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Judge delays first criminal trial in Elijah McClain's death over objections of prosecutors
DENVER (AP) — A judge agreed Thursday to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb, forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative nearly four years ago. Lawyers for...
Mistrial declared for doctors charged with conspiring to pass medical records to Russia
BALTIMORE (AP) — A mistrial was declared Thursday in the federal trial of two Maryland doctors charged with trying to help Russia in its war against Ukraine with medical records they believed Moscow could exploit. The Baltimore Sun reports that U.S. District Judge Stephanie...
Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment building
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February, according to court records. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting a member of...
Family mourns 2 young boys killed by gunfire as they played in Pennsylvania yard
Relatives of two young boys killed by gunfire as they played with kittens in the backyard of their Pennsylvania home were mourning them Thursday as authorities announced two men were charged with their slayings. Brothers Jesus and Sebastian Perez-Salome, ages 8 and 9, and a third...
Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and called for transparency Thursday once the trial gets underway this summer in the state Capitol. The hiring...
Rabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rabbi Jonathan Perlman took the witness stand Thursday wearing the yarmulke he had on the day a gunman burst into his Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath services and began shooting anyone he could find. The skullcap Jews wear as a reminder of God's presence fell...
Store owner charged with killing a teen shot at people he suspected of shoplifting before
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. In 2018, Rick Chow confronted...
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Hutchison to retire next year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Supreme Court justice who joined the bench following a 2018 corruption and impeachment scandal said Thursday that he will retire after his term ends next year. Justice John Hutchison was appointed by Gov. Jim Justice to the seat vacated by...
Man sentenced to life in killing of mother of 2 New Mexico State Police officers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Mexican national convicted of the 2019 slaying of the mother of two New Mexico State Police officers in a case that drew national attentione has been sentenced to life in prison. Luis Talamantes-Romero also received an additional prison term of 26½ years...
Lawyer arrested in connection with sexual assaults in Boston 15 years ago waives extradition
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man suspected in a series of sexual assaults in Boston that took place about 15 years ago agreed to waive extradition back to Massachusetts during his initial court appearance. Matthew J. Nilo, 35, who is a lawyer, was arrested Tuesday at his...
