In Judge Merrick Garland’s courthouse office in Washington, there’s a framed photo of Oklahoma City’s Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after the 1995 bombing that ripped away most of its front. There’s also a courtroom artist’s sketch from the prosecution ...
Read More »Missouri Senate OKs prison options for kids guilty of murder
Missouri senators on Monday endorsed changing the state’s sentencing guidelines to eliminate the mandatory sentence of life in prison for minors convicted of first-degree murder. Lawmakers voted to alter the guidelines to bring them into line with a 2012 U.S. ...
Read More »It’s on … Amazon’s stand-alone streaming targets Netflix
Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service, just weeks before Netflix raises prices for longtime subscribers. New customers can now pay $8.99 a month to watch Amazon’s Prime video streaming service. Previously, the only ...
Read More »State proposals on LGBT rights push business into spotlight
Major corporations invested in Southern states have become some of the staunchest opponents of bills they consider discriminatory, facing off against Republican lawmakers eager to portray their states as the best home for global brands. The NFL, Apple and other ...
Read More »Google to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi
Google has received permission to put antennas on Kansas City light poles and other structures to test new technology that could lead to citywide wireless connectivity. The company that brought super-speed Internet to the metropolitan area on both sides of ...
Read More »Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google’s online library
The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google’s online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View, ...
Read More »Man plans to sue over conviction in 1957 schoolgirl killing
A 76-year-old Washington state man released from prison after a prosecutor concluded he was wrongly convicted in the 1957 killing of a schoolgirl says he intends to sue Illinois for the suffering five years of imprisonment caused him and his ...
Read More »Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases
The Pentagon misled Congress with inaccurate and vague information about sexual assault cases that portrayed civilian law enforcement officials as less willing than military commanders to punish sex offenders, an Associated Press investigation found. Local district attorneys and police forces ...
Read More »University of Missouri countersues professor in gun lawsuit
The University of Missouri is countersuing a law school professor who has asked a court to invalidate the university’s ban on firearms. Royce de R. Barondes’ case has the potential to redefine the limits of acceptable gun regulations under Missouri’s ...
Read More »Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in electronic form. Microsoft opened ...
Read More »House OKs bill on high-speed Internet service rates
Republicans snubbed a White House veto threat and pushed legislation through the House Friday that would bar the government from regulating rates that high-speed Internet service providers charge consumers. House approval came on a near party-line 241-173 vote. With the ...
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