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Drugs firms reach $260m US opioid settlement

October 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four drugs companies have reached a $260m (£200m) deal with two Ohio counties over their role in fuelling the US opioid crisis. The agreement averts a trial that had been scheduled to start in Cleveland. […]

US man arrested over alleged threat to Ohio Jewish centre

August 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of Ohio have arrested a man they believe threatened to carry out a shooting at a Jewish community centre. James Reardon, 20, posted a video online of a man firing […]

Dayton shooting: Nine confirmed killed, shooter also dead

August 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Nine people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, police have confirmed. First reports came in at about 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) of a shooting outside […]

Elderly woman given jail sentence for feeding stray cats

August 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A 79-year-old woman has been given a 10-day jail sentence after she was repeatedly cited by police for feeding stray cats in her Ohio neighbourhood. Since 2015, neighbours of Nancy Segula have been complaining to […]

Woman burned to death by ex gave evidence in trial before dying from her injuries

June 12, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Georgia Diebelius A family have released shocking images that show the extent of their daughter’s injuries, after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend. Judy Malinowski, then 31, bravely fought […]

Charlottesville murderer Fields pleads guilty to hate crimes

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US man jailed for murder after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has pleaded guilty to hate crimes at a court hearing. James Alex Fields, 25, a professed neo-Nazi, was convicted on 29 of […]

Middletown man asking judge to throw out pacemaker data in arson case

February 22, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Lauren Pack BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO — A Middletown man charged with allegedly setting fire to his home in 2016 will be back in court today asking for a new trial date and for a […]

Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio

July 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

US porn star Stormy Daniels has been arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio, according to her lawyer. Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage “in a non […]

Deceased Woman’s Testimony Can Be Used In Her Murder Trial

April 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Ohio Judge ruled Friday the videotaped testimony from a woman, who died after she was doused in gasoline and set on fire in 2015, can be used during the murder trial, involving her former […]

Ohio Supreme Court Judge Bill O’Neill brags of sex conquests

November 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Ohio voters are in shock after a top judge boasted of having been “sexually intimate” with “approximately 50 very attractive females”. State Supreme Court Judge Bill O’Neill, who is a Democratic candidate for state governor, […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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 […]