Tag: Law and order
Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted...
Honduras trial in Indigenous activist’s murder paused
<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The trial of an alleged mastermind in the killing of Berta Cáceres, a prize-winning environmental and Indigenous rights defender in Honduras,...
Neo-Nazi pleads guilty in journalist threat case
SEATTLE — An organizer of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states has pleaded guilty in federal court in...
Son of slain jeweler pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — The son of a slain Texas jeweler was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after admitting he hired someone to...
Judge rules pretrial against opioid firm; cites delays, lies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge has made a rare move to rule against an opioid firm before a civil trial over its role...
Arizona plans to seek warrants for 1st executions in years
<p>PHOENIX — Prosecutors have told the Arizona Supreme Court that they intend on soon seeking execution warrants for two death-row inmates in what would...
NRA exec sheltered on friend’s yacht after mass shootings
DALLAS — After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him...
San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were...
N Carolina motorist sues police after being thrown on glass
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Black motorist says a white North Carolina police officer threw her onto broken glass after he broke her car window...
In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country's president...