Category Archives: Justice
AP sources: Trump company, executive indicted in tax probe
Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Court overturns gay bias verdict against ex-Iowa governor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Overturning a landmark $1.5 million jury verdict, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former Gov. Terry Branstad did not illegally discriminate or retaliate against a gay state official.
Rights group denounces Houthi trial of female Yemeni actor
CAIRO (AP) — An international rights group Wednesday accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of prosecuting a female actor and model on charges of committing an indecent act and drug possession in a case “marred with irregularities and abuse.”
Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military's seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests, officials sai...
Minnesota lawmakers pass modest police accountability bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Senate approved a modest set of police accountability measures early Wednesday that's part of a broader public safety budget bill, as the state's divided Legislature put itself on pace to avert a partial state governmen...
IMF, World Bank say Sudan meets initial debt relief criteria
CAIRO (AP) — The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund announced that Sudan has met the initial criteria for over $50 billion in foreign debt relief, another step for the East African nation to rejoin the international community after
The Latest: German firm says vaccine good for younger people
TUBINGEN, Germany — German vaccine maker CureVac says younger people could benefit from its coronavirus shot, following disappointing results two weeks ago in a broader age group.
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit with 63 other men in a Florida prison, crowding into
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit with 63 other men in a Florida prison, crowding into
Protesters mark Philippine president’s last year in power
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Left-wing activists and relatives of people killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign marked the start of his last year in office Wednesday with a noisy protest and a “countdown toward achieving just...
