Scalia 'heir' Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court has expressed unease with some landmark rulings, including ones that established a right to abortion, and has suggested in her academic writing that she may be willing to reconsider those decisions.
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Scalia 'heir' Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court has expressed unease with some landmark rulings, including ones that established a right to abortion, and has suggested in her academic writing that she may be willing to reconsider those decisions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court nominee, is Scalia's heir
CHICAGO (AP) — Although Amy Coney Barrett is the president’s choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court nominee, is Scalia's heir
CHICAGO (AP) — Although Amy Coney Barrett is the president’s choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Feds put first Black inmate to death since execution restart
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions after a nearly 20-year pause.
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Feds put first Black inmate to death since execution restart
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions after a nearly 20-year pause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The lawyer for the first Black inmate scheduled to die this year as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions says race played a central role in landing her client on death row for slaying a young white Iowa couple and burning them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The lawyer for the first Black inmate scheduled to die this year as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions says race played a central role in landing her client on death row for slaying a young white Iowa couple and burning them …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Insanity defense planned in Appalachian Trail killing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with killing an Appalachian Trail hiker and attacking another with a hunting knife in Virginia plans to use an insanity defense at his trial.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
US government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him.
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US government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
US execution planned of killer who said witchcraft drove him
CHICAGO (AP) — A former U.S. soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to slay a Georgia nurse in a bid to lift a spell he believed she put on him is the first of two more inmates the federal government is preparing to put to death this …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
US execution planned of killer who said witchcraft drove him
CHICAGO (AP) — A former U.S. soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to slay a Georgia nurse in a bid to lift a spell he believed she put on him is the first of two more inmates the federal government is preparing to put to death this …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Jailed for 37 years, Florida man cleared of murder, rape
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 37 years behind bars, a Florida man was formally cleared Monday of a 1983 rape and murder that DNA evidence proved he did not commit after a long-ago trial that relied on a sketchy jailhouse informant and faulty bite mark analysis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Judges: Florida felons can't vote until they pay fines, fees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad implications for the November elections.
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Judges: Florida felons can't vote until they pay fines, fees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad implications for the November elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Black Democrat urges governor to drop Black court nominee
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Black Democratic state lawmaker who is challenging the appointment of a Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court contended Thursday that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is engaging in “racial tokenism” by choosing someone the court itself has already ruled is not eligible for the …
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Court finds parts of anti-riot law violate free speech
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions of two members of a white supremacist group who admitted they punched and kicked counter-demonstrators during the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, but found that part of an anti-riot law used to prosecute them “treads …
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Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution
CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate suffered “extreme pain" as he received a dose of pentobarbital during just the second federal execution following a 17-year lag, according to court filings by lawyers representing one of the inmates scheduled to be executed next.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution
CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate suffered “extreme pain" as he received a dose of pentobarbital during just the second federal execution following a 17-year lag, according to court filings by lawyers representing one of the inmates scheduled to be executed next.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutor faces scrutiny from voters, panel over Smollett
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's top prosecutor isn’t clear of the yearlong scrutiny of her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case, even though a special prosecutor this week concluded that nothing she or her staff did qualified as criminal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Indiana police to stop blocking roads during executions
CHICAGO (AP) — Indiana State Police agreed Friday to stop blocking roads to a prison where federal executions resumed last month and are set to continue, backing down after anti-death penalty activists said in a lawsuit the roadblocks impeded their free speech rights.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
ComEd pleads not guilty in alleged influence-peddling scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — Energy utility ComEd pleaded not guilty to bribery at an arraignment Wednesday despite previously admitting wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scheme that also threatens to ensnare Illinois’ most powerful Democrat, state House Speaker Michael Madigan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
ComEd pleads not guilty in alleged influence-peddling scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — Energy utility ComEd pleaded not guilty to bribery at an arraignment Wednesday despite previously admitting wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scheme that also threatens to ensnare Illinois’ most powerful Democrat, state House Speaker Michael Madigan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Anti-death penalty groups sue, say roadblocks impede speech
Anti-death penalty activists asked a judge in a Tuesday lawsuit to order Indiana State Police to stop blocking roads to a prison where federal executions have resumed after a 17-year pause, arguing that the roadblocks constitute unconstitutional no-protest zones and impede protesters’ free-speech rights.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: What charges might longest serving US speaker face?
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently answered the question about whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the nation’s longest serving statehouse speaker, is a subject of a criminal investigation into influence peddling to benefit an energy utility.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Surge of federal agents leaves many questions unanswered
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump offered few details when he announced this week that the government will dispatch hundreds of extra federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight an uptick in violent crime.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: What charges might longest serving US speaker face?
