the ground in pools of blood. Another figure, ablaze, ran from a schoolhouse that was going up in flames. The words “pew, pew, pew” mimicked... Read More

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Bad Parenting

Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges

Sagan cleared by UCI over Tour de France disqualification

Ventura glad legal battle against ‘American Sniper’ is over

Justices hearing dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

Couple to be sentenced for harboring 5 immigrants who died

Doctor tied to Sen. Menendez case could get 30 years or more

Video of officer killing unarmed black man scrutinized again

Trial begins for ex-cop accused of supporting Islamic State

Fugitive Kentucky lawyer captured in Honduras after 6 months

Trial starts for 3 men charged with murder of Tennessee teen

Not a final ruling, but justices OK travel ban enforcement

A look into the Todd Kendhammer homicide trial

Florida Man Drew School Shooting on Student’s Homework, Officials Say

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