Tag: Law and order
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
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...
Judge tosses former Rep. Katie Hill’s suit against tabloid
<p>LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit by former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill of California against the Daily Mail was dismissed Wednesday by a judge who...
Arizona man charged in scheme targeting sex offenders
<p>PHOENIX — Three people have been charged with fraud in Arizona in what prosecutors say was a harassment scheme to get payments from sex...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Bond set for father, daughter in North Carolina murder case
<p>LEXINGTON, N.C. — A man and his daughter who were sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of an Irish businessman were released on...
$50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coach
<p>BATON ROUGE, La. — In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an associate athletic director at Louisiana State University accuses university officials of retaliating...
Ex-California man charged with $14M boiler room scam
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Southern California man was charged Wednesday with running a “boiler room" scheme that bilked more than 100 investors...
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
Dutch police detain man in plot to attack vaccination center
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in the Netherlands have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of plotting a crime with “terrorist intent” for allegedly...