Apr 15 South Carolina man facing death penalty chooses firing squad over electric chair By Michelle Liu, Associated Press A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Continue reading
Apr 15 Los Angeles political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths By Brian Melley, Associated Press A wealthy Democratic donor has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of methamphetamine as part of a fetish that turned fatal. Continue reading
Apr 13 Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcibly kissing worker at New York nightclub By Tom Hays, Associated Press Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018, calling himself a "celebrity figure" who meant no harm. Continue reading
Apr 04 Jury deliberations begin for accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press A jury in Michigan has started deliberations in the trial of four men accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Apr 01 Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial nears end as jury hears closing arguments By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Continue reading
Mar 21 How having a former public defender on the Supreme Court could be ‘revolutionary’ By Kenichi Serino Jackson is among a wave of former public defenders selected for judgeships by this administration. Continue reading
Mar 18 Arkansas jury finds sheriff’s deputy guilty of negligent homicide in teen’s death By News Desk A former Arkansas deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop has been found guilty of negligent homicide. Continue reading
Mar 15 AP Poll: Many Black Americans pessimistic about racial equality in policing By Aaron Morrison, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police and the criminal justice system, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for… Continue reading
Feb 28 First trial of a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter begins, outcome could influence other cases By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun on his waist is the first Jan. 6 defendant to go on trial. Continue reading
Feb 23 Philadelphia police union sues city over ban stopping drivers for low-level offenses By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses, saying the law illegally preempts existing state laws on traffic violations. Continue reading