Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after twice delaying the proceedings. Each faces the potential of decades behind …
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A federal court has ruled that it is constitutional to block defendants awaiting trial from possessing firearms. The United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that restriction on defendants’ rights to bear firearms is constitutional because it is in line with the country’s historic legal procedures. The decision was unanimous by the panel of three judges. The opinion …
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Alec Baldwin was allegedly involved in leaking “Rust” footage to the press in an effort to receive a favorable outcome in his November grand jury hearing, according to new unsealed court documents. The video in question was obtained by NBC News the night before the grand jury was set to convene. Baldwin could be heard telling crew members to move …
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EXCLUSIVE: A former Republican governor widely known for her clashes with the Obama administration while attempting to crack down on illegal immigration in her state reacted to Tuesday’s Supreme Court’s ruling that Texas can enforce a law that allows local police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer celebrated what she said was …
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao are both defending their cities amid a surge in crime that has caused a backlash with business owners and local residents. Bowser told Axios in an interview that while Washington “had a tough year last year” in terms of crime, she still urged onlookers not to be harsh on the …
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Following the brutal beating of a 16-year-old St. Louis high school student, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released a statement condemning the girl’s school for not doing enough to protect its students. “I’m deeply concerned that the school where these teens were students has a history of promoting divisive racial ideology over the safety of its students,” Bailey said in …
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A pet alligator living with his owner for over 30 years in western New York was seized by state authorities, which sparked a firestorm of backlash. Many people in the town of Hamburg, New York, a Buffalo suburb, backed “Albert the Alligator’s” owner, Tony Cavallaro, and started an online petition urging the state to return Cavallaro’s 11-foot, 750-pound “child.” The …
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A Florida man fired a barrage of gunfire towards his roommate during an argument over cats, police said. According to an affidavit, obtained by FOX 35, from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Glenn White shot his female roommate ten times. Seven of the shots were in her lower extremities, twice in her ribs and once on her finger. Police …
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The executive director of an Arkansas airport bearing the names of former President Bill Clinton and former first lady and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was shot Tuesday, when federal agents attempted to serve a search warrant. Arkansas State Police said the shooting occurred at 6 a.m. local time at a home on Durance Court in Little Rock, while …
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The mother of a Pennsylvania woman who was killed in a shooting rampage in Bucks County over the weekend is calling her daughter a hero. Police arrested 26-year-old Andre Gordon in Trenton, New Jersey, hours after authorities say Gordon went to two homes in Falls Township and fatally shot three people. The victims were identified as Karen Gordon, 52, Taylor …
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