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Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case

One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday to unlawful restraint under a plea deal that dismisses a 2020 felony indictment for injury to a child. More

February 22, 2022

US women’s team players see settlement as turning point
US women’s team players see settlement as turning point

U.S. women's national team players who spent years battling for pay equity lauded as historic an agreement by U.S. Soccer to pay $24 million to settle a discrimination dispute with the team, as well as a commitment to equalize pay and bonuses to match the men's team. More

February 22, 2022

Missouri man convicted in wife’s death admits child abuse
Missouri man convicted in wife’s death admits child abuse

Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple's young daughter. Joseph Elledge had originally pleaded not guilty to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault. More

February 22, 2022

Supreme Court rejects Epstein sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit
Supreme Court rejects Epstein sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision throwing out a lawsuit filed by a woman who accused billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing her when she was a child. Courtney Wild's lawsuit claimed Florida federal prosecutors failed to consult victims more than a decade ago when reaching a secret plea deal with Epstein, who died in jail in New York in 2019. More

February 22, 2022

Florida woman accused of fatally stabbing husband over 140 times
Florida woman accused of fatally stabbing husband over 140 times

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. (Scripps News Tampa) — A Palm Springs, Florida woman was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder after she stabbed her husband more than 140 times and bludgeoned him with a meat cleaver, police said. According to a Palm Springs police report, Ricardo Green, 41, called 911 on the evening of Feb. […] More

February 21, 2022

Teen court is in session: Louisiana teens sentencing teens
Teen court is in session: Louisiana teens sentencing teens

Court is in session in a southwest Louisiana parish, but the attorneys, judges, and defendants are all teenagers. A New Iberia family pushed for teen court in the city after losing their 17-year-old son to gun violence. The family of Garon Lewis started the Garon Paul Atkinson Lewis Foundation soon after he was shot and killed in 2019. More

February 21, 2022

Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth
Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth

New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black. Video posted online shows an officer tackling and handcuffing the Black 14-year-old at the Bridgewater Commons Mall. A second officer pushes the 15-year-old onto a couch but doesn't restrain him. More

February 21, 2022

Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of "pent-up racial anger" and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. Defense attorneys argued that the Black man was fatally shot in self-defense and had acted suspiciously during prior trips to the neighborhood. More

February 21, 2022

Family: Judge in Potter case swayed by ‘white woman tears’
Family: Judge in Potter case swayed by ‘white woman tears’

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter on Friday to two years in prison for killing Black motorist Daunte Wright cited the difficult job that police face — and Potter’s remorse — as justification for giving her a light sentence.    Hennepin County District […] More

February 18, 2022