Should Aaron Hernandez’s conviction have been tossed?

BOSTON (AP) — Should Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction have been tossed just because he killed himself before his appeal was heard? That’s what Massachusetts’ highest court will consider Thursday in a closely watched case that seeks to scrap the longstanding legal principle that made the former New England Patriots tight end innocent in the eyes... Read More

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Aaron Hernandez

November 8, 2018

Motel 6: $7.6 million for guests reported to immigration

PHOENIX (AP) — The national budget chain Motel 6 has agreed to pay up to $7.6 million to Latino guests who say the company’s employees shared their private information with immigration officials, according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. A federal judge must still approve the proposal filed last week in U.S. District... Read More

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Motel 6

November 8, 2018

Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad on Thursday remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed. Aasia Bibi was with her family and under heavy security after... Read More

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Aasia Bibi

November 8, 2018

Tesla names new board chair in settlement with regulators

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s board has named one of its own as chairman to replace Elon Musk, complying with terms of a fraud settlement with U.S. securities regulators. The electric car and solar panel company’s board on Thursday named Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm as chairman, effective immediately. Denholm will step down as chief financial... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

November 7, 2018

Trial for acclaimed theater director opens in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s arguably best-known contemporary theater and film director pleaded not guilty Wednesday as his fraud trial opened in Moscow. Kirill Serebrennikov’s midnight arrest during a movie shoot in August last year sent shockwaves through Russia’s art circles and was seen by some as a chilling omen of a return to Soviet-style censorship.... Read More

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Kirill Serebrennikov

November 7, 2018

Ex-world champ swimmer Magnini banned 4 years for doping

ROME (AP) — Two-time swimming world champion Filippo Magnini has been banned for four years for doping. Italy’s anti-doping agency issued the verdict for the retired swimmer on Tuesday, and gave the same sentence to Magnini’s relay teammate, Michele Santucci. Both were found guilty of using and attempting to use banned substances. The swimmers were... Read More

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Filippo Magnini

November 7, 2018

Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam’s Catholic church will file for bankruptcy — a move that will allow the archdiocese to avoid trial in dozens of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by priests and move toward settlements. Archbishop Michael Byrnes announced Wednesday that mediation efforts that began in September led the church to bankruptcy. “This path... Read More

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Guam Catholic Church

November 7, 2018

Couple gets life sentences in torture killing of Kansas man

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A couple has received the maximum sentence for torturing and killing a Kansas man in a crime that the judge called “horrific beyond imagination.” Jeff and Heidi Hillard were recently convicted of participating in the November 2016 killing of 33-year-old Scottie Goodpaster Jr. of Wichita. Both were sentenced to life in... Read More

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Heidi Hillard, Jeff Hillard

November 7, 2018

Colorado man pleads guilty to killing pregnant wife, kids

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing his pregnant wife and two daughters pleaded guilty Tuesday under a plea deal allowing him to avoid the death penalty but putting him in jail for life without a chance of parole. Christopher Watts entered his plea Tuesday during a court hearing, replying “guilty” nine... Read More

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Christopher Watts

November 7, 2018

Tennessee man gets life in prison for officer’s killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Tennessee was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee read the sentence for 41-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn after a jury recommended the punishment. Prosecutors had sought... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourne

November 7, 2018

Sentencing deliberations to start for man in chokehold death

HOUSTON (AP) — A jury is to begin deliberations on sentencing for a man convicted in the strangulation death of a man whom he and his wife, a sheriff’s deputy, confronted outside a Houston-area restaurant. Deliberations are to begin Wednesday in Terry Thompson’s sentencing after both sides rested their cases Tuesday. He faces up to... Read More

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Terry Thompson

November 7, 2018

Sentencing set for Syrian man convicted of making bomb parts

PHOENIX (AP) — A Syrian man accused of making a key component in improvised explosive devices used in attacks against U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday on federal conspiracy charges. Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah is accused of making circuit boards used to remotely detonate roadside bombs for the 1920 Revolution Brigades.... Read More

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Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah

November 7, 2018

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over program’s name change

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Monday against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word “boy” from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls. In the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the Girls Scouts claim the program... Read More

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Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts

November 7, 2018

Pipe bombs suspect appears at hearing, held without bail

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump was ordered held without bail after his first court appearance in New York on Tuesday. Cesar Sayoc, who was transferred from federal custody in Florida, hugged his lawyer after a hearing in which Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane... Read More

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Cesar Sayoc

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Should Aaron Hernandez’s conviction have been tossed?

Motel 6: $7.6 million for guests reported to immigration

Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan

Tesla names new board chair in settlement with regulators

Trial for acclaimed theater director opens in Russia

Ex-world champ swimmer Magnini banned 4 years for doping

Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits

Couple gets life sentences in torture killing of Kansas man

Colorado man pleads guilty to killing pregnant wife, kids

Tennessee man gets life in prison for officer’s killing

Sentencing deliberations to start for man in chokehold death

Sentencing set for Syrian man convicted of making bomb parts

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over program’s name change

Pipe bombs suspect appears at hearing, held without bail

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