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently answered the question about whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the nation’s longest serving statehouse speaker, is a subject of a criminal investigation into influence peddling to benefit an energy utility.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Surge of federal agents leaves many questions unanswered
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump offered few details when he announced this week that the government will dispatch hundreds of extra federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight an uptick in violent crime.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: US government not as prolific an executioner as states
CHICAGO (AP) — Executions carried out by federal authorities have stopped, restarted and stopped again for long stretches since the first one in 1790, when U.S. marshals hanged a mariner in Maine for fatally shooting the captain of a slave ship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Feds charge Florida man, sons with selling fake virus cure
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man and his three sons are facing federal charges that they illegally sold a bleachlike chemical mixture as a miracle cure for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was a terrifying bank robbery: Demanding cash in a handwritten note, a man waved a gun, threatened to kill a teller's family, ordered employees and customers onto the floor and escaped with $195,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was a terrifying bank robbery: Demanding cash in a handwritten note, a man waved a gun, threatened to kill a teller's family, ordered employees and customers onto the floor and escaped with $195,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was a terrifying bank robbery: Demanding cash in a handwritten note, a man waved a gun, threatened to kill a teller's family, ordered employees and customers onto the floor and escaped with $195,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was a terrifying bank robbery: Demanding cash in a handwritten note, a man waved a gun, threatened to kill a teller's family, ordered employees and customers onto the floor and escaped with $195,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge: Florida school shooting trial off indefinitely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The death penalty trial of the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school is off indefinitely because of restrictions related to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Perils of police at high speeds spur calls for more reform
CHICAGO (AP) — A tragic chain of events that led to the death of a retired elementary teacher in Chicago started when a police officer confronted a man in a West Side alley. After issuing a call for help, the officer could be heard over the police radio screaming, “Drop …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Perils of police at high speeds spur calls for more reform
CHICAGO (AP) — A tragic chain of events that led to the death of a retired elementary teacher in Chicago started when a police officer confronted a man in a West Side alley. After issuing a call for help, the officer could be heard over the police radio screaming, “Drop …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Court orders dismissal of Trump Muslim travel ban challenges
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out three lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries, a victory for the Trump administration in its yearslong defense of the ban.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutors seek right mix of charges in George Floyd case
CHICAGO (AP) — As damning as video evidence in the George Floyd case appears to be, prosecutors know they must bring the right charges underpinned by sound legal logic if they hope to convict a Minnesota officer in Floyd's May 25 death.
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FBI: Florida man scouted terror targets and attack weapons
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Court: Mental provider not liable in Florida school shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A mental health provider cannot be held liable for the actions of a man accused of a 2018 Florida high school
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Not so fast: US against release of Colombian cocaine kingpin
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors oppose a bid for early prison release by former Medellin cocaine cartel kingpin Fabio Ochoa, contending that his request far underplays the vast amount of drugs he helped smuggle into the U.S. over two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Court nixes Trump policy of tying grants to enforcement
CHICAGO (AP) — A sharply worded ruling by a federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday said the Trump administration policy of threatening to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities to force them to comply with its more stringent immigration policies violates separation-of-powers provisions enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Court nixes Trump policy of tying grants to enforcement
CHICAGO (AP) — A sharply worded ruling by a federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday said the Trump administration policy of threatening to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities to force them to comply with its more stringent immigration policies violates separation-of-powers provisions enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Video shows Chicago officer shooting subway rider in back
CHICAGO (AP) — Extended security and body-cam video released Tuesday shows Chicago police shooting an unarmed short-order cook at the foot of a subway escalator and then again with his back turned to officers after they tried to stop him for violating a city ordinance by walking from one train …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Judge: No early prison release for Cali cartel cocaine lord
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One of the most notorious Colombian cocaine cartel kingpins will not be released early from a U.S. prison over claims of ill health and fears of the deadly effects on him of a potential coronavirus infection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Judge to Chicago jail: Do more to protect inmates from virus
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Jail in Chicago must do more to ensure social distancing among its 4,000 inmates to stem the spread of the coronavirus that’s already killed six detainees and one guard at the facility, a federal judge ruled Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Legal battles loom as businesses hit by virus sue insurers
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Legal battles loom as businesses hit by virus sue insurers
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Legal battles loom as businesses hit by virus sue insurers
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Legal battles loom as businesses hit by virus sue insurers
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Former drug lord Ochoa seeks early release from US prison
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One of three Colombian brothers who authorities say once were key operators of the notorious Medellin cartel's multibillion-dollar cocaine smuggling enterprise in Florida is seeking early release from U.S. prison because of changes in federal sentencing guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Court denies Epstein victim's appeal over rights violation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an effort by one of deceased wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged underage sexual abuse victims to to revive a lawsuit claiming Florida federal prosecutors failed to consult victims when reaching a secret plea deal with Epstein over a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Chicago's new top cop guided by Dallas tenure, son's death
