Category Archives: Justice
FBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated "surveillance efforts" on the same building more than
Ontario township removing statues of past PMs in effort to encourage healing
A community in southwestern Ontario says it will scrap a project involving statues of past prime ministers in an effort to encourage healing and cohesion. The Township of Wilmot's councillors voted unanimously on Monday night to discontinue the Prime ...
Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client fatally shot during a Wisconsin protest was a sex offender, saying it supports a defense theory that he
Mexico rights organizer killed, 3rd activist to die in month
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An Indigenous rights activist has been killed by a gunman on a motorcycle in southern Mexico, the third organizer to be killed in Mexico in the space of about one month.
Chicago police: 100 shot, 18 homicides over holiday weekend
CHICAGO (AP) — One hundred people — including two police officers — were shot in Chicago over the long Fourth of July weekend, including 18 homicides, the city's police department said Tuesday.
Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it would not consider an appeal over the firing of a white police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center in 2014.
Suu Kyi’s lawyers fight over evidence in Myanmar trial
BANGKOK (AP) — Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi argued strongly Tuesday against the introduction of evidence by prosecutors against her on a sedition charge, saying it did not follow established judicial procedures.
Head of MADD Canada calls on Nova Scotia premier to take action against drunk driving
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin's apology for a previously undisclosed impaired driving conviction must be followed up with action on the issue, the head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving said Tuesday. Andrew Murie, CEO of MADD Canada, said Ra...
Croatia police say 1 killed in chase with people smugglers
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — One person was killed and several were injured when two cars used by suspected people smugglers to carry migrants crashed during a police chase, Croatian authorities said on Tuesday.
EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa, which the Baltic nation says is encouraged by authorities in neighboring Belarus as part of
