WASHINGTON, August 4 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky police officers with their roles in the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a black woman, is in her home in a case that has sparked nationwide protests. The charges represent the latest effort by the Justice Department to … Read more
August 4 (Reuters) – A Texas judge dismissed Alex Jones’ suggestion of a misdemeanor case on Thursday as grand jury discussions resumed in a defamation case over claims made by the court. American conspiracy theorist’s false statement about the Sandy Hook mass shooting. The claim falsifies after revealing during a two-week trial that Jones’ attorney … Read more
CNN – The jury from the sentencing portion of the trial for gunman killed 17 people is scheduled to visit the scene of the massacre at the 1200 building of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Thursday. The building on the school campus has remained cordoned off since the February 2018 shooting … Read more
July 29 (Reuters) – The parent company of far-right conspiracy website InfoWars filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday as the company and founder Alex Jones face damages of up to up to $150 million in a trial for longstanding misconduct he committed about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Filing for bankruptcy by InfoWars’ … Read more
July 29 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday nominated an attorney to represent the Mississippi clinic that was at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a pregnancy abortion decision. Roe v.’s 1973 turning point. Wade to become a federal appeals court judge. Biden’s latest list of nine new judicial candidates … Read more
ST. Paul, Minn. (AP) – A federal judge Wednesday convicted two former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. in milder terms than recommended in sentencing guidelines, calling one “really a rookie officer” and describing the other as “a good cop, a father, and a husband.” “ US District Judge Paul Magnuson … Read more
July 27 (Reuters) – Two former Minneapolis police officers were convicted on Wednesday of federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed when their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest. At a hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, US District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Tou … Read more
July 26 (Reuters) – U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a “vile defamation campaign” when he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, A Texas jury said Tuesday, but an attorney for Jones said his client had. paid a price. Attorney Mark Bankston, representing the parents of slain 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, brought … Read more
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – The panel probing the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol plans to step up its investigation in the coming weeks, interviewing more members. members of Donald Trump’s cabinet and his campaign, as well as the US Secret Service members serve, the committee’s vice chairman said on Sunday. “We’re … Read more
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) – After losing the 2020 election, Donald Trump ignored close allies who told him his claims of widespread election fraud were false. true, and when followers of his false accusations flooded the United States Capitol, he sat back and watched. That is the narrative of the U.S. House of Representatives select … Read more