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Could Alex Jones' Attorneys be Punished for Allegedly Releasing Personal Records?
A Connecticut judge is trying to determine if Jones’ attorney Norm Pattis, who is representing the InfoWars host in the defamation case here, along with his Texas attorney should face disciplinary action.
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Chicago-Area Residents Trying to Help Group of Teen Girls Flee Afghanistan
A teenager who said Afghanistan is the “darkest” place in the world for women and girls is desperately trying to flee the country with the assistance of Chicago-area residents and a non-profit organization.
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‘I'm Not a Cat': Filter Makes Lawyer Look Like Cat in Court
A West Texas attorney accidentally joined a court hearing with a Zoom filter of a cat turned on—and he couldn’t figure out how to turn it off.
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Attorney Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Sentenced to One Day Behind Bars
A San Gabriel-based attorney who pleaded guilty to taking part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that sold temporary green cards to foreign investors was sentenced Friday to one day behind bars and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
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Mother of Late ‘ER' Actress Sues Over Daughter's Shooting by Police
The family of former “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez who was killed by South Pasadena police is filing a $20 million claim against the city, alleging negligence.
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PG&E Urges Judge to Approve Key Settlement, Faces Resistance
Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its financial footing and cover at least $20 billion in losses stemming from catastrophic wildfires in California tied to its equipment.
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New Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Lyft to Be Announced in SF
An attorney for 21 alleged sexual assault and rape victims will hold a press conference Wednesday in San Francisco to announce a new lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft.
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Mother Tied Son's Hands as Their Santa Paula Home Burned
Authorities say a woman placed a plastic bag over her 3-year-old son’s head and tied his hands as their Santa Paula home burned.
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FBI Outlines ‘Critical Role' of San Diegan in Overseas Terrorist Group
The FBI indicted a former San Diego resident with charges of terrorism after nearly a decade of alleged crimes that landed him on the department’s Most Wanted Terrorists list.
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Racial Bias Evident in Drug Prosecutions in San Diego: Data
African-Americans in San Diego are approximately five times more likely to get prosecuted for minor drug offenses than Whites and Hispanics, according to data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates through a public records request.
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9 Dead, Including 2 Children, in South Dakota Plane Crash
Nine people, including two children, were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in rough weather near Chamberlain, South Dakota, authorities said. A Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop passenger plane, had as many as 12 people on board when it crashed shortly after takeoff about a mile from Chamberlain Municipal Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Brule County...
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Belated Bill to Help Solve Indigenous Cold Cases Gains Steam
A bill originally meant to help law enforcement investigate cold cases of murdered and missing indigenous women that has floundered in Congress for two years may have the missing ingredients to become law — money and muscle. The money comes from an appropriations subcommittee chaired by Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who told The Associated Press that for the first...
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Fired Navy Leader Highly Critical of Trump in SEAL Case
Richard Spencer, who was fired at Navy secretary for his handling of a SEAL war crimes case championed by President Donald Trump, wrote Wednesday that the commander in chief “has very little understanding” of how the American military works. The extraordinary accusation came in an opinion piece published on The Washington Post’s website Wednesday evening, three days after he was...
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Man Strips Naked Inside Senate Office Building
A man entered a U.S. Senate office building on Tuesday afternoon and stripped fully nude, police say.
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US Judge Bars Trump's Health Insurance Rule for Immigrants
A U.S. judge in Oregon on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration proclamation that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said in a written opinion that the proclamation could not take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality makes its way through the courts....
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Chula Vista Cosmetic Surgeon Sued Over Patient's Death
It was supposed to be a routine breast augmentation surgery, but it went horribly wrong and left a 35-year-old wife dead and her two young children motherless.
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Lawyer: Impeachment-Related Ruling on McGahn Doesn't Extend to Bolton, Deputy
John Bolton’s attorney suggested Tuesday that a court order directing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress has no bearing on whether his client and another ex-national security official he represents will testify. The statement from attorney Charles Cooper aimed to blunt public speculation that the judge’s order in the McGahn case could influence the actions of...
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3 Maryland Men Exonerated After 36 Years in Prison
Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of their case. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released from custody hours after a judge cleared their convictions and prosecutors dropped the charges. They were teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison in 1984....
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DOJ Report: FBI Lawyer Suspected of Altering Russia Probe Document
President Donald Trump on Friday touted news reports that a former FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser in 2016. The Associated Press has confirmed reports by CNN and The Washington Post that the finding is part of a Justice Department inspector general investigation into the FBI’s probe of ties...
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New Details Revealed in Court as Boston College Student Pleads Not Guilty in Boyfriend's Suicide
A Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to take his life has been arraigned. Twenty-one-year-old Inyoung You, a South Korean national, appeared before a judge at Suffolk Superior Court Friday morning where a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. Prosecutors say You sent Alexander Urtula, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, more than...