Tag: Law and order
Austrian convicted of intentionally giving ex-wife COVID
<p>BERLIN — A man in Austria has been convicted of intentionally infecting his ex-wife with the coronavirus by coughing at her.</p>
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Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operating
<p>LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge's profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies...
Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...
Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
Workers from marginalized communities in India were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day...
Tortoise movers sue Florida for $500,000 in license dispute
<p>DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two men who relocate gopher tortoises are suing Florida’s wildlife commission, saying they should be awarded at least $500,000 in...
NC bill demands family access to bodycam footage in 5 days
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — Family members of a person killed by North Carolina law enforcement would be able to watch unedited officer body camera footage...
California man charged with using COVID loans to buy Ferrari
IRVINE, Calif. — A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phony businesses...
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
<p>PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
Florida clears officials in treatment of Jeffrey Epstein
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida detectives have cleared Palm Beach County prosecutors and sheriff's officials of criminal wrongdoing in connection with their handling of...
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper...