BY MAX LONDBERG [email protected] SEPTEMBER 07, 2017 1:19 PM A man in the Ozarks has been charged after he allegedly pointed his pistol at a woman because she had Democratic bumper stickers…
Former Westminster Planning Commission Guilty of Accepting $15,000 Bribe
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A former member of the Planning Commission for the City of Westminster has been convicted of a federal bribery charge for soliciting and receiving a $15,000 bribe to help…
Ex-Court Clerk Convicted for His Involvement in $250,000 Racketeering Scheme
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal jury returned four guilty verdicts against the final defendant charged in a racketeering scheme that paid over $250,000 to a clerk in the Orange County Superior Court,…
WSJ: International Sanctions Against North Korea Are Being Subverted, U.N. Panel Finds
By Ian Talley Updated Sept. 7, 2017 12:27 p.m. ET 38 COMMENTS WASHINGTON—United Nations member countries are helping North Korea evade international sanctions meant to halt its nuclear-weapons program, a new U.N. report alleges, including…
Former Prison Guard Supervisor Guilty to this Involvement of Beating an Inmate
A former prison guard supervisor at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana plead guilty to his involvement in the beating of a shackled inmate, trying to cover up the incident and lying to investigators about what happened, officials said.
Landlords Who Refused to Rent to Families with Children Will Pay $95,000
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with the owners and manager of three Edmonds, Washington, apartment buildings to resolve a lawsuit by paying $95,000,…
Photographer Shot by Deputy Who Allegedly Mistook Camera and Tripod for Rifle
An Ohio newspaper photojournalist was shot by a police officer last night after the cop mistook the camera and tripod the photographer was holding for a rifle. The New Carlisle News reports that its photographer Andy…
DOJ Settles Mosque Land Use Dispute with Pennsylvania Township
Justice Department and Bensalem Township Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Violations, according to officials.
Woman Who Shoved 81-Year-old Asian Woman off Platform Charged with Hate Crime
Bay City News Friday, September 01, 2017 02:52PM SAN FRANCISCO — Police arrested a woman Friday accused of shoving an 81-year-old Asian woman off a San Francisco Muni platform in the city’s…
National Geographic: Hawk Raised by Eagles Is Starting to Act Like One
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: (July 2017) “An orphaned red-tailed hawk that was adopted by bald eagles has defied expectations and survived, and now it’s acting like an eagle. Nicknamed “Spunky,” the young hawk was…
Company Sentenced for its Involvement in a 2012 Offshore Explosion
LOUISIANA A federal judge Thursday sentenced Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC, a privately held limited liability company headquartered in Houston, Texas, for its involvement in a 2012 offshore explosion, according to…
Fishing Vessel Convicted of Dumping Oil and Garbage into the South Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON D.C. A fishing vessel company that operated in and around American Samoa was convicted and sentenced Wednesday for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oil and garbage,…