Tag: Law and order
Ghislaine Maxwell, citing new charges, seeks trial delay
<p>NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer asked Thursday that her July trial be delayed until next year, saying sex trafficking charges recently added to...
Lawsuit targets pay practices at Olive Garden’s parent
A group that seeks higher guaranteed wages for restaurant workers is suing Olive Garden’s parent company, saying its pay policies make workers more likely...
Lawyer: 290 relatives file for compensation in MH-17 downing
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A lawyer for relatives of people killed in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine told...
Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
WASHINGTON — House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are...
Court orders Latvian soccer league to add club mid-season
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Latvian soccer league was ordered to add an extra team by an interim court ruling on Thursday, one month after...
Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...
Missouri city settles part in suit over Black inmate’s death
<p>CHARLESTON, Mo. — A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of...
Texas’ longest serving death row inmate has sentence tossed
HOUSTON — An appeals court has overturned the sentence of Texas’ longest serving death row inmate, whose attorneys say has languished in prison for...
Mayor’s request for release of school shooting video denied
<p>The mayor of the east Tennessee city of Knoxville requested the release of video footage of a high school shooting that left one student...
Denmark charges 3 Iranian separatists with promoting terror
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Three members of an Iranian separatist group, the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, were charged Thursday with financing...