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[ad_1] The progressive prosecutor—Larry Krasner of Philadelphia; Kim Foxx of Cook County, Illinois; or Ramin Fatehi of Norfolk, Virginia, to name a few—serves under the influence of two seemingly conflicting truths. The first: a whole lot of people—especially the press and the police—blame their lenient bail and sentencing practices for every murder, robbery, and homeless…
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s lawyer says he’s been told of NY indictment, making Trump 1st former US president charged with a crime [ad_2]
[ad_1] A Mexican court has issued arrest orders for 6 people in the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility [ad_2]
[ad_1] A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 movie set shooting of a cinematographer SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge Friday against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for…
[ad_1] Police say two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, police said Thursday. Police said two people were arrested Thursday after…
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill repealing a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty, a reaction to the life sentence handed to the man who massacred 17 people at a Parkland high school. The bill passed on a 29-10 vote and will allow the death…
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — A longtime Los Angeles politician was convicted Thursday on federal corruption charges in a scheme in which prosecutors said he promised to help steer a multimillion-dollar government contract to the University of Southern California if his son got a scholarship and a teaching job. Former Democratic City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas —…
[ad_1] A suburban Chicago teen accused of fatally shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father has been told a grand jury has indicted him on three charges of first-degree murder JOLIET, Ill. — A suburban Chicago teen accused of fatally shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father…
[ad_1] A Massachusetts man has been indicted in the death of his wife who has not been seen since Jan. 1 COHASSET, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has been indicted in the death of his wife who has not been seen since Jan. 1, a top prosecutor said Thursday. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrisey said…
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — A former elected official lost a bid on Thursday to get a new judge to handle his murder case ahead of trial scheduled in November in the slaying of a Las Vegas investigative journalist. Supervising Clark County District Court Judge Jerry Wiese II told ex-county administrator of wills and estates Robert…