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School dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge
School dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge

A former Boston high school dean already in prison for shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs has pleaded guilty to a federal gang-related charge. Shaun Harrison, 63, who was known by students at The English High School as “Rev,” pleaded guilty to a counts of racketeering conspiracy. More

August 10, 2022

In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling
In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Harold Duane Poole was waiting with his semiautomatic service rifle — and an explanation — when deputies arrived at his sprawling wooded property on a warm spring night last year and found a bullet-riddled body near the driveway. A veteran […] More

August 10, 2022

Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S. citizen and former media partnership manager for Twitter’s Middle East region, was charged in 2019 with acting as an agent of Saudi Arabia without registering with the U.S. government. A jury found him guilty on six counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. More

August 9, 2022

Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing

A grand jury in Mississippi declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Emmett Till despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman. A Leflore County grand jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter. More

August 9, 2022

Testimony ends in deadly motorcycle crash trial
Testimony ends in deadly motorcycle crash trial

Closing arguments are set for Tuesday in the trial of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, who faces negligent homicide, manslaughter and reckless conduct charges in connection with the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph, New Hampshire. More

August 8, 2022

Advocates: Conviction in 1997 death vacated; prisoner freed
Advocates: Conviction in 1997 death vacated; prisoner freed

Court records show a motion to vacate the conviction of Cedric L. Dent, 47, in the shooting death of Anthony Milton was granted by a judge and the district attorney's office agreed not to continue prosecuting the case. The shooting happened outside a New Orleans supermarket. More

August 8, 2022