Category Archives: Justice
Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to ban depositions from trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Two 2016 depositions of Ghislaine Maxwell in a civil case in which she was repeatedly questioned about financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual activities can be used at her criminal trial this year over the objections of her
Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer
DENVER (AP) — Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another officer rushed in to
Public concerns about COVID-19 services, policies highlight B.C. ombudsperson report
VICTORIA — Public concerns about government policies and services on COVID-19 are highlighted in the annual report released Friday by the office of British Columbia's ombudsperson. Of the more than 7,700 enquiries and complaints received by the indepe...
Afghan leader says Biden didn’t press him on US captive
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Friday that his government would do what it can to help secure the release of an American contractor abducted more than a year ago, though he said President Joe Biden didn't press
Floyd girlfriend seeks ‘evening of nonviolence’ in Minnesota
George Floyd's girlfriend called for an “evening of nonviolence” Friday in Minneapolis after a judge sentenced former police Officer Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison for Floyd's murder.
29-year-old man convicted again of murdering 6-week-old son
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A 29-year-old New Orleans man has been convicted a second time of murdering one of his infant twin sons in the suburb where their mother was living, the district attorney said Friday.
3 Honolulu police officers face charges in fatal shooting
HONOLULU (AP) — Three Honolulu police officers appeared in court on Friday to face charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Micronesian boy, the first cases of their kind against law enforcement in the city in more
EXPLAINER: Will Chauvin’s prison experience remain unusual?
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. But it's not clear yet what Chauvin's experience will look like.
Judge acknowledges Floyd family pain, sentences Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Judge Peter Cahill told George Floyd's family members that “I acknowledge and hear the pain that you’re feeling” before sentencing a former Minneapolis police officer to 22 1/2 years in prison for murder.
Judge rips prison officials after inmate dies by suicide
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday excoriated federal prison officials for refusing to admit an inmate needing mental health care who later killed himself in a local jail cell.
