Man accused in fatal Kansas bar shooting has plea hearing

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A man accused in a possible hate crime shooting in suburban Kansas City is scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing. Fifty-two-year-old Adam Purinton, of Olathe, Kansas, is charged with killing an Indian national and wounding two other men in a February 2017 shooting at Austin’s Bar and Grill... Read More

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Adam Purinton

March 6, 2018

Should schools be required to tell parents about bullying?

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Richard and Christine Taras knew their soft-spoken son had been picked on by a school bus bully. But they were unaware of the more extensive torment Jacobe endured in school hallways until the day the 12-year-old middle schooler killed himself with his father’s shotgun. “Dear Mom and Dad, I’m sorry but... Read More

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Bullying

March 6, 2018

Prosecutors push judge to let other Cosby accusers testify

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby made his first court appearance of the #MeToo era on Monday as defense lawyers tried without success to get his sexual assault case thrown out, then turned their attention to blocking some of the 80-year-old comedian’s dozens of accusers from testifying at his looming retrial. Prosecutors are trying to... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 6, 2018

Judge, police help oust Trump Hotels from Panama property

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Workers pried President Donald Trump’s name from signs outside his family company’s luxury hotel in Panama on Monday, as Trump’s executives were ousted from their management offices in a business dispute under orders from Panamanian officials. Trump’s security guards also left. The end to a 12-day standoff over control of the... Read More

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Donald Trump

March 6, 2018

Prosecutors want to paint Cosby as big Hollywood predator

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Stung by a hung jury the first time around, prosecutors are pushing to widen the scope of Bill Cosby’s looming retrial to spotlight allegations he is one of the biggest serial predators in a Hollywood suddenly aware of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era. The 80-year-old Cosby will be back in... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 5, 2018

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

The United States is in the midst of a national debate over school security after the mass shooting at a Florida school. To President Donald Trump and some gun supporters, the solution is to put more guns in the hands of trained school staff — including teachers — to “play defense” against a rampaging gunman.... Read More

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School shootings

March 5, 2018

Hearing for man accused of providing ammo to Vegas shooter

PHOENIX (AP) — A court hearing is scheduled Monday for an Arizona man accused of providing armor-piercing ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The hearing in Phoenix is expected to focus on conditions imposed on Douglas Haig as part of his release from custody. Haig was charged in... Read More

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Douglas Haig

March 5, 2018

Man convicted of killing woman who rejected $8 offer for sex

ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of killing a woman who rejected his $8 offer for sex. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that jurors on Friday convicted Felix Shirley of murder in the January 2017 killing of Misha Moore. Citing the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, the newspaper says Shirley was sentenced to... Read More

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Felix Shirley

March 5, 2018

Companies respond to lawsuit in Grand Canyon copter crash

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The manufacturer and operator of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon last month are responding to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a British tourist who was on board. The suit, filed Friday in Las Vegas by the parents of Jonathan Udall of Southampton, says... Read More

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Grand Canyon Helicopter Crash, Jonathan Udall

March 5, 2018

Case alleging racial bias in hair tests goes to trial

BOSTON (AP) — Keri Hogan was nearing her dream of becoming a Boston police officer when a drug test using a sample of her hair came back positive for cocaine. Hogan and a group of black officers who lost their jobs or were disciplined sued the city in 2005, claiming its hair test is discriminatory... Read More

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Keri Hogan

March 5, 2018

Bill Cosby goes to court to stop accusers from testifying

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A day after Hollywood’s first Oscars of the #MeToo era, Bill Cosby is going to court on Monday to stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his April 2 sexual assault retrial. Cosby’s retooled defense team, led by former Michael Jackson lawyer Tom Mesereau, is due to clash with... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 5, 2018

Hogs v. humans: Neighbors fight back against swine waste

WILLARD, N.C. (AP) — Terry “Pap” Adams says he was out in the backyard, tinkering on one of his car projects, when another cloud of noxious pinkish-brown mist drifted overhead. The droplets hit his wife’s black car, leaving blotches with greasy little dots in the center. “You can feel it on your clothes,” he said... Read More

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Terry Adams

March 5, 2018

Judge weighs science behind Monsanto Roundup cancer claim

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Claims that the active ingredient in the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer have been evaluated by international agencies, U.S. and foreign regulators and the product’s manufacturer — agribusiness giant Monsanto. Now, a federal judge in San Francisco will conduct his own review during an unusual set of court... Read More

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Cancer, Monsanto Co., Roundup

March 5, 2018

Former Bolivian president faces US trial for 2003 killings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former president of Bolivia and his defense minister are going on trial in a U.S. court over a lawsuit in which eight Bolivians claim their family members were killed in government slayings that left dozens of people dead in 2003. Jury selection begins Monday in federal court in Fort... Read More

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Man accused in fatal Kansas bar shooting has plea hearing

Should schools be required to tell parents about bullying?

Prosecutors push judge to let other Cosby accusers testify

Judge, police help oust Trump Hotels from Panama property

Prosecutors want to paint Cosby as big Hollywood predator

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

Hearing for man accused of providing ammo to Vegas shooter

Man convicted of killing woman who rejected $8 offer for sex

Companies respond to lawsuit in Grand Canyon copter crash

Case alleging racial bias in hair tests goes to trial

Bill Cosby goes to court to stop accusers from testifying

Hogs v. humans: Neighbors fight back against swine waste

Judge weighs science behind Monsanto Roundup cancer claim

Former Bolivian president faces US trial for 2003 killings

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