Tag: Law and order
Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes
<p>ROME — Pope Francis has made another set of changes to the Vatican City State’s legal code, which has come under heightened scrutiny and...
Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes
ROME — Pope Francis has made another set of changes to the Vatican City State’s legal code, which has come under heightened scrutiny and...
Judge: Teen charged with killing 5 relatives to stay jailed
ATHENS, Ala. — A judge ruled that an Alabama teenager charged with killing five family members will remain jailed pending trial, denying a request...
Investigators: No sign of arson at camp for ill children
ASHFORD, Conn. — Investigators said Tuesday they don't believe arson was responsible for last week's fire that destroyed a large section of Paul Newman's...
Governor wants to overhaul citizen arrests after Arbery case
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia's governor is backing a plan to overhaul the state's citizen's arrest law, taking aim at a statute scrutinized last year after...
Governor wants to overhaul citizen arrests after Arbery case
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor is backing a plan to overhaul the state's citizen's arrest law, taking aim at a statute scrutinized last year after...
Swiss prosecutors appeal against verdicts in FIFA trial
GENEVA — Prosecutors in Switzerland have appealed against federal court verdicts that cleared former FIFA official Jérôme Valcke of bribery and acquitted Qatari soccer...
Black franchise owner, ex-MLBer, sues McDonald’s, cites bias
<p>CLEVELAND — The Black owner of 14 McDonald's franchises says the company has shown more favorable treatment to white owners and denied him the...
Judge lets civil suit in diplomatic immunity case move ahead
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia is letting a British family move forward with its lawsuit in the U.S. against an...
Epstein ex-girlfriend alleges abuse by guard in federal jail
<p>NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend claimed through her lawyer Tuesday that a guard physically abused her at a federal lockup in Brooklyn,...