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Australia’s Crown Resorts staff sentenced to jail in China for gambling crimes

June 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Nineteen Crown Resorts staff, including three Australians, have pleaded guilty to “gambling crimes” in a trial that lasted only a few hours at Shanghai’s Baoshan district people’s court. Australian Jason O’Connor was sentenced to 10 […]

SCOTUS D-Day: Travel Ban, Guns, LGBT, and Possible Supreme Court Retirement

June 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s travel ban, the Second Amendment, religious liberty versus LGBT issues, and even the possibility of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement will be addressed, as all eyes are on the Supreme Court […]

Parole denied for Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel

June 23, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

SACRAMENTO — Parole was denied Thursday for convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel — a follower of cult leader Charles Manson — after officials investigated whether battered women’s syndrome affected her state of mind at the time […]

IRS paid out $310K in refunds for Tennessee prisoners

June 22, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The IRS has paid out more than $310,000 in tax refunds in the names of Tennessee prisoners in a scheme concocted and carried out by two inmates, court records show. Larry Steven Covington Jr., 38, […]

OJ Simpson set for Parole Hearing next Month, Could be Released October 1

June 21, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Disgraced former American football star O.J. Simpson is expected to have a parole hearing next month that could see him released from prison as early as October 1, officials say. Simpson, who turns 70 July […]

Calgary girl testifies stepdad fatally stabbed her mom in double-murder trial

June 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Showing a poise most adults wouldn’t display, a young Calgary girl described for police how her stepdad fatally attacked her mom and a family friend. The girl, whose name is protected by a publication ban, […]

Judge did not violate accused’s rights in taking nine months to reach guilty verdict, court rules

June 19, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A judge who took nine months to decide that a man charged with sexually abusing one of his children was guilty – after a trial process that had already lasted 33 months – did not […]

At the Bill Cosby trial, ‘Canada’s Mom’ slays ‘America’s Dad’

June 8, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Everyone expected Andrea Constand to be the star witness Wednesday at Commonwealth v. William H. Cosby, Jr. And certainly Constand, who took the stand in a bright white jacket, the same hue associated with sexual […]

Bill Cosby’s accusers are already under attack at his trial

June 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

You know it’s a high-stakes, high-profile sexual assault case when spotlight-seeking L.A.-based lawyer Gloria Allred shows up first thing, a documentary film crew in tow. And there she was on cue on Monday, day one […]

UK PM faces tough election after terror attacks and campaign blunders

June 5, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking re-election as a tough leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her “strong and stable” image is under close scrutiny after a string of terror attacks and campaign missteps […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Australia’s Crown Resorts staff sentenced to jail in China for gambling crimes

SCOTUS D-Day: Travel Ban, Guns, LGBT, and Possible Supreme Court Retirement

Parole denied for Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel

IRS paid out $310K in refunds for Tennessee prisoners

OJ Simpson set for Parole Hearing next Month, Could be Released October 1

Calgary girl testifies stepdad fatally stabbed her mom in double-murder trial

Judge did not violate accused’s rights in taking nine months to reach guilty verdict, court rules

At the Bill Cosby trial, ‘Canada’s Mom’ slays ‘America’s Dad’

Bill Cosby’s accusers are already under attack at his trial

UK PM faces tough election after terror attacks and campaign blunders