Jeff Sessions, California governor clash as feud escalates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions dramatically escalated the Trump administration’s war with California on Wednesday, suing over its so-called sanctuary state law and clashing with Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in a fiery exchange of words. Sessions was defiant as he spoke to local law enforcement officials about the lawsuit, citing a... Read More

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California

March 8, 2018

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday that includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature. The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response... Read More

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Guns, Nikolas Cruz

March 8, 2018

Mississippi could test how soon state can restrict abortion

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has been telling states that they can’t ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb on its own. But states continue to try to restrict abortion before viability. One of the most recent is Mississippi, where lawmakers are on the brink of approving... Read More

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Abortion

March 8, 2018

What swamp? Lobbyists get ethics waivers to work for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his appointees have stocked federal agencies with ex-lobbyists and corporate lawyers who now help regulate the very industries from which they previously collected paychecks, despite promising as a candidate to drain the swamp in Washington. A week after his January 2017 inauguration, Trump signed an executive order that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Donald Trump

March 8, 2018

Prosecutor: Danish inventor ‘has psychopathic tendencies’

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish inventor accused of torturing and killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a private submarine trip before dismembering her body is an intelligent man “with psychopathic tendencies,” a prosecutor said as the murder trial opened Thursday. Businessman Madsen, 47, was standing trial at Copenhagen City Court accused of tying up... Read More

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Peter Madsen

March 8, 2018

Charles Manson corpse not expected to be on ice much longer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The body of murder mastermind Charles Manson may soon be put to rest after a Kern County Superior Court commissioner said Wednesday that she would rule soon in the dispute over who can collect his remains. The tussle has been evolving since the 83-year-old who orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant... Read More

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Charles Manson

March 7, 2018

Investor group cancels deal to buy Weinstein Co.

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of investors pulled out of a deal to buy the beleaguered Weinstein Co. on Tuesday after discovering tens of millions of dollars in undisclosed debt, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet, who has been leading the group of buyers along with billionaire investor Ron Burkle,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

March 7, 2018

Former ESPN on-air personality files sex harassment lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former on-air personality at ESPN has filed a lawsuit alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment at the cable television sports giant and then ostracized for complaining about it. The lawsuit filed Sunday in federal court in Connecticut by Adrienne Lawrence describes an atmosphere in which male employees openly watch... Read More

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Adrienne Lawrence

March 7, 2018

USC receiver Joseph Lewis charged in domestic violence case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California wide receiver Joseph Lewis IV has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to five misdemeanors stemming from two alleged domestic violence attacks last month. City News Service reports the 18-year-old was arraigned Tuesday on charges including domestic battery for the alleged assaults on the same person Feb. 5 and... Read More

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Joseph Lewis IV

March 7, 2018

Court appearance set for suspect in theft of McDormand Oscar

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with swiping and taking off with Frances McDormand’s Oscar during an Academy Awards after-party is set to make his first appearance in court. Terry Bryant is expected to be arraigned in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Bryant with felony grand theft, a... Read More

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Frances McDormand

March 7, 2018

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury considering charges against the 19-year-old suspected of killing 17 people at a Florida high school is expected to hear from the family he’d been living with after his mother died late last year. Nikolas Cruz told investigators he took an AR-15 rifle to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 7, 2018

White nationalist to drop Ohio State lawsuit

CINCINNATI (AP) — A new attorney for white nationalist Richard Spencer’s campus tour efforts said Tuesday he plans to drop a lawsuit against Ohio State University but that a lawsuit will continue against the University of Cincinnati. Spencer spoke Monday amid protests at Michigan State University, but the rest of his campus tour plans have... Read More

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Richard Spencer

March 7, 2018

Man on ‘jihad’ admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who said he was on a “jihad” to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday to killing a college student in New Jersey and confessed to killing three other people in Washington state in a crime binge that took investigators weeks to connect.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Ali Muhammad Brown, Terrorism

March 7, 2018

Experts: Prosecutors get edge if accusers testify vs. Cosby

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Letting jurors hear from Bill Cosby’s dozens of accusers would strengthen prosecutors’ he-said-she-said case by showing the one criminal case against him fits an alleged five-decade pattern of sexual misconduct, legal experts said Tuesday. Prosecutors are eager to widen the scope of Cosby’s April 2 retrial as they attempt to portray... Read More

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Bill Cosby

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Jeff Sessions, California governor clash as feud escalates

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

Mississippi could test how soon state can restrict abortion

What swamp? Lobbyists get ethics waivers to work for Trump

Prosecutor: Danish inventor ‘has psychopathic tendencies’

Charles Manson corpse not expected to be on ice much longer

Investor group cancels deal to buy Weinstein Co.

Former ESPN on-air personality files sex harassment lawsuit

USC receiver Joseph Lewis charged in domestic violence case

Court appearance set for suspect in theft of McDormand Oscar

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

White nationalist to drop Ohio State lawsuit

Man on ‘jihad’ admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge

Experts: Prosecutors get edge if accusers testify vs. Cosby

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