Man cited for careless driving in crash that killed 4

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man has been cited for careless driving in a central Florida crash that killed two adults and two children visiting from Massachusetts, authorities said Monday. Lucas Dos Reis Laurindo, 26, was issued a ticket last week, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. Federal officials previously took him into... Read More

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March 10, 2020

The preventable death of an asylum seeker in a solitary cell

Roylan Hernandez Diaz’s long journey ended inside a white-walled cell in the solitary confinement wing of a Louisiana prison. Nearby were the last of his belongings: a tube of toothpaste, a few foam cups, and a sheet of paper explaining how he could request his release from immigration detention. He had already been denied three... Read More

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Roylan Hernandez Diaz

March 10, 2020

Gas company pleads guilty to causing blasts that killed 1

BOSTON (AP) — A utility company pleaded guilty Monday to causing a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes. The president of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Mark Kempic, entered the plea in Boston’s federal court on behalf of the company responsible for the blasts that tore... Read More

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Columbia Gas of Massachusetts

March 10, 2020

Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency’s hacking tools and handing it over to WikiLeaks was convicted of only minor charges Monday, after a jury deadlocked on the more serious espionage counts against him. Joshua Schulte, who worked as a coder at the agency’s... Read More

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Joshua Schulte

March 10, 2020

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway’ fight

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven.” The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the major win to guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant and dealt a blow to the estate of Randy... Read More

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Led Zeppelin

March 10, 2020

Baltimore businessman admits to bribing former lawmaker

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore businessman pleaded guilty Monday to two federal charges stemming from bribes totaling $42,500 that he paid to a former state lawmaker while she was still in office. Lance Andre Lucas pleaded guilty to federal honest services wire fraud and a travel act violation, admitting to bribing former state Del. Cheryl... Read More

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Lance Andre Lucas

March 10, 2020

US Supreme Court rejects ex-cop’s appeal of rape convictions

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal for a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of sexually assaulting black women he encountered while patrolling the city’s low-income neighborhoods. Attorney James L. Hankins asked the highest court in December 2019 to review a ruling against 33-year-old Daniel Holtzclaw... Read More

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Daniel Holtzclaw

March 10, 2020

Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man who played football at the University of Michigan sued the school and its board of regents on Monday, alleging the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson sexually abused him. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit is seeking certification to be class action and aims to include anyone... Read More

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Robert E. Anderson

March 10, 2020

Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his ‘historic’ fall

NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors seeking a severe punishment for Harvey Weinstein in his landmark #MeToo case, his lawyers argued on Monday that he deserves mercy for his already “historic fall from grace” and serious health issues. In a letter filed in advance of Weinstein’s sentencing on Wednesday for his New York City rape... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

March 9, 2020

Wisconsin mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s neglect death

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin mother convicted of neglecting her 13-year-old disabled daughter and causing her death has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. The girl, Brianna Gussert, was found dead in her bedroom in May 2017. An investigation found she died primarily of sepsis after she was left alone for days. Her... Read More

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Nicole Gussert

March 9, 2020

Man gets probation for tossing water on Iowa Rep. King

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Colorado man who threw a cup of water on Iowa Congressman Steve King has been sentenced to two years of probation. The sentence was handed down Thursday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to Blake Gibbins, of Lafayette, Colorado. He’d pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on a member... Read More

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Blake Gibbins

March 9, 2020

Judge orders feds to turn over file in Park Police shooting

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal magistrate on Friday excoriated the government for refusing to turn over its investigative file in the death of a Virginia man shot by U.S. Park Police. The files are sought by the family of Bijan Ghaisar, who died in 2017 after he was shot by Park Police officers multiple... Read More

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Bijan Ghaisar

March 9, 2020

82-year-old with record of bank robberies convicted again

PHOENIX (AP) — An 82-year-old man who spent most of his adult life behind bars for robbing banks was convicted again for carrying out an armed heist at an Arizona credit union as he struggled to adjust to life outside prison. Robert Francis Krebs faces a maximum 25 years in prison after a jury found... Read More

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Robert Francis Krebs

March 9, 2020

Date set for guilty plea from UAW ex-president Gary Jones

DETROIT (AP) — The former president of the United Auto Workers will appear in court on March 19 to plead guilty to corruption. The date was set Friday, a day after charges against Gary Jones were unsealed in U.S. District Court in Detroit. He’s accused of conspiring with UAW cronies to embezzle more than $1... Read More

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United Auto Workers

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Man cited for careless driving in crash that killed 4

The preventable death of an asylum seeker in a solitary cell

Gas company pleads guilty to causing blasts that killed 1

Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway’ fight

Baltimore businessman admits to bribing former lawmaker

US Supreme Court rejects ex-cop’s appeal of rape convictions

Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse

Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his ‘historic’ fall

Wisconsin mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s neglect death

Man gets probation for tossing water on Iowa Rep. King

Judge orders feds to turn over file in Park Police shooting

82-year-old with record of bank robberies convicted again

Date set for guilty plea from UAW ex-president Gary Jones

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