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Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s political left whose killing ...World - ABC News - 4 hours ago -
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Judge sentences 2 former cops to 79 and 59 years for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
Judge sentences 2 former cops to 79 and 59 years for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle FrancoWorld - ABC News - 7 hours ago -
Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil
Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor. Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor ...World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago -
Rio courtroom may see belated measure of justice for murdered Marielle Franco
The high-profile city councillor was gunned down with her driver in 2018 – now two of her confessed killers go on trial. It was not even 10pm and the football match she was watching on TV had still ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Judge Extends Sentence for Former County Official Convicted in Las Vegas Journalist’s Murder
Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
A trial has opened against two former policemen accused in the 2018 killing of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle FrancoWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years
A judge calls Jack Crawley, who murdered Paul Taylor, a "highly dangerous man".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Aaron Judge gives Yankee Stadium something to cheer about with home run in ALCS Game 2 victory
Judge hit his first home run of this postseason as the Yankees went up 2-0 on Cleveland despite a less than dominant performance.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16 -
Teacher and veteran cop part of crew accused of running Long Island brothels
A veteran cop and an experienced teacher are part of a crew arrested and charged with running brothels and managing sex workers on Long Island, New York, in what authorities described Tuesday as a ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years
Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Gunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout
Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father, brother and a police officer in an hours-long shootout before he himself was fatally shotWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
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Workers could get right to strike for a year
A government document says the mandate to take industrial action could be extended.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder
The LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit pursues the two-decades-old Pillowcase Rapist case and tackles the legendary Black Dahlia murder in “The Waiting,” the new Ballard and Bosch thriller by Michael ConnellyEntertainment - ABC News - October 15 -
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson
Judge Frederic Block said his ideas about punishment had evolved since he sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms in 1997. At age 90, he decided to take action.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
A judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in AlabamaHealth - ABC News - October 22 -
Judge in Michael Jordan's father's murder trial pleas for convicted killer's release
The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of Michael Jordan’s father petitioned Tuesday to release his convicted killer.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
N.C. judge argues for release of man convicted in murder of Michael Jordan's father
The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial over the killing Michael Jordan’s father petitioned the state’s parole commission to release one of the men convicted in the case.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
U.S. to Give Ukraine Millions to Build More Long-Range Drones
The move, confirmed by a Pentagon official, is in line with a U.S. policy change aimed at shoring up Ukraine’s ability to fight the war against Russia with its own weapons.World - The New York Times - October 22 -
Former Peruvian President Gets Long Jail Term on Graft Conviction
Alejandro Toledo, once close to the U.S., was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of taking a $20 million bribe.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
With 2 Short Sentences, Walmart Just Made a Brilliant Announcement
‘You don’t get any extra points for the fact that something’s very hard to do.’Business - Inc. - 19 hours ago -
US charges former Indian spy allegedly linked to foiled murder plot
Justice department says Vikash Yadav, who remains at large, planned to murder a Sikh separatist in New York. The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer who allegedly ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges
Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
S.C. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Black trans woman after historic verdict
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
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Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin ...World - ABC News - October 14 -
Judge's HR fuels Yanks: 'Ghosts were pulling' to CF
Aaron Judge hit a two-run drive into Monument Park for his first home run of this postseason, and the Yankees beat the Guardians 6-3 to take a 2-0 ALCS lead.Sports - ESPN - October 16 -
2 Men Accused of Killing 72-Year-Old While Posing as Utility Workers
Two men who said they were looking for a gas leak killed the man in his basement in suburban Detroit and bound his wife with duct tape before taking her watch and phone, prosecutors said.Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms
Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's termsEntertainment - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen faces long odds in reviving claim against former boss
Michael Cohen is an unlikely civil rights warrior.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick Jake Long has lost more than 70 pounds since retirement
Former No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Jake Long has lost more than 70 pounds since his professional career ended.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18