Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'
A white West Virginia couple found guilty of forcing their five adopted Black children to work as "slaves" on their farm were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.
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Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison
The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.The New York Times - 2d -
West Virginia couple convicted of abusing adopted children is set for sentencing
A West Virginia couple convicted in the mistreatment of their adopted children, including locking some in a shed, is due in court Wednesday for sentencing.NBC News - 2d -
UN judge guilty of forcing woman to work as slave
Jury finds Ugandan high court judge Lydia Mugambe guilty and she will be sentenced in May.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material
Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prisonABC News - Mar. 14 -
Canadian man sentenced to prison for destroying energy facilities in Dakotas
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Couples Who Married During the Covid Pandemic Reflect Five Years Later
Five years later, four couples who married at the peak of Covid quarantine share how their relationships were shaped and where they are today.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Man who drugged and robbed men in NYC gay bar murders sentenced to 8 years
Andre Butts, one of the men who participated in a drugging and robbery scheme of gay men that killed two people, was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in state prison.NBC News - 1d -
Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison
A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict
A court in Georgia has handed another prison sentence to imprisoned former President Mikheil SaakashviliABC News - 4d
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Judges stand firm as Trump ramps up attacks on judiciary
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George Foreman, heavyweight boxing champion, dies at 76
George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist who later became an entrepreneur known for his indoor grills, died Friday at 76.NBC News - 43m
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George Foreman, boxing legend and entrepreneur, dies at 76
George Foreman, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion, competed between 1967 and 1997.CBS News - 18m -
George Foreman, boxing legend and entrepreneur, dies at 76
George Foreman, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion, competed between 1967 and 1997.CBS News - 18m -
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76, says family
Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 then did it again in 1994 when he was 45.BBC News - 18m