• Ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin seeks lifeline from U.S. Supreme Court in bribery case

    The Harlem Democrat is making his case to the nation's highest court. A federal appeals court reinstated charges against the former New York politician last month. [ more › ]

  • Ex-Mississippi officers sentenced in state court in torture case

    BRANDON, Miss. >> Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced today in state court.

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    Court Declares Mistrial In Murder Case Against Ex-LBUSD Safety Officer

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  • Court orders ex-head of illegal manga site to pay ¥1.7 bil

    The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that the former operator of a now-defunct website allowing users free access to pirated manga must pay a total of around 1.7 billion yen in damages to three major Japanese publishers. The compensation over the website Manga-Mura is the largest ever levied in similar

  • Melissa Lucio death penalty case headed back to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

    A judge on Friday signed off on an agreed order between the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office and appellate attorneys for Melissa Lucio that she did not have access to evidence that would have corroborated her story that her 2-year-old daughter died from a fall, not child abuse.

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    Supreme Court won't hear Baton Rouge BLM activist, but says recent case could guide new lower court decision

    BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday a Baton Rouge police officer's trial against Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson may proceed, but justices wouldn't weigh in on what they thought of Mckesson's claim that he enjoyed First Amendment protection for his actions.Former BRPD officer Brad Ford was hit in the face with a piece of asphalt thrown by protesters in the days after the shooting of Alton Sterling. Ford says Mckesson is responsible because he summoned a crowd to Baton...

  • Trump's Complaining More Than Campaigning in Court: Ex-Aide

    Former President Donald Trump seems unable to prevent his campaign from struggling as he instead focuses on "playing the victim" in the throes of his hush-money criminal trial in New York, according to former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin.Trump's trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which began in Manhattan this week with jury selection, is expected to continue into June. The former president and presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee has pleaded not guilty to all...

  • Caitlin Clark Had Heads Turning With These Outfits Off The Court

    Everyone's eyes are on Caitlin Clark, both on and off the court. It looks like her fashion game is right in line with her basketball skills!

  • Plea in firecracker case heads off jury trial

    A man accused of damaging a car with a firecracker pleaded guilty to a charge in his case and received his sentence before it was set to go to jury trial this week.

  • A deal for the weekend: 25% off Southwest points bookings

    Before you sign off for the weekend, know that Southwest Airlines is offering 25% off flights across its network for travel through September. The one catch to keep in mind is that this discount only applies to flights booked with Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Deal basics Airline: Southwest Routes: Valid for travel across the Southwest …

  • Ex-Rivers gov candidate regains freedom

    FORTY-EIGHT hours after he was abducted from his residence by gunmen in military uniform, the Rivers State governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in the 2023 election, Sobomabo Jackrish, has regained freedom. Jackrish was whisked away on Monday by gunmen who invaded his residence in the Usokun community, Degema Local Government Area of the Read More

  • Meta 'supreme court' takes on cases of deepfake porn

    Meta's oversight board said Tuesday it is scrutinizing the social media titan's deepfake porn policies, through the lens of two cases. The move by what is referred to as a Meta "supreme court" for content moderation disputes comes just months after the widespread sharing of lewd AI-generated images of megastar