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State Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett staged-hate crime conviction

2 weeks 1 day ago

In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the convictions of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, finding that a special prosecutor’s decision to retry him for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself violated his rights after the Cook County state’s attorney’s office previously dropped all charges.

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California sheriff refuses to step down despite accusations of retaliation against union, using slurs against subbordinates

3 weeks ago

When San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus ran for office two years ago, she promised to clean up the scandal-plagued department, dubbing her campaign "Team Revolution."

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Beer can DNA leads to break in brutal murder case intially called a bear attack

1 month ago

A friendly offering of a beer from one camper to another has led police to a break in a case that was so grotesque, that officers initially declared it a bear attack. According to ABC News, DNA pulled from a beer can at the Montana campsite has led to the arrest of Daren Christopher Abbey […]

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L.A. man wearing GPS ankle monitor is accused of a robbery spree. Officials can't track him

1 month 1 week ago

Matthew OrmsethLos Angeles Times(TNS) After Nhazel Warren was charged this summer with carrying a gun in public, a judge released the 19-year-old on the condition that the Los Angeles County Probation Department track his movements with a GPS device. When Warren was arrested three weeks later on suspicion of robbing an elderly couple, a different judge let […]

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Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges

1 month 2 weeks ago

John AnneseNew York Daily News(TNS) NEW YORK — Abercrombie & Fitch’s disgraced ex-CEO Mike Jeffries has been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced Tuesday. The arrest comes after a cascade of public allegations against Jeffries accusing him of sexually abusing and trafficking young men during lavish events he and his partner, Matthew Smith, hosted in America […]

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