Tag: Law and order
Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of...
EXPLAINER: Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-profile-66163bbd94239afa16d706bd6479c613">George Floyd</a> had participated...
Lawyer: Iran diplomat will not appeal bomb plot conviction
BRUSSELS — An Iranian diplomat convicted of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France has decided against appealing...
Husband of missing Colorado woman arrested on murder charge
DENVER — The husband of a southern Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year has been arrested on multiple charges, including...
FIFA president gets legal win, special prosecutor removed
<p>BELLINZONA, Switzerland — In a big legal win for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a special prosecutor investigating his meetings with Switzerland’s former attorney general...
AP: Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI...
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...
Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation
MEXICO CITY — A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days in non-prison custody pending investigation...
Lawyer: Iran diplomat will not appeal bomb plot conviction
<p>BRUSSELS — An Iranian diplomat convicted of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France has decided against appealing...
Texas Republicans pushing abortion ban after 6 weeks
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would ban abortions after as early six weeks — before many women know they are pregnant — and allow private...