Tag: Law and order
Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail
<p>SYDNEY — Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at...
Grand jury indicts Puerto Rico boxer in lover’s death
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A grand jury on Thursday indicted Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo in the killing of his pregnant lover, a...
Sheriff: Army trainee arrested after hijacking school bus
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army trainee has been arrested after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and...
Court: Black ex-Hawkeyes can proceed with parts of lawsuit
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move...
Palestinian arrested over West Bank attack after 3-day chase
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's military and the Shin Bet security service said Thursday that they arrested a Palestinian suspect in a weekend drive-by shooting in...
Pizza chef Bruno DiFabio gets prison time for tax evasion
<p>BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bruno DiFabio, a celebrity pizza chef who owns restaurants in Connecticut and New York, was sentenced to 30 days in prison...
Rapper G Herbo charged with lying to federal investigators
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The rapper G Herbo is in more legal trouble in connection with an alleged scheme to use stolen credit card information...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil
<p>HONG KONG — Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the...
Oklahoma court overturns another death penalty, cites McGirt
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of a man who was convicted of killing a teenager, following...
Steelers player reaches plea deal to resolve Ohio gun charge
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne reached a plea deal to resolve charges stemming from a traffic stop in Ohio last...