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Massachusetts Supreme Court Throws Out Father’s Rape Conviction

October 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Rancher Ryan Bundy Tells Jury to Stand for Freedom

October 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Half-headed Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges and Arson

October 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Trial Juror Says Evidence Caused Her Trauma – Seeks Compensation

October 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Former Judge Indicted – Accused of Exchanging Sentences for Nude Photos

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 1

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. […]

Canada

Ontario Judge: Cleveland Indians May Use Logo and Name in Playoff Games

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 1

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 […]

Murderer on Montana’s Death Row Wants to Return to Canada

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

US Sprinter Tyson Gay’s Daughter, 15, Shot Dead

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Comedy and Human Rights Conflict in Quebec Court

October 16, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Ottawa Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in 2015 Shooting

October 15, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

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 […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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