Sentencing set for Florida man in Jewish center bomb plot

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge is set to sentence a Florida man convicted of plotting to bomb a synagogue and Jewish school center during Passover last year. A sentencing hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Miami for 41-year-old James Medina, who pleaded guilty to a federal religious hate crime and attempting to use a weapon... Read More

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Bomb Threat

November 28, 2017

Court dismisses lawsuit filed by widow of ex-pitcher Fidrych

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts appeals court has dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the widow of former Major League pitcher Mark Fidrych. Court records show the 54-year-old died of asphyxiation in 2009 after his clothing became tangled in a spinning piece of a dump truck he was working on. Ann Pantazis filed a... Read More

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Baseball, Sports

November 28, 2017

Graffiti, soccer fans hail Mladic after genocide verdict

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Graffiti hailing Ratko Mladic has appeared in the Serbian capital, reflecting nationalist support for the former Bosnian Serb military chief who was convicted last week of genocide by a U.N. court and sentenced to life in prison. Mladic’s name could be seen Tuesday sprayed in huge letters at several locations in... Read More

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International, Soccer

November 28, 2017

Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Roman Catholic priest is due to stand trial this week on charges he beat, raped and strangled to death a Texas beauty queen nearly 60 years ago after hearing her last confession. Lawyers for John Feit, 84, have denied his responsibility for the 1960 murder of Irene Garza, 25,... Read More

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Murder, Religion

November 28, 2017

Report: Many clients claim sex abuse at Massage Envy spas

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 180 people across the United States have filed sexual assault lawsuits, police reports and other sexual misconduct complaints against Massage Envy spas, their employees and the national company, according to an investigative report by the website BuzzFeed News. The website reported that many of those who complained believed their... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse

November 28, 2017

Many victims still silent on sexual misconduct despite furor

A spate of recent public revelations, including the spontaneous #metoo discussions on social media, is emboldening many victims of sexual harassment to speak up, but many still remain silent. Up to 85 percent of women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace and many men as well according to a report released in 2016 by... Read More

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Hollywood, Sexual Abuse

November 27, 2017

California high court to decide legality of farm worker law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An upcoming ruling by California’s highest court in a legal battle between the union launched by labor leader Cesar Chavez and one of the nation’s largest fruit farms could dramatically reduce the power of organized farm labor in the state. The California Supreme Court was expected to decide Monday whether a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Farmers

November 27, 2017

The Latest: Kosovo welcomes verdict for Serb military leader

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Latest on the judgment on former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Kosovo has welcomed the conviction of Serbian military chief Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide and other crimes by a United Nations court. Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry said the verdict marked an... Read More

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International, Kosovo

November 27, 2017

Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government official President Donald Trump wants to pass over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with his own budget chief is asking a federal court to block the president’s appointment. Leandra English, who was elevated to the position of interim director of the CFPB by its outgoing director,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Politics, Trump

November 27, 2017

Justices ponder need for warrant for cellphone tower data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like almost everyone else in America, thieves tend to carry their cellphones with them to work. When they use their phones on the job, police find it easier to do their jobs. They can get cellphone tower records that help place suspects in the vicinity of crimes, and they do so thousands... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Cell Phone

November 27, 2017

Man charged with killing Texas trooper who had stopped him

DALLAS (AP) — The suspect in the shooting death of a state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop in East Texas was charged Friday with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. Dabrett Black, 32, was being held in the Brazos County jail in Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Houston.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Police, Shooting

November 27, 2017

Chemical company’s response to water worries: Silence

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Americans have grown accustomed to hearing apologies from everyone from cheating car-makers to cheating presidents, but a Fortune 500 chemical company with a pollution problem in North Carolina is following a different model: don’t apologize, don’t explain. For six months, Wilmington, Delaware-based Chemours Co. has faced questions about an unregulated chemical... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Chemical Company, Water

November 27, 2017

State attorneys general bash plan to hike national park fees

A group of state attorneys general on Wednesday urged the National Park Service to scrap its proposal to more than double the entrance fee at 17 popular national parks. The top government lawyers from 10 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter saying the increase could put access to the parks out of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

National Parks

November 27, 2017

Oscar Pistorius murder sentence increased from six to 13 years

Oscar Pistorius has had his sentence increased from six years to 13 years and five months for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal increased the sentence after the state argued that his original term of six years was “shockingly lenient”. The athlete was not in court for the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Pistorius

Sentencing set for Florida man in Jewish center bomb plot

Court dismisses lawsuit filed by widow of ex-pitcher Fidrych

Graffiti, soccer fans hail Mladic after genocide verdict

Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen

Report: Many clients claim sex abuse at Massage Envy spas

Many victims still silent on sexual misconduct despite furor

California high court to decide legality of farm worker law

The Latest: Kosovo welcomes verdict for Serb military leader

Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB

Justices ponder need for warrant for cellphone tower data

Man charged with killing Texas trooper who had stopped him

Chemical company’s response to water worries: Silence

State attorneys general bash plan to hike national park fees

Oscar Pistorius murder sentence increased from six to 13 years

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