Lawsuit means Chicago Obama library plan no sure thing

CHICAGO (AP) — Odds may still favor the eventual construction of former President Barack Obama’s $500 million museum and library in a public park along Chicago’s lakeshore, but it’s no longer a sure thing in the face of a formidable legal challenge by a parks-advocacy group. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey hears arguments Thursday... Read More

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February 14, 2019

Journalist and Duterte critic posts bail after libel arrest

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was freed on bail Thursday after her arrest in a libel case. National Bureau of Investigation agents served the warrant against Maria Ressa late Wednesday afternoon and escorted her from the Rappler Inc. office... Read More

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Maria Ressa

February 14, 2019

Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s decision was another loss for Manafort, a once-wealthy political consultant who rose to lead Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and now faces... Read More

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Paul Manafort

February 13, 2019

Ex-boyfriend held in death of woman in suitcase

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of the New York woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in a wooded area of Connecticut was held without bail Tuesday on a charge carrying a potential death penalty. Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, 24, of Queens, New York, was detained in the death of 24-year-old Valerie... Read More

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Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, Valerie Reyes

February 13, 2019

Judge: US must reconsider climate impacts of Montana mine

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have again been faulted by a federal judge for failing to adequately consider the potential climate change effects of expanding a massive coal mine in the sagebrush-covered hills of southeastern Montana. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan recommended in a Monday ruling that the Interior Department be given 240 days... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

February 13, 2019

Raiders have talks about returning to Coliseum for 2019

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Raiders have had their first talks about returning for one final season in Oakland since the city filed suit over the team’s planned move to Las Vegas. Oakland Coliseum executive director Scott McKibben said Tuesday that he met with Raiders president Marc Badain last week about a lease for 2019.... Read More

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NFL, Raiders

February 13, 2019

Military judge airs concerns in Navy SEAL’s murder case

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military judge on Tuesday asked the Navy to address claims that allegations from a potential government witness were being leaked to the media in the case of a SEAL charged with murder in the 2017 death of an Iraqi war prisoner. The judge, Capt. Aaron Rugh, said the leak is... Read More

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Edward Gallagher

February 13, 2019

Ex-prosecutor, brother hit with drug charges in Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses a former Honolulu city prosecutor of dealing opioids with her physician brother and using her position to cover up their crimes. Katherine Kealoha, the wife of now-retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha, steered law enforcement away from investigating her brother, Dr. Rudolph Puana, after... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

February 13, 2019

Settlement over USC doctor abuse requires school reforms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for women who said they were sexually abused by a longtime gynecologist at the University of Southern California say a $215 million settlement includes groundbreaking campus reforms. Attorneys say a proposed lawsuit settlement filed Tuesday in federal court will require the university to put procedures in place for identifying, preventing... Read More

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USC

February 13, 2019

Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in border agent’s death

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of pulling the trigger in the 2010 shooting death of a Border Patrol agent in the southern Arizona desert was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges Tuesday. Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes also was found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury after brief deliberations on counts of second-degree murder,... Read More

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Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes

February 13, 2019

Judge to hear last round of arguments in Harvard bias suit

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge is scheduled to hear a final round of arguments in a lawsuit that says Harvard University discriminates against Asian-Americans. Lawyers from both sides are expected to round up their cases Wednesday at Boston’s federal courthouse. The group Students for Fair Admissions says Harvard holds Asian-American applicants to a higher... Read More

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Harvard

February 13, 2019

Hearing on Parkland father’s confrontation with ex-monitor

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge is holding a hearing after a former security monitor at a Florida school where 17 people were killed said he’s being harassed by a victim’s father. The hearing is set Wednesday on a complaint filed by Andrew Medina. Medina says Andrew Pollack showed up at a park last... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 13, 2019

California loses border wall challenge at appeals court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration did not exceed its powers by waiving environmental rules to speed up construction of prototypes and replacement of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected arguments by the state of California and environmental groups who... Read More

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February 13, 2019

Butterfly Center asks judge to stop Texas border wall

HOUSTON (AP) — The nonprofit National Butterfly Center has asked a federal judge to stop border wall activity on its property as the Trump administration gears up to build new walls and fencing in South Texas and may soon win funding for more. In a motion filed late Monday, center director Marianna Trevino Wright says... Read More

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Immigration

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Lawsuit means Chicago Obama library plan no sure thing

Journalist and Duterte critic posts bail after libel arrest

Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

Ex-boyfriend held in death of woman in suitcase

Judge: US must reconsider climate impacts of Montana mine

Raiders have talks about returning to Coliseum for 2019

Military judge airs concerns in Navy SEAL’s murder case

Ex-prosecutor, brother hit with drug charges in Hawaii

Settlement over USC doctor abuse requires school reforms

Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in border agent’s death

Judge to hear last round of arguments in Harvard bias suit

Hearing on Parkland father’s confrontation with ex-monitor

California loses border wall challenge at appeals court

Butterfly Center asks judge to stop Texas border wall

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