Tag: Law and order
5-year prison term for Hawaii psychiatric hospital escape
<p>HONOLULU — A man who spent decades in a Hawaii psychiatric hospital for killing a woman was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday...
Defense: Utah man charged with killing wife had brain injury
<p>JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...
Police: Man killed in shootout with North Carolina officers
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man found dead after a house fire and standoff with police died from a gunshot wound received during a shootout...
Jury awards Indiana girl $96K for YMCA bounce house injuries
VALPARAISO, Ind. — A jury has awarded nearly $96,000 in damages to a northwest Indiana girl who was injured in 2018 while playing in...
Family of Chris Cornell settles with doctor over his death
<p>LOS ANGELES — The family of Chris Cornell and a doctor who they alleged over-prescribed him drugs before he died have agreed to a...
Army trainee waives bond hearing in school bus hijack case
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army trainee has waived his first chance to appear in court on dozens of charges related to allegations he held...
GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
SALEM, Ore. — A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with...
Police: 29 people recovered from semitruck in Texas
<p>SAN ANTONIO — More than two dozen people were recovered from a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who...
Borgata drops trade secrets lawsuit against Ocean Casino
<p>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City's top casino has dropped its lawsuit against a rival it accused of poaching key executives and attempting to...
Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery,...