Trump: Crash that killed NFL player is ‘disgraceful’

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump said it was “disgraceful” that an Indianapolis Colts linebacker was killed in a suspected drunken-driving crash by a person who was in the U.S. illegally. The president also prodded Democrats to work with him on illegal immigration and border security. Trump tweeted Tuesday: “So disgraceful that a person illegally... Read More

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Edwin Jackson

February 6, 2018

TV crew pleads not guilty in fake-bomb threat at airport

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nine members of a television crew have pleaded not guilty to creating a false public alarm and other counts after one of their devices prompted a fake-bomb alert at one of the New York area’s three major airports. They entered their pleas Friday during their initial court appearance. They are also... Read More

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Bomb, Staten Island Hustle, TV

February 6, 2018

Actor Hugh Grant settles phone-hacking case with UK papers

LONDON (AP) — British actor Hugh Grant has settled his phone-hacking damages claim against Mirror Group Newspapers. Grant was at the High Court on Monday when the details of the settlement were provided at a hearing. Grant said the newspaper group had engaged in “industrial scale” phone hacking. “This newspaper group has misled the public... Read More

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Hugh Grant

February 6, 2018

Tesco fraud case collapses after defendant gets heart attack

LONDON (AP) — The trial in Britain of three former Tesco supermarket executives accused of accounting fraud has collapsed after one of the defendants was hospitalized. Judge Deborah Taylor discharged the jury Monday after Carl Rogberg, 50, suffered a heart attack. Reporting restrictions were lifted Tuesday. Prosecutors accuse Rogberg, Chris Bush, 51, and John Scouler,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Tesco

February 6, 2018

Cosby’s lawyers: We were wrong about hidden-evidence claim

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers admitted Monday that they wrongly accused prosecutors in his criminal sexual-assault case of withholding evidence — an assertion seething prosecutors blasted as “outrageous and reckless.” Members of Cosby’s retooled defense team acknowledged in a court filing that they made the bold, headline-grabbing claim last month without realizing prosecutors had... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

February 6, 2018

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking to have criminal charges reinstated against the engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia. A hearing is set for Tuesday in the case of Brandon Bostian, who previously had involuntary manslaughter charges thrown out after a judge determined the evidence pointed to an accident. Eight people died... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Amtrak

February 6, 2018

NY court considers Cold War secrecy over Muslim surveillance

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court will consider on Tuesday whether the New York Police Department can use a Cold War-era legal tactic to conceal information about whether it put Muslims under surveillance. The Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the cases of two Muslims who say the NYPD overstepped its reach... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

CIA, Muslim

February 6, 2018

Jurors to hear details on Virginia girl’s 2016 killing

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two years after the killing of a 13-year-old girl, jurors in the murder trial of a former Virginia Tech student are expected to hear details of her death. Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday afternoon in the trial of David Eisenhauer. The former engineering student is accused of stabbing Nicole Lovell and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

David Eisenhauer, Natalie Keepers

February 6, 2018

Natalee Holloway’s mom sues over TV series about daughter

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The mother of Natalee Holloway, a U.S. teenager who vanished during her senior trip to Aruba in 2005, is seeking at least $35 million from the producers of what she contends was a fake television documentary about the case. Beth Holloway said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that the deception... Read More

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Natalee Holloway, NBCUniversal, Oxyrgen Media

February 6, 2018

Athletes vow to keep fighting in doctor sex-abuse scandal

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The worst sex-abuse case in sports history ended Monday with a third long prison sentence for Larry Nassar, and his victims vowed to keep fighting for accountability in the scandal that upended the gymnastics world and raised alarms about the sport’s ask-no-questions culture. Long after the disgraced doctor is locked up... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar

February 5, 2018

Former sports doctor sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term of 40 to 125 years behind bars for molesting young athletes at an elite Michigan training center. Larry Nassar, 54, listened to dozens of victims... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar

February 5, 2018

Nassar to receive final sentence in sexual assault scandal

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Days of emotional testimony in two Michigan courtrooms are wrapping up with a final sentence for former sports doctor Larry Nassar, whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken Michigan State University and elite sports associations. Nassar, 54, is returning to court Monday in Eaton County, Michigan. He... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar

February 5, 2018

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber’s beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage and a high-tech heist that tore apart one-time allies. The trial opening Monday in San Francisco federal court comes nearly a year after Google spin-off Waymo sued... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Google, Uber

February 5, 2018

Ohio juror voted for death 20 years ago, now seeks mercy

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ross Geiger had doubts about recommending a death sentence 20 years ago for a convicted Ohio killer, concerned about the impact of the offender’s tough childhood on his behavior. But ultimately, Geiger voted in favor of death for Raymond Tibbetts for killing a Cincinnati man he was staying with. Today, Geiger... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Raymond Tibbetts

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Trump: Crash that killed NFL player is ‘disgraceful’

TV crew pleads not guilty in fake-bomb threat at airport

Actor Hugh Grant settles phone-hacking case with UK papers

Tesco fraud case collapses after defendant gets heart attack

Cosby’s lawyers: We were wrong about hidden-evidence claim

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

NY court considers Cold War secrecy over Muslim surveillance

Jurors to hear details on Virginia girl’s 2016 killing

Natalee Holloway’s mom sues over TV series about daughter

Athletes vow to keep fighting in doctor sex-abuse scandal

Former sports doctor sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison

Nassar to receive final sentence in sexual assault scandal

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

Ohio juror voted for death 20 years ago, now seeks mercy

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