Tag: Law and order
Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in...
Appeals court sides with Dr. Luke on an issue in Kesha clash
<p>NEW YORK — An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr. Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against...
Antonio Brown settles assault lawsuit with former trainer
NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has settled a civil lawsuit by former trainer Britney Taylor, who accused Brown of sexually assaulting her.
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NYC to pay $750,000 to woman who was shackled during labor
NEW YORK — A woman who says she was shackled by police for hours while in active labor has settled a lawsuit against New...
Sex abuse charges expand to 2nd New Hampshire youth center
<p>CONCORD, N.H. — Four former youth detention center workers charged with sexual assault made initial court appearances in New Hampshire on Thursday, including one...
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...
Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam
ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian court on Thursday convicted a high-profile university professor specializing in Islam of offending the Muslim religion, and sentenced him...
Police: Arrested Michigan lawmaker warned he’d call governor
<p>LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan lawmaker who was arrested for drunken driving and resisting police threatened to call Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and told state...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
Nielsen: at least 22.8 million watched Chauvin verdict
NEW YORK — At least 22.8 million Americans watched on television this week as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder...