The judge overseeing the case in which New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is charged with soliciting prostitution halted Florida prosecutors’ plans to release police surveillance video from a spa at which Kraft and two dozen other men have been charged with paying for and receiving sexual favors. “I don’t […]
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60 arrested across 5 states in ‘Appalachia’ opioid takedown
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 60 people across five states, including more than 30 physicians, were charged in connection with millions of illegal prescription opioids in a takedown by its “Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force.” The states are Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia. Some […]
Sentencing for New York City man convicted of killing jogger Karina Vetrano delayed
A New York, judge postponed the sentencing for a man convicted in the August 2016 killing and sexual abuse of Karina Vetrano as she jogged near her home in Howard Beach, Queens, after the defense filed a motion claiming that one juror has accused three other jurors of misconduct. Chanel […]
Supreme Court asked to void abortion clinic law
Abortion rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to summarily strike down a controversial Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The court in February, by a 5-4 vote, temporarily put the law on hold – hours before it was set […]
Peru’s ex-president is dead after shooting himself before being arrested
The Latest on former Peruvian President Alan García (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Officials say former Peruvian President Alan García is dead after shooting himself in the head as police came to detain him in connection with a corruption probe. Current President Martinez Vizcarra said the 69-year-old head of state […]
State’s attorney calls Jussie Smollett ‘washed up,’ R. Kelly a ‘pedophile’ in texts
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx referred to “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett as a “washed up celeb who lied to cops,” according to newly revealed text messages. Foxx made the comment to her top deputy, Joseph Magats, on March 8, just as news surfaced that the actor had been indicted […]
Trump admin to allow lawsuits against companies using confiscated property in Cuba
The Trump administration is moving to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts against any company or entity doing business in Cuba using property seized in the 1959 revolution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday. The move is meant to choke off foreign investment in Cuba as the administration seeks to […]
Attorney general orders some asylum seekers to be held without bail
As part of the Trump administration’s effort to slow migrants from crossing the southern border, Attorney General William Barr has ordered that some of those claiming asylum should be denied bail, meaning they could be stuck behind bars for years, rather than days. Under previous policy, those who seek asylum […]
Teen climate change activist meets Pope Francis
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg met the pope in Rome Wednesday ahead of a youth rally against climate change this week. Thunberg, 16, met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square, shaking hands with the pontiff and showing him a banner adorned with […]
Saudi runaway sisters plead for help on social media
Two Saudi sisters appealed for help Wednesday from the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country, in the latest case of runaways from the ultra-conservative kingdom using social media to seek asylum. Using a newly created Twitter account called GeorgiaSisters, they identified themselves as Maha al-Subaie, 28, and […]