Tag: Law and order
Greek far-right lawmaker held, awaiting extradition ruling
BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament refused Wednesday to be extradited from Belgium to Greece to serve a 13-year prison...
Rapper Kodak Black gets proabortion in teen’s assault case
FLORENCE, S.C. — Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced to probation Wednesday for assaulting a teenage girl in a South Carolina hotel room.
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US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from Afghan base
<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An American military contractor has been sentenced to prison for her role in a theft ring on a military installation in...
California man guilty in $100M Afghanistan fraud scheme
<p>LOS ANGELES — A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to bilk the Afghanistan government out of more than $100 million with...
Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker
MINNEAPOLIS — A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said...
UConn women’s rowers file lawsuit seeking to save program
Members of Connecticut's women's rowing team filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging UConn's plan to eliminate their program as part of budget cuts...
Appeals panel: Limits on St. Louis police aren’t permanent
<p>A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order and must end unless...
Eight women allege sexual abuse at Virginia summer camp
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — The Association for Research and Enlightenment describes itself as a 90-year-old organization for people to explore meditation, holistic health and the...
France unveils new counterterrorism and intelligence bill
PARIS — The French government on Wednesday unveiled a new counterterrorism and intelligence bill aiming at better preventing attacks, notably via a greater surveillance...
California man guilty in $100M Afghanistan fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES — A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to bilk the Afghanistan government out of more than $100 million with...