Tag: Law and order
UK lawyer fined for defying Heathrow court ruling embargo
LONDON — A British lawyer and climate campaigner was fined 5,000 pounds ($7,070) on Monday after being convicted of contempt of court for a...
Malaysia’s 1MDB, former unit file suits to recover $23 bln
<p>KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's finance ministry said Monday that sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former subsidiary have filed 22 lawsuits to recover assets...
Attorneys: DA should step aside from deputy shooting probe
<p>ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Attorneys for the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina have asked...
Corruption case of ex-Massachusetts mayor heads to jurors
BOSTON — Lawyers made their final pitch to jurors Monday in the fraud and corruption case against a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor, painting contrasting...
Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Primary and junior high schools reopened for in-person classes in Greece Monday for the first time in months, as the country...
Wolves to find new home at Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of Ted Turner’s ranches in southern New Mexico will be the new home for a pair of Mexican gray wolves...
Consultant: West Virginia city was bombarded with opioids
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new analysis of opioids in West Virginia shows the city of Huntington and its surrounding county were overwhelmed with shipments...
Man arrested in Puerto Rico after killing dog on golf course
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico police said Monday that they arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a dog that had...
Prosecutors: Missouri man wrongly convicted of triple murder
<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Prosecutors called for the release of a Missouri man who has spent more than 40 years in prison for a...
Man charged with stabbing 2 Asian women pleads not guilty
SAN FRANCISCO — A man charged with stabbing two women of Asian descent at a San Francisco bus stop last week pleaded not guilty...