13th Juror: Fishy case could silence accused bomber’s pals
The bad news: A case about fish that went all the way to the Supreme Court may ultimately let a couple of potential witnesses off the hook. No cameras are…
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Minnesota man pleads guilty to trying to support ISIS
Abdullahi Yusuf, an 18-year-old Somali-American, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. After…
Jodi Arias Sentencing Retrial Nears End With Closing Arguments
The long-running effort by prosecutors to punish Jodi Arias for killing her lover nearly seven years ago is drawing to a close. The jury deciding whether she should be sentenced…
Attorney General Eric Holder sees success in fewer drug prosecutions
In a speech Thursday at the National Press Club, Holder pointed to the new data as showing the fruits of his Smart on Crime initiative, an effort focused on reducing…
Hong Kong Court Convicts Employer in Abuse of Domestic Worker
HONG KONG — She claimed that her employer kicked her and beat her with a vacuum cleaner rod. She said that she was given only one bottle of water a…
Woman calls self ‘servant of Allah,’ faces sentencing for ISIS plan
The Colorado resident who pleaded guilty to wanting to join ISIS jihad has changed her Muslim name and prepared a new hairstyle for her sentencing Friday. Shannon Maureen Conley, 19,…
Man To Be Sentenced For Killing, Dismemberment
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is facing sentencing in the fatal shooting and dismemberment of a Minnesota man. – Last year a Marathon County judge ruled Thao was…
Polish court to consider U.S. request to extradite Polanski
U.S. officials have repeatedly tried to bring Polanski back to the United States to face sentencing in the decades-old case. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 in California to having unlawful…
Radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri sentenced to life in prison
“Abu Hamza’s blood-soaked journey from cleric to convict, from Imam to inmate, is now complete,” Preet Bharara, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a…