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Iowa man charged in Capitol riot seeks to avoid jail return
Iowa man charged in Capitol riot seeks to avoid jail return

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has asked a judge not to send him back to jail even though he was caught violating the terms of his pretrial release by accessing the internet. More

August 23, 2021

3 found shot dead as Atlanta exceeds 100 killings this year
3 found shot dead as Atlanta exceeds 100 killings this year

ATLANTA (AP) — Police found three people fatally shot early Sunday outside a nightclub in Atlanta, which over the weekend surpassed 100 killings this year. The three men, ranging in age from 35 to 45, were slain at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday in a parking lot used by several businesses, including a nightclub that was […] More

August 23, 2021

Ex-employee: R. Kelly lived in ‘Twilight Zone’ he controlled
Ex-employee: R. Kelly lived in ‘Twilight Zone’ he controlled

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly lived in a “Twilight Zone” where he called all the shots, including whether visitors at his Chicago-area mansion could leave or order takeout food, one of his former employees testified on Friday.    Anthony Navarro was called as a government witness at Kelly’s […] More

August 20, 2021

Judge denies woman restraining order against Dodgers’ Bauer
Judge denies woman restraining order against Dodgers’ Bauer

In denying the civil domestic violence restraining order after a four-day hearing, Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman said that according to the 27-year-old San Diego woman's testimony, Bauer honored her boundaries when she set them. And she said Bauer couldn't know the boundaries she didn't express to him. More

August 20, 2021

Ex-Arizona state senator accused of molestation indicted
Ex-Arizona state senator accused of molestation indicted

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The indictment charges Tony Navarrete with six felony counts related to sexual contact he’s accused of having with a boy. He’s charged with one count for […] More

August 19, 2021

Iowa woman sentenced to 25 years in hate attacks on 2 kids
Iowa woman sentenced to 25 years in hate attacks on 2 kids

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A white Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate crimes charges. Nicole Poole Franklin had already been sentenced to up to 25 years, including […] More

August 19, 2021

Accuser testifies about R. Kelly tattoo she covered with a black heart
Accuser testifies about R. Kelly tattoo she covered with a black heart

By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor.    Jerhonda Pace resumed her testimony […] More

August 19, 2021

Judge rejects charges for Hawaii officers in teen’s killing
Judge rejects charges for Hawaii officers in teen’s killing

By AUDREY McAVOY HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge on Wednesday rejected murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in the fatal shooting of a teenager, preventing the case from going to trial. District Court Judge William Domingo, in a ruling from the bench, said there was no probable cause that the […] More

August 19, 2021

R. Kelly defense blames accusers, says all relationships were consensual
R. Kelly defense blames accusers, says all relationships were consensual

BROOKLYN, New York (Court TV) — Testimony continues in the sex trafficking and bribery trial of R&B star R. Kelly in a federal courthouse in New York. This is the first of four federal and state trials in 3 different states with charges spanning over three decades. In the prosecution’s opening statements, Assistant United States […] More

August 19, 2021

Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway
Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense lawyer warned jurors they’ll have to sift through lies from accusers with agendas to find the truth. […] More

August 18, 2021