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[ad_1] A personal injury lawyer in Las Vegas was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme in Nevada, Utah and California ByRIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple…
[ad_1] A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho’s legislature and is bound for the governor’s desk ByREBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho’s legislature…
[ad_1] BOSTON — A former Boston police officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he assaulted a police officer after storming the U.S. Capitol with the mob of President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Robert Fisher is accused of pushing a chair into a Capitol police officer inside the building as the…
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three former Illinois prison guards will spend years behind bars for fatally punching, kicking and stomping a 65-year-old inmate after dragging him out of sight of security cameras. Larry Earvin was just four months from the end of his six-year sentence for theft when he disobeyed an order to return to…
[ad_1] The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed — and slightly amused — as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant ByTERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX — The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed — and slightly amused — as to why someone…
[ad_1] SEATTLE — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats. Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology to conceal his identity as…
[ad_1] Moments after the assailant who killed six people at a Nashville private school was identified as transgender, a baseless narrative emerged: that there has been an incredible rise in transgender or nonbinary mass shooters in recent years. Some pundits and political influencers on social media went further, suggesting that movements for trans rights are…
[ad_1] The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials ByGISELA SALOMON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press MIAMI — The government of the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a…
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the…
[ad_1] Five St. Louis-area police officers are injured after being struck by an SUV driven by a suspected drunken driver MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Five St. Louis-area police officers were injured early Wednesday when they were struck by an SUV driven by a suspected drunken driver. Three of the officers were in serious condition and…