Category Archives: Justice
Judge tells Honolulu police to release footage of shooting
HONOLULU (AP) — A judge ordered Honolulu officials to turn over unedited police body camera footage to attorneys representing the family of a South African citizen who was shot and killed by police after he entered a home that wasn’t
Governor pardons eye doctor who grew marijuana for sick wife
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday pardoned an eye doctor who said he began growing marijuana to help his dying wife reduce her use of opioids.
Lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' near-total ban on the procedure that's part of an effort by conservatives to force the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Roe v. Wade decision.
Tensions rise in Baghdad after arrest of militia commander
BAGHDAD (AP) — Tensions mounted in Iraq's capital on Wednesday after the arrest of a militia commander on terrorism charges, prompting a dangerous showdown by the detainee's paramilitary supporters and the Iraqi government.
Bloc Québécois fails to pass motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois failed to unanimously pass a motion recognizing Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled a motion Wednesday in ...
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits, during the Trump administration, according to an internal agency r...
Serial killer case shows weakness of Mexico investigations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A suspected serial killer in Mexico was only caught after years of alleged crimes because of the identity of the final dismembered victim: the wife of a police commander.
Dueling harassment claims in transphobic rant, beer toss
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey vice principal who threw beer at a group of people who were filming his wife's rant against a transgender woman's use of a women's restroom, and the people who got hit with the
In Minnesota, move to sidestep locals in prosecuting police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison resisted calls for weeks to take over the prosecution of the white suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright. He finally did so last week after one
In Minnesota, move to sidestep locals in prosecuting police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison resisted calls for weeks to take over the prosecution of the white suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright. He finally did so last week after one
