Category Archives: Justice
Embattled New Jersey corrections commissioner to resign
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's embattled corrections commissioner announced his resignation Tuesday, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its long-troubled and only women’s prison.
Virginia high court hears challenges to Lee statue removal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee took center stage Tuesday as the Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments on whether the state has the right to take down the once-celebrated monument that is
Family of Chantel Moore plans wrongful death lawsuit against Edmundston and officer
FREDERICTON — The lawyer for the family of Chantel Moore says he plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Edmundston, N.B., and the police officer who shot and killed her last year. "We intend to file that
‘Act of evil:’ Thousands mourn victims of anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. — Thousands of mourners, many wearing purple hijabs, crowded outside a mosque along with several dignitaries Tuesday for an outdoor vigil in honour of four members of a Muslim family killed in what police have called a targeted
London assault that killed four Muslim family members a ‘terrorist attack’: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence for the victims, Trudeau spoke in
ProPublica: Many of the uber-rich pay next to no income tax
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rich really are different from you and me: They’re better at dodging the tax collector. Amazon founder
Florida judge favors pre-dawn partying in rowdy South Beach
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida judge has sided with the Clevelander hotel in a lawsuit over a new Miami Beach law that sets a 2 a.m. closing time in the South Beach entertainment district.
German police raids tied to welfare fraud, illegal gambling
BERLIN (AP) — Around 600 investigators searched 31 buildings in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and police arrested a family of four Tuesday in connection with alleged money laundering, organized crime and welfare fraud.
New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The authoritarian president of Belarus signed a law Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to three years for participating in an unsanctioned demonstration, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on protests against his rul...
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands
SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted to heroin, she had been placed with a foster family, and he anxiously counted the days between their
