Prosecutor: South Dakota teen killed girl after argument

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota teenager charged with killing a girl whose body was found in his basement shot her after an argument, a prosecutor alleged Wednesday. The 17-year-old defendant is charged as an adult with second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence upon conviction. The teen made his initial court... Read More

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October 10, 2019

Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s effort to force a privately run immigration jail to pay its detainees minimum wage for work they perform can continue after all, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan in Tacoma said last month that he intended to dismiss the case, and he invited state Attorney General... Read More

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Immigration

October 10, 2019

Jets’ Copeland finishes suspension, suing supplement company

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Copeland is back from his suspension and he’s taking aim at a company he says sold him “contaminated” supplements. The New York Jets linebacker is suing the company after he took a recovery supplement that contained a banned substance that didn’t appear on the product’s label. Copeland failed an... Read More

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Brandon Copeland

October 10, 2019

Suspect in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death to appear in court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with selling rapper Mac Miller the drugs that killed him last year is set to appear in federal court in Los Angeles. Prosecutors allege 28-year-old Cameron Pettit of West Hollywood sold Miller counterfeit opioids and cocaine. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. Pettit, who has been in custody... Read More

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Mac Miller

October 10, 2019

Cuba Gooding Jr.’s groping trial set to begin on Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges is set to begin this week. The trial, which is scheduled to start Thursday, was postponed in September after prosecutors said they were still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused... Read More

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

October 10, 2019

Alaska Supreme Court hears youth climate change lawsuit

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska law promoting fossil fuel development infringes on the constitutional rights of young residents to a healthy environment, a lawyer told Alaska Supreme Court justices on Wednesday. A lawsuit filed by 16 Alaska youths claimed long-term effects of climate change will devastate the country’s northernmost state and interfere with their... Read More

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Climate Change

October 10, 2019

California hospital chain going to court over high prices

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of California’s largest hospital systems is facing a trial over accusations that it has used its market dominance to snuff out competition and overcharge patients for medical bills. Opening arguments begin Thursday in the antitrust case against Sutter Health, which operates 24 hospitals with 5,500 doctors across Northern California. It... Read More

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Sutter Health

October 10, 2019

White killer of black man over parking space faces sentence

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida man who told detectives that he was irritated by people who illegally park in handicapped spots will be sentenced in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside a convenience store. A sentencing hearing is scheduled Thursday in the case of 49-year-old Michael Drejka in Clearwater. A... Read More

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Michael Drejka

October 10, 2019

Maryland man gets 12 years in prison for sharing child porn

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing child pornography. The office of the U.S. Attorney in Maryland Robert Hur said Wednesday that 47-year-old Stephen Bayne Fields Jr. also must have supervised release for the rest of his life after leaving prison. Records show Fields pleaded guilty... Read More

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Stephen Bayne Fields Jr.

October 10, 2019

El Paso mass shooting suspect faces trial judge for 1st time

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The 19-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a Texas Walmart is set to face his trial judge Thursday for the first time since his arrest. Patrick Crusius of Dallas is expected to appear in an El Paso courtroom for a brief hearing. Police say he confessed... Read More

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Patrick Crusius

October 9, 2019

New York bomber convicted in shootout with New Jersey police

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — An Islamic terrorist already serving a life prison term for a bombing in New York City was convicted Tuesday of multiple counts of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police three years ago. Ahmad Khan Rahimi , a U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan but grew up... Read More

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi

October 9, 2019

Couple get month sentence in college bribery scandal

BOSTON (AP) — A business executive and his wife, a former journalist, were each sentenced to a month in prison Tuesday for paying $125,000 to rig their daughter’s college entrance exams in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy and sometimes famous parents. Gregory and Marcia Abbott, of New York and Colorado, were sentenced in Boston’s... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

October 9, 2019

Oklahoma board recommends release in failure-to-protect case

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman who has already served 15 years in prison for failing to report her boyfriend, who served just two years behind bars for abusing her children, on Tuesday moved a step closer to freedom. Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously to recommend 35-year-old Tondalao Hall ‘s 30-year prison... Read More

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Tondalao Hall

October 9, 2019

Lawsuits around US seek to block Trump’s public charge rule

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene is playing out in courtrooms from coast to coast — federal judges being asked to block a new Trump administration policy scheduled to take effect next week that would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants over the use of public benefits. Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed... Read More

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Prosecutor: South Dakota teen killed girl after argument

Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

Jets’ Copeland finishes suspension, suing supplement company

Suspect in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death to appear in court

Cuba Gooding Jr.’s groping trial set to begin on Thursday

Alaska Supreme Court hears youth climate change lawsuit

California hospital chain going to court over high prices

White killer of black man over parking space faces sentence

Maryland man gets 12 years in prison for sharing child porn

El Paso mass shooting suspect faces trial judge for 1st time

New York bomber convicted in shootout with New Jersey police

Couple get month sentence in college bribery scandal

Oklahoma board recommends release in failure-to-protect case

Lawsuits around US seek to block Trump’s public charge rule

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