Flynn’s lawyers say his lie to FBI ‘uncharacteristic’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and taken responsibility for an “uncharacteristic error in judgment.” The arguments to the judge echoed those of special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, which... Read More

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Michael Flynn

December 11, 2018

Rapper sentenced to 5 years in prison in Arkansas gun case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Tennessee rapper has been sentenced in Arkansas to five years in prison on a federal weapons charge that came after he was arrested with a gun a week before a shooting at an unrelated event at a Little Rock nightclub where he was performing. Ricky Hampton, who performs under... Read More

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December 11, 2018

Judge: Cardi B must not contact strip club melee victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B must not contact, in person or through social media, the victims of a melee she was involved in at a New York strip club, a judge ordered Friday. The platinum rapper appeared in court in New York City after a summons was issued Oct. 1 for misdemeanor reckless endangerment... Read More

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Cardi B

December 11, 2018

Former FIFA official sentenced in bribery scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — A former FIFA official from Guatemala who was cooperating in the U.S. investigation of corruption in international soccer’s governing body was sentenced on Thursday to time served. Ex-Guatemalan soccer chief Rafael Salguero had been under house arrest since 2016 while providing information to prosecutors in a sprawling case accusing several soccer... Read More

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FIFA, Rafael Salguero

December 11, 2018

Swimmers hit world body FINA with California antitrust case

Three Olympic and world champion swimmers have filed an antitrust suit in California challenging governing body FINA’s control of organizing competitions. The legal challenge is the latest faced by Olympic bodies from athletes seeking greater prize money and more say in running their sport. It was filed Friday on behalf of Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and... Read More

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Katinka Hosszu

December 11, 2018

Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s CEO faces a grilling from U.S. lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands. CEO Sundar Pichai’s appearance Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee comes after he angered members of a Senate panel in September by declining... Read More

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Google

December 11, 2018

Jury acquits ex-Omaha officer in death after repeated stuns

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a former Omaha police officer charged after the death of a mentally ill man who was shocked a dozen times with a stun gun. The Omaha World-Herald reports that jurors on Monday found 39-year-old Scotty Payne not guilty of second-degree assault and use of a weapon in... Read More

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Scotty Payne

December 11, 2018

FBI: Brooklyn gang member charged in shooting of agent

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities charged a New York man Monday in the shooting of an FBI agent over the weekend, calling the case an “unprovoked assault” by a member of a violent street gang. Ronell Watson, 31, of Brooklyn, was charged with attempted murder and using a firearm in connection with a crime... Read More

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Ronell Watson

December 11, 2018

Firms to pay $9M to settle suit over 2012 California fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a construction company and a logging firm have collectively agreed to pay $9 million for damages resulting from a 2012 wildfire that burned more than 1,600 acres of national forest land in Northern California. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Sacramento says Monday that the agreement settles a lawsuit brought... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

December 11, 2018

Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Environmental groups plan to sue the Trump administration over offshore drilling tests, launching a legal fight against a proposal that has drawn bipartisan opposition along the Atlantic Coast, two people with direct knowledge of the pending litigation told The Associated Press on Monday. The lawsuit, which aims to stop the issuance... Read More

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Drilling

December 11, 2018

Ex-head of New York’s Polytechnic Institute faces sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) — The ex-president of the State University of New York’s Polytechnic Institute is facing sentencing in the corruption of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” economic redevelopment program. Alain Kaloyeros, born in Beirut in 1956, was the school’s president when the Democratic governor tapped him to help a quest to create high-tech jobs... Read More

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Alain Kaloyeros

December 11, 2018

South Carolina woman pleads guilty to assaulting teen at pool

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A white South Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to assault and battery for hitting a black teenager and telling him to leave a community swimming pool. News outlets report 38-year-old Stephanie Sebby-Strempel pleaded guilty Monday to the June assault and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. A Dorchester County sheriff’s... Read More

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Stephanie Sebby-Strempel

December 11, 2018

Admitted killer sentenced to 3 life terms plus max 230 years

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man convicted of killing his wife has pleaded guilty to killing his parents and a niece and will spend the rest of his life in prison. Douglas County District Court records say 46-year-old John Dalton Jr. entered the pleas Monday to three counts of first-degree murder and four weapons... Read More

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John Dalton Jr.

December 11, 2018

Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, over the dissenting votes of three justices. The court’s order reflected a split among its conservative justices and an accusation from Justice Clarence Thomas that his... Read More

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Abortion, Planned Parenthood

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Flynn’s lawyers say his lie to FBI ‘uncharacteristic’

Rapper sentenced to 5 years in prison in Arkansas gun case

Judge: Cardi B must not contact strip club melee victims

Former FIFA official sentenced in bribery scandal

Swimmers hit world body FINA with California antitrust case

Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship

Jury acquits ex-Omaha officer in death after repeated stuns

FBI: Brooklyn gang member charged in shooting of agent

Firms to pay $9M to settle suit over 2012 California fire

Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests

Ex-head of New York’s Polytechnic Institute faces sentencing

South Carolina woman pleads guilty to assaulting teen at pool

Admitted killer sentenced to 3 life terms plus max 230 years

Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood

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