Category Archives: Justice
4 journalists at shut Hong Kong paper charged with collusion
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police charged two top editors and two editorial writers at Apple Daily with collusion weeks after the city's largest pro-democracy newspaper was forced to cease publication and its assets were frozen.
Judge hears fight over lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge considering legal challenges to government approval of a Nevada mine at the largest known U.S. deposit of lithium said Wednesday she’ll decide by the end of the month whether to grant the conservationists’ bid
Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids
As a $26 billion settlement over the toll of opioids looms, some public health experts are citing the 1998 agreement with tobacco companies as a cautionary tale of runaway government spending and missed opportunities for saving more lives.
Sheriff: Deputy kills man during a 911 domestic dispute call
DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — A Florida deputy fatally shot a man who charged at the deputy with a knife, officials said.
New prosecutor appointed in shooting of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's attorney general announced Wednesday that he has appointed the head of a prosecutors' group to oversee the criminal case against the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks.
Chicago City Council approves new layer of police oversight
CHICAGO (AP) — After years of protests over law enforcement misconduct, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a panel giving citizens more input on how the city’s police perform its duties.
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case
VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United States' case against her is "manifestly unreliable....
UK man arrested in Spain, charged in US with Twitter hack
WASHINGTON — A British man has been charged in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets more prison time
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts pharmacist convicted for his role in a deadly 2012 multistate meningitis outbreak that killed more than 100 people and sickened hundreds of others will spend more time behind bars after a federal judge on
Panama retries ex-president accused of spying on opponents
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli went on trial for a second time Wednesday on charges that he tapped the phones of opponents and journalists.
