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4 sentenced to prison in Colorado crime spree that ended with murder
4 sentenced to prison in Colorado crime spree that ended with murder

Two suspects were sentenced to prison on Tuesday following a four-person crime that ended in the murder of a Colorado man in October 2019. Manuel Garcia, 20, and Autumn Lucero, 23, were sentenced to prison for their roles in the crime, according to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office. More

February 16, 2022

Kim Potter to be sentenced in death of Daunte Wright
Kim Potter to be sentenced in death of Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS (Court TV) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday on two counts of manslaughter.   >>>WATCH MN v. KIM POTTER (2021) ON DEMAND<<< Prosecutors say the appropriate sentence for Kim Potter is seven years, a presumptive […] More

February 15, 2022

Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times
Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. More

February 15, 2022

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd
Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd

A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing testified Tuesday that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs while he controlled onlookers as police tried to arrest the Black man. More

February 15, 2022

Father charged with murder after infant found dead in fire
Father charged with murder after infant found dead in fire

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — The father of an infant killed in a house fire in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the case. The fire was reported around 1 a.m. Sunday in Shawnee, and firefighters battling the flames found the body of the infant inside home. The […] More

February 15, 2022

`I felt guilty’: Neighbors recall Arbery’s killing in court
`I felt guilty’: Neighbors recall Arbery’s killing in court

Prosecutors were to begin calling witnesses Tuesday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. On the trial's first day in the port city of Brunswick on Monday, prosecutors told the jury they have evidence that each of the defendants had a history of making racist comments. To win convictions on the hate crime charges, they must prove to the jury that Arbery was chased and fatally shot because he was Black. More

February 15, 2022

Parkland victim’s dad scales crane near White House
Parkland victim’s dad scales crane near White House

Four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, families and gun control advocates pressed President Joe Biden on Monday to do more to address gun violence. More

February 14, 2022

New Jersey man admits taking Pelosi’s microphones on Jan. 6
New Jersey man admits taking Pelosi’s microphones on Jan. 6

A New Jersey man has admitted stealing two microphones from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Robert Lee Petrosh, of Mays Landing in southern New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property of less than $1,000. More

February 14, 2022

Prosecution rests in 3 cops’ trial in George Floyd killing
Prosecution rests in 3 cops’ trial in George Floyd killing

Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, after a contentious day of trial that included testimony a use-of-force expert and from the teenager who recorded widely seen video of Floyd's killing. More

February 14, 2022