Tag: Law and order
Fort Wayne man fleeing police at 110 mph-plus dies in crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne man fleeing arrest died when his SUV traveling at more than 110 mph (177 kilometers per hour)...
Jury nearly complete for Chauvin trial; major rulings loom
MINNEAPOLIS — Just two more jurors were needed for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, as the...
Greek police recover ancient statue of ‘exceptional artwork’
ATHENS, Greece — A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork”...
Woman refuses to wear mask in Texas, again, gets arrested
<p>GALVESTON, Texas — An Oregon woman who was recorded on police body camera video refusing to wear a mask at a Texas bank last...
Autopsy: Deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man, was shot five times in the back by a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December,...
South Carolina judge: Abortions to continue during lawsuit
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A lawsuit challenging South Carolina's new ban on most abortions is “likely to succeed," a judge wrote Friday, ruling that abortions...
Russian national pleads guilty in $150 million kickback plot
<p>NEW BERN, N.C. — A Russian national living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges after prosecutors say he received...
States sue Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. — Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued to to overturn President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil...
Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps US prosecutors
OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Justice Department’s to-do list was already daunting, especially with this year's flood of pandemic-delayed federal cases. And now two...
Myanmar junta chokes information flow as protests intensify
YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar arrested a spokesman for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party as they intensify efforts to choke...