Tag: Legal proceedings
Man sentenced for forcing boy’s hands into scalding water
PORTLAND, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man on the run for years to avoid criminal proceedings has been sentenced to 13 years in prison...
Nissan stays in red ink amid pandemic, Japan criminal trial
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday losses for the fiscal third quarter, as its sales were hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its...
Guatemala mom waits 2 decades for trial in daughter’s murder
GUATEMALA CITY — Rosa Franco Sandoval spent two decades seeking justice for her daughter, whose murder helped spur the creation of Guatemala’s national alert...
Hungarian radio station to go off the air after court ruling
BUDAPEST, Hungary — One of Hungary's last remaining independent radio stations will be forced off the airwaves and limited to online broadcasts after a...
NE Indiana man gets 22 years for pulling gun on officer
ALBION, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man who was shot by a police officer he pulled a gun on during a 2019 domestic disturbance...
Iran summons Belgium envoy over sentencing of diplomat
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned Belgium’s ambassador in response to the 20-year prison sentence given an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning a thwarted...
Honduran-born US citizen settles lawsuit over jailing
NEW ORLEANS — A Honduran-born United States citizen has settled a lawsuit with a Louisiana sheriff’s office that jailed him in 2018 on suspicion...
UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal
LONDON — A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...
Man pleads guilty to driving through crowd at Jones rally
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama man who drove his three-wheeled motorcycle through a crowd of supporters of then-U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, injuring one woman,...
Wolves’ Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats...