CHICAGO (AP) — As daunting as the challenges that await him as the new chief of a Chicago Police Department under pressure to implement sweeping court-ordered reforms may seem, they pale compared to what David Brown Sr. had to overcome 10 years ago following an afternoon phone call on Father’s …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
R Kelly seeks release from jail, cites coronavirus risk
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say state and federal governments are trampling on freedoms central to American life …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say state and federal governments are trampling on freedoms central to American life …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers
CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for a short-order cook shot by Chicago police trying to arrest him for using a subway train's gangway doors filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging officers used excessive force in violation of policies laid out in court-monitored police reforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Parents sue after daughters' bodies switched after car crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing the Florida Highway Patrol and others, claiming the bodies of their daughters were misidentified and switched.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Airline mechanic gets 3 years for sabotaging jetliner
MIAMI (AP) — A veteran airline mechanic was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner with 150 people aboard in a bid to earn overtime fixing the plane.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mexican accused by US as Russian agent pleads not guilty
MIAMI (AP) — A Mexican scientist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that he spied for Russia in Miami.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Man gets 5+ years' prison for harassing Parkland victims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California man who is on the autism spectrum was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland, Florida, school shooting victims.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Florida woman guilty in torture death of adopted daughter
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida woman pleaded guilty Friday in the torture death of her adopted 10-year-old daughter nine years ago in a deal handing her a life prison sentence in exchange for testimony against her husband.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mexico scientist accused as Russian spy held without bail
MIAMI (AP) —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting
CHICAGO (AP) — Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mexico scientist accused as Russian spy due for bail hearing
MIAMI (AP) — A bail hearing is set Friday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mexico scientist accused as Russian spy due for bail hearing
MIAMI (AP) — A bail hearing is set Friday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting
CHICAGO (AP) — Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Blagojevich praises Trump from Chicago home after release
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich gushed about Donald Trump after the Republican president commuted his sentence for political corruption, speaking Wednesday at a press event outside his Chicago home that sounded like an extended campaign ad for the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Smollett case could complicate reelection of top prosecutor
CHICAGO (AP) — The decision to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Smollett case could complicate career of top prosecutor
CHICAGO (AP) — The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Smollett case could jeopardize career of top prosecutor
CHICAGO (AP) — The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Man body-slammed by police sues Chicago, officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old man who was knocked unconscious when a Chicago police officer body slammed him onto a street curb sued the city and the officer on Thursday, saying the officer should have known the maneuver was dangerous because he is trained in martial arts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ill Cali cartel drug kingpin seeks early prison release
MIAMI (AP) — One of the world's major cocaine kingpins, a co-founder of Colombia's Cali Cartel that smuggled some $2 billion in drugs to the U.S., is seeking compassionate early release from a federal prison because of ill health.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Autistic futures trader who triggered crash spared prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge Tuesday sentenced a socially awkward math whiz-turned-futures trader who earned tens of millions of dollars over several years and helped trigger a U.S. stock market “flash crash” from his parents’ suburban London home to time served and a year's home confinement, sparing him imprisonment …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Autistic futures trader who triggered crash spared prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge Tuesday sentenced a socially awkward math whiz-turned-futures trader who earned tens of millions of dollars over several years and helped trigger a U.S. stock market “flash crash” from his parents’ suburban London home to time served and a year's home confinement, sparing him imprisonment …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful transportation committee, alleging he accepted payments in exchange for supporting costly red-light camera programs across the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful transportation committee, alleging he accepted payments in exchange for supporting costly red-light camera programs across the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California.
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NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California.
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NFL player Antonio Brown granted bail by Florida judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was granted bail on Friday after turning himself in at a Florida jail on charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California.
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Prosecutor: DNA match leads to Florida 'pillowcase rapist'
MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors announced Thursday that a sophisticated DNA match has led to the cold case arrest of a Florida man believed to be the “pillowcase rapist" who terrorized greater Miami with a series of assaults on women in the 1980s.
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Florida school shooting trauma affects young witness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young student who witnessed the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school is still too traumatized by the experience to give a formal statement and possibly testify at trial, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive was upheld Friday by a federal appeals court panel that called the military's rationale for prohibiting deployment of service members living with HIV “outmoded and at odds with current science."
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