Tag: Law and order
Florida man sentenced in crash that killed Ohio mom, child
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida judge sentenced a 21-year-old man to 24 years in prison for killing an Ohio mother and her young daughter...
Lawsuit: Virginia police officers threatened man during stop
NORFOLK, Va. — A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which the officers...
Ex-children’s museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — A former leader of a Connecticut children's museum has been charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse online, including while...
Maryland governor vetoes 3 police reform bills
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, all...
Judge orders one accuser of Texans QB Watson to be ID’d
HOUSTON — A judge on Friday ordered that the name of one of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback...
Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates' names to bilk a state...
Transgender woman seeks transfer from Georgia men’s prison
<p>ATLANTA — A transgender woman held in a Georgia men's prison says she has been sexually assaulted repeatedly and denied necessary medical treatment and...
Lance Armstrong’s son charged with sexual assault from 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong was charged with sexual assault from 2018 when he was 18, according to a...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...