Mark HumphreyAP Photo (File) Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison’s execution chamber, Oct. 13, 1999. Tennessee’s corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a… Continue reading Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year
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Lawyers for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes ask court to block Boeing plea deal
Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers for relatives of some of the people killed in Boeing Max jetliner crashes asked a federal judge on Wednesday to reject a plea agreement the aircraft maker struck with U.S. prosecutors, saying it is too lenient and lets… Continue reading Lawyers for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes ask court to block Boeing plea deal
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered… Continue reading Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. Another was jailed for only a few months. They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine.… Continue reading Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules
VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. After a New York appeals court upheld his gag order on Thursday, he won’t be for a while.… Continue reading Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules
Tesla attorneys ask judge to vacate decision invalidating massive pay package for Elon Musk
Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Elon Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors are asking a Delaware judge to vacate her ruling requiring the company to rescind a massive and unprecedented pay package for Musk. Friday’s hearing follows a January ruling in which… Continue reading Tesla attorneys ask judge to vacate decision invalidating massive pay package for Elon Musk
Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
VOL. 47 | NO. 53 | Friday, December 29, 2023 DENVER (AP) — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court… Continue reading Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
As actors restart talks, writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes
VOL. 47 | NO. 40 | Friday, September 29, 2023 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility that their part in the industry’s double strike could end with the same kind of deal the writers reached to end their pickets last week. Actors and their employers have… Continue reading As actors restart talks, writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes
Jury selection resumes at fraud trial for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 40 | Friday, September 29, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — The final stages of jury selection resumed Wednesday at the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in New York City. Opening statements were expected to begin by the early afternoon in Manhattan federal court, where Bankman-Fried has… Continue reading Jury selection resumes at fraud trial for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 40 | Friday, September 29, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial for a third day Wednesday after running afoul of the judge by denigrating a key court staffer in a social media post. Trump, the Republican front-runner… Continue reading After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial