Jury selection to resume for Chicago officer’s murder trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection is set to resume Tuesday for the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014. Three women and two men have been picked so far for the jury. The women are a Hispanic mother of three who said she... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke

September 11, 2018

Unlikely weapon: petanque balls help disarm Paris attacker

PARIS (AP) — They only went out to play a calm game of petanque and enjoy some late summer warmth by a Parisian canal. By the end of the evening, the three friends had neutralized a knife-wielding attacker who had stabbed seven people, with an unlikely weapon: the game’s clanking — and hefty — metal... Read More

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Paris Knife Attack

September 11, 2018

Discovery of dog saves Oregon man from sex-crime conviction

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the central Oregon town of Redmond, was convicted on April 12, 2017, of sexual abuse of a... Read More

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Josh Horner

September 10, 2018

Case against officer who killed neighbor to go to grand jury

DALLAS (AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney overseeing the case said Monday. Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said her office will... Read More

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Amber Reneee Guyger

September 10, 2018

Trial opens in investor lawsuits against VW over scandal

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Trial proceedings have begun against Volkswagen on behalf of investors alleging the company did not give them timely notice of its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. Investors are seeking almost 9 billion euros ($10.4 billion), saying Volkswagen didn’t give them the information they needed to decide... Read More

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Volkswagen, VW

September 10, 2018

Charlie Rose, CBS seek to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Rose says three women who worked with him are trying to take “routine workplace interactions and banter” and spin them into a sexual harassment case. The former CBS News and PBS journalist late Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the former employees. He’s joining co-defendant CBS, which... Read More

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Charlie Rose

September 10, 2018

Taekwondo champ Steven Lopez receives permanent ban

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport has permanently banned two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Steven Lopez for sexual misconduct involving a minor. The center has been investigating Lopez for about four months and made his ban permanent Thursday night. He can appeal. He was suspended in May, a few days after four women filed... Read More

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Steven Lopez

September 10, 2018

Last defendant in Jamaican lottery scam case going to trial

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman accused of funneling lottery scam money between the U.S. and Jamaica through her airline job goes on trial in federal court in North Dakota this week. She is the last of 27 defendants in the case that began seven years ago this month. Here’s a look at... Read More

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Melinda Bulgin

September 10, 2018

Lawyers to question would-be jurors in Laquan McDonald case

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys are expected to start questioning possible jurors in the trial of a Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Dozens of prospective jurors in the trial of Jason Van Dyke filled out questionnaires last week, but Monday is expected to be... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 10, 2018

Playmate’s suit bares details about affair with GOP donor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model’s lawsuit against a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump and other Republicans revealed embarrassing details of their sexual affair and said she feared for her safety after he impregnated her, according to previously censored allegations unsealed Friday. Shera Bechard said she went to a lawyer after Elliott... Read More

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Shera Bechard

September 10, 2018

California slayings suspect yells ‘I am not guilty!’ to jury

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A career criminal accused by authorities of raping and killing six women in the 1970s yelled “I am not guilty!” to a jury at the start of his trial Friday for two of the killings. Rodney Halbower also yelled “I have never raped or murdered in my life!” to the... Read More

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Rodney Halbower

September 10, 2018

Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pipeline company was convicted of nine criminal charges Friday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years, a disaster that blackened popular beaches for miles, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing. A Santa Barbara County jury found Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline guilty of a felony count... Read More

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Plains All American Pipeline

September 10, 2018

Ex-Trump campaign adviser sentenced to 14 days in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday after he told a judge he was “deeply embarrassed and ashamed” for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries. Papadopoulos, the first campaign aide sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller’s... Read More

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George Papadopoulos

September 10, 2018

Lawyer: Trump doesn’t think Stormy Daniels’ deal is valid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump does not believe porn actress Stormy Daniels’ hush-money deal, which his former personal lawyer said was done to influence the 2016 presidential election, is valid and will not carry out threats to sue her for breaking the agreement by discussing details of their alleged affair, Trump’s attorney said in... Read More

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Stormy Daniels

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Jury selection to resume for Chicago officer’s murder trial

Unlikely weapon: petanque balls help disarm Paris attacker

Discovery of dog saves Oregon man from sex-crime conviction

Case against officer who killed neighbor to go to grand jury

Trial opens in investor lawsuits against VW over scandal

Charlie Rose, CBS seek to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit

Taekwondo champ Steven Lopez receives permanent ban

Last defendant in Jamaican lottery scam case going to trial

Lawyers to question would-be jurors in Laquan McDonald case

Playmate’s suit bares details about affair with GOP donor

California slayings suspect yells ‘I am not guilty!’ to jury

Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill

Ex-Trump campaign adviser sentenced to 14 days in prison

Lawyer: Trump doesn’t think Stormy Daniels’ deal is valid

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