High court BOSTON: Massachusetts’s highest court has tossed the conviction of a man found guilty in 2014 of raping his daughter more than 30 years ago. The state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Robert White’s […]
PORTLAND, OR: National wildlife refuge occupier Ryan Bundy, acting as his own lawyer, referred to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. twice during his closing argument Wednesday. Bundy also said: “At some point the people have […]
A Miami man with a deformed skull, who became known as the “half-headed man,” was arrested Monday on arson and first-degree attempted murder charges. Miami police said Carlos Rodriguez, 31, deliberately set his mattress on […]
Ontario, Canada: The juror can’t be identified because of a publication ban on the names of the jurors in the case of Michael Rafferty, the man convicted in the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of […]
A former Arkansas judge accused of inappropriate sexual relationships with defendants was indicted on Monday on federal fraud and bribery charges. Dozens of the defendants have accused former judge Joseph Boeckmann of sexual abuse and misconduct. […]
TORONTO: A judge decided the Cleveland Indians will not be banned from use of their full team name and logo during playoff games with the Toronto Blue Jays. The ruling comes after lawyers requested a court to ban the use […]
Ronald Smith, 59, a Canadian on death row in Montana, has admitted he murdered two young men more than 30 years ago, but with the support of Justin Trudeau’s government, he says he has renewed hope he […]
Police say former world champion sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter has been killed in a shooting. Police in Lexington Kentucky said Trinity Gay was hit in the neck during an exchange of fire between vehicles […]
Quebecois comedian Mike Ward joked in front of a Montreal audience in 2009: “If I don’t have a lawsuit against me now, it’s not for a lack of trying.” For jokes he made about them […]
Khalid Mohammad, 28, was originally charged with second-degree murder for gunning down University of Ottawa student Sharif Said, 21, in May 2015, but in a negotiated deal, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter. His lawyer […]
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