Months after the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for prosecutors to prove bribery by a public official, a longtime Pennsylvania congressman, a former Virginia lawmaker and others are relying on the decision to challenge their convictions. Former U.S. ...
Read More »Obama administration to end use of private prisons
The Obama administration said Thursday it will phase out its contracts with private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates. The decision announced by the Justice Department comes after an audit this month found that private facilities have more safety and ...
Read More »Family of Marcus Garvey pushing for presidential pardon
The son of early 20th century black nationalist Marcus Garvey on Wednesday said his father’s 129th birthday marked the perfect day to begin a public push for a presidential pardon to exonerate Garvey for an unjust conviction. Dr. Julius W. ...
Read More »Wyoming’s top court weighs judge’s same-sex marriage case
Removing a Wyoming judge from the bench because she won’t perform same-sex weddings would violate her constitutional rights, her lawyer told the state’s top court Wednesday. But a lawyer for the Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics told the ...
Read More »Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 262,000
Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that layoffs are scarce and employers are likely hiring at a solid clip. Weekly applications for unemployment aid slipped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 262,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The ...
Read More »Veteran prosecutor to step in for convicted attorney general
The man taking over the duties of Pennsylvania’s convicted attorney general is a veteran prosecutor who has handled high-profile cases in suburban Philadelphia, pursued political ambitions and emerged as a central figure in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby. ...
Read More »Gawker sold to Univision in aftermath of Hulk Hogan case
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision won an auction Tuesday for Gawker Media, which was put on the block in the aftermath of a $140 million judgment against it in the Hulk Hogan invasion-of-privacy case. Univision is paying $135 million for the online ...
Read More »More small businesses put focus on a mobile-first strategy
GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton came to realize he had to scrap his company’s $90,000 website. The business aims to link homeowners with lawn care companies, but its software wasn’t equipped to easily handle requests from mobile users, and 85 percent ...
Read More »3 years for ex-prosecutor accused of sex for leniency
A former Louisiana prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to three years for obstructing justice, though prosecutors accused him of soliciting sex from women in exchange for favorable treatment. Seventy-three-year-old Harry Morel was sentenced in federal district court. The judge also gave ...
Read More »Body donations on the rise at US medical schools
Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has ...
Read More »Navajo Nation sues feds over massive 2015 mine waste spill
Leaders of one of the nation’s largest American Indian tribes blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as their attorneys sued Tuesday, claiming negligence in the cleanup of a massive mine waste spill that tainted rivers in three Western states. Navajo ...
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