Tag: Law and order
Feds say Massachusetts man scammed 3 women out of $500,000
<p>BOSTON — A Massachusetts man told women he met at online dating sites fantastic stories about being involved in explosions on foreign oil rigs...
Chief: No discipline for officer who shot protestor in face
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida police officer who shot a woman in the face with a rubber bullet during a demonstration against police...
Woman arrested in case of fake Lafreniere hockey cards
<p>QUEBEC CITY — A 54-year-old woman has been arrested by Quebec police in connection with fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards circulating online.</p>
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Feds: Bannon’s pardon blocks prosecution, but not indictment
NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon,...
Warsaw opens murder probe into fate of 2 Poles in Mexico
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of a young Pole and the hospitalization of...
Self-defense or murder? Florida case divides law enforcement
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida homicide detective believes an Army veteran committed murder when he pursued and fatally shot a drunk, unarmed neighbor...
US women’s team players to stop kneeling during anthem
Players for the U.S. women's national team have decided to move on from kneeling during the anthem and instead focus on behind-the-scenes work to...
Bluffton man admits fatally beating another man with bat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man likely faces more than 50 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to...
UK actors settle phone hacking claims with tabloid publisher
LONDON — British television presenter and writer David Walliams and “Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes were among several actors who formally settled damages Thursday...
Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber,...