Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina…
Tampa teenager accused in Twitter hack pleads not guilty
A Florida teen identified as the mastermind of scheme that gained control of Twitter accounts of politicians, celebrities and technology moguls has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of fraud…
Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ to deny Puerto Rico access to US aid
A federal judge has ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory access to three federal welfare programs in a major decision cheered by…
Facebook bows to Brazil judge, blocks 12 accounts worldwide
Facebook says it has obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running…
Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case
An appeals court ruling overturning the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has raised familiar questions about whether he can receive fair trial in a city that remains…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, and forcing police in Seattle…
Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize
A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized…
Judge blocks Seattle law banning police use of pepper spray
A federal judge late Friday blocked Seattle’s new law prohibiting police from using pepper spray, blast balls and similar weapons that was passed following confrontations with protesters July 25, 2020,…
Court: Judge wrong to dismiss complaint against Facebook
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a judge was wrong to dismiss a cafe owner’s complaint against Facebook that his social media account was shut down without warning…
At 88, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes 2nd comeback bid
Joe Arpaio is trying to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:50 PM 5…