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Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients
For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole some, if not all, of what he won for many of them. On Tuesday, those folks are getting to...
Hunter Biden tells Congress he'll testify publicly, setting up a potential high-stakes face-off
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden offered Tuesday to testify publicly before Congress, striking a defiant note in response to a subpoena from Republicans and setting up a potential high-stakes face-off even as a separate special counsel probe unfolds and his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns...
Kenosha man gets life in prison for fatally stabbing his father, stepmother with a machete in 2021
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Kenosha man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to fatally stabbing his father and stepmother with a machete after they stopped him from sexually assaulting a teenager. A Kenosha County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jesus Medrano III on...
A Pakistani court orders public trial for imprisoned ex-premier Khan on charge of revealing secrets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court Tuesday ordered a public trial in prison of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets, his lawyer said. The popular opposition politician is already behind bars on a corruption charge but has a slew of other cases...
Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the...
German-Israeli singer admits he lied when accusing hotel of antisemitism in a video that went viral
BERLIN (AP) — A German-Israeli singer who claimed he had been turned away from a hotel in the eastern German city of Leipzig because he was wearing a Star of David pendant, admitted Tuesday during a defamation trial against him that he had made up the story. The proceedings against...
Suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont pleads not guilty
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street — an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday. Jason J....
Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act
NEW YORK (AP) — For a year, New York's Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago. By the time the law expired last week, more than 3,700 legal claims had...
ICC prosecutors halt 13-year Kenya investigation that failed to produce any convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office announced Monday it is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence that broke out in Kenya after the African nation's 2007 presidential election. The decision was announced at a time...
Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones' $1.5 billion legal debt for a minimum of $85 million
Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least $85 million over 10 years. The offer was made...
