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Bucks player signs $750K settlement agreement over arrest
Bucks player signs $750K settlement agreement over arrest

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown and the Milwaukee city attorney have agreed to a revised $750,000 settlement of a lawsuit Brown filed after getting taken to the ground, shocked with a Taser and arrested during an encounter with police in 2018. City Attorney Tearman Spencer is recommending the payment plus an admission […] More

November 9, 2020

Salt Life founder facing manslaughter charge in teen’s death
Salt Life founder facing manslaughter charge in teen’s death

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A founder of the Salt Life clothing brand is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of an 18-year-old woman at a Florida hotel. Michael Troy Hutto, 54, was being held without bond at the Duval County jail in Jacksonville following his arrest in connection with the death of 18-year-old Lora […] More

November 9, 2020

Judge: Man cannot be retried in 1996 slayings of 2 cousins
Judge: Man cannot be retried in 1996 slayings of 2 cousins

READING, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania judge has ruled that a man cannot be tried a second time in the shooting deaths of two cousins almost a quarter of a century ago. A Berks County judge last month dismissed the charges against 44-year-old Roderick Johnson, saying his initial trials were unfair and trying him […] More

November 9, 2020

Man shot by police in Wisconsin reaches plea in assault case
Man shot by police in Wisconsin reaches plea in assault case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Black man paralyzed in a Wisconsin police shooting reached a plea deal Friday to settle a sexual assault case pending against him.   Online court records indicate prosecutors dropped a felony third-degree sexual assault charge and a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge against 29-year-old Jacob Blake. In exchange, Blake pleaded guilty […] More

November 9, 2020

Man at center of tribal sovereignty ruling heads to retrial
Man at center of tribal sovereignty ruling heads to retrial

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A member of the Seminole Nation who was convicted in state court of sexually assaulting a child will be retried in federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases against Native Americans in parts of the state.   The case involved […] More

November 6, 2020

Johnny Depp exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise after failed libel case
Johnny Depp exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise after failed libel case

NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper for a 2018 article that labeled him a “wife beater.” Depp said Friday in a letter posted on Instagram that he would depart the role of the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald after the […] More

November 6, 2020

Amber Alert: Car with baby inside stolen in Utah, 2 suspects arrested
Amber Alert: Car with baby inside stolen in Utah, 2 suspects arrested

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man stole a car that had been left running with a baby inside it, picked up a friend and abandoned the child on a porch about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away, police said. The driver, Angel Marie Jasso, 34, and the friend, Roddy Mike Montes, 20, were arrested on […] More

November 6, 2020

GOP senator: No evidence to support Trump vote-fraud claims
GOP senator: No evidence to support Trump vote-fraud claims

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican senator said Friday he saw no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election and called the president’s words “very disturbing.” Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, whose state is a key battleground in the presidential election, […] More

November 6, 2020

Remains of missing Los Angeles firefighter found in Mexico
Remains of missing Los Angeles firefighter found in Mexico

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican authorities have found the body of a Los Angeles firefighter who vanished in August and was shot during a botched kidnapping, it was announced Wednesday. There was a “full identification” of Francisco Aguilar, whose cremated skeletal remains were found in an uninhabited area on Oct. 23, said Hiram Sánchez, Baja […] More

November 5, 2020

Man charged in 1976 Wisconsin killings competent for trial
Man charged in 1976 Wisconsin killings competent for trial

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 83-year-old man charged with killing a couple in a northeastern Wisconsin park in 1976 has been found competent to stand trial. A judge in Marinette County Circuit Court on Wednesday found that Raymand Vannieuwenhoven is able to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense. Vannieuwenhoven was arrested […] More

November 5, 2020

A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case
A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case

By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents. The case is a big test of religious rights on a more conservative court. […] More

November 5, 2020

Video, 911 calls released in Walter Wallace police killing
Video, 911 calls released in Walter Wallace police killing

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s district attorney vowed Wednesday to make his own decision about whether to charge two young officers in the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and not to rely solely on the police investigation.   The comments from District Attorney Larry Krasner came just before the city […] More

November 4, 2020

Whitey Bulger’s family: Prison system did not protect him
Whitey Bulger’s family: Prison system did not protect him

BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to protect Bulger, who was beaten to death at a West Virginia prison. The family filed the lawsuit against the […] More

November 3, 2020

UK court rules against Johnny Depp in libel action
UK court rules against Johnny Depp in libel action

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Monday against Johnny Depp in his libel case against the owner of the Sun tabloid newspaper, which labelled him a “wife beater.” In a ruling, Justice Andrew Nicol said Depp has “not succeeded in his action for libel.” He added that the defendants had shown what they published […] More

November 2, 2020

Illinois judge OKs extradition of Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
Illinois judge OKs extradition of Rittenhouse to Wisconsin

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The ruling in Kyle Rittenhouse’s case came after a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois. Defense lawyers sought to […] More

October 30, 2020

Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam
Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal.   The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston said Friday that Loughlin was being […] More

October 30, 2020

Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer WAUKEGAN, Ill, (AP) — An Illinois judge said he will decide late Friday afternoon whether a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.   Defense lawyers had indicated before the hearing in Waukegan that […] More

October 30, 2020

Death of infant thrown from Vegas balcony ruled a homicide
Death of infant thrown from Vegas balcony ruled a homicide

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have ruled an infant girl’s death a homicide after police said she was thrown by her father from an apartment balcony during an argument with the child’s mother. The father, Clarence Martin Jr., 32, remained jailed Monday without bail awaiting a Tuesday court appearance at which he […] More

October 30, 2020

Judge says couple to face trial together over missing kids
Judge says couple to face trial together over missing kids

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A couple charged with conspiring to hide the bodies of two missing children in a case connected to the parents’ doomsday beliefs and the mysterious deaths of their previous spouses will stand trial together, an Idaho judge said Thursday.   But attorneys for Chad and Lori […] More

October 29, 2020

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case
Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself. The plea by David Correia, 45, a former golf professional, came to […] More

October 29, 2020

Man accused of killing wife, 2 kids acquitted on all counts
Man accused of killing wife, 2 kids acquitted on all counts

LONDON, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of killing his wife and two children in an arson fire at their Ohio home in 2008 was acquitted Thursday of all charges by a three-judge panel that heard the case. Peter Romans, 60, of London, faced aggravated murder, murder and aggravated arson charges. He opted to have […] More

October 29, 2020

Teen charged in shooting death of ex-girlfriend facing life in prison
Teen charged in shooting death of ex-girlfriend facing life in prison

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (Court TV) — A Wisconsin teen accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend and then trying to kill the girl’s mother is facing life in prison. The trial of now-17-year-old Martice Fuller will begin November 2. Court TV will carry the proceedings live. Fuller is facing multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide after […] More

October 28, 2020

NXIVM head Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison
NXIVM head Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: FORMER NXIVM MEMBER SARAH EDMONDSON   U.S. District Judge Nicholas […] More

October 27, 2020

Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest
Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking violent protests that police said injured 30 officers and led to dozens of arrests.   The shooting occurred before 4 p.m. Monday as officers responded to a report of a person […] More

October 27, 2020

Woman injured in police shooting says cops let boyfriend die
Woman injured in police shooting says cops let boyfriend die

By DON BABWIN, ED WHITE and TERESA CRAWFORD WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Black woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Chicago said Tuesday that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die. Tafara Williams, 20, spoke […] More

October 27, 2020