Tag: Legal proceedings
EXPLAINER: Striking jurors in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death
As attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death screen potential jurors, they're on guard for anything...
Ex-San Diego deputy sentenced to jail for illegal gun sales
SAN DIEGO — A former San Diego County sheriff’s captain who used his law enforcement credentials to run a gun trafficking business was sentenced...
South Dakota AG pleads not guilty in fatal crash trial
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded not guilty in an initial court hearing Friday for three misdemeanor charges he is...
Kansas City officer who sprayed teenage protester indicted
LIBERTY, Mo. — A white Kansas City police officer who sprayed a 15-year-old Black girl with chemicals during racial injustice protests last summer was...
Man who hid wife’s body in freezer sentenced for her killing
SAN DIEGO — A former U.S. Navy man whom prosecutors said killed his estranged wife and hid her body in a freezer for nearly...
New Zealand marks 2 years since Christchurch mosque killings
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Saturday marked the second anniversary of one of its most traumatic days, when 51 worshippers were killed...
UK policeman charged with woman’s murder appears in court
LONDON — A serving British police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman in London appeared in court for the first...
How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to “wait for the facts."
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Baton Rouge council rejects changes to Sterling settlement
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawyers representing Alton Sterling's five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of...
Groups sue over California county’s plan to drill oil wells
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Environmental and community groups have sued a California county after the prime oil-drilling region approved a plan to fast-track thousands of...
