Judge: Death row inmate hasn’t proven prejudice by juror
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate nearing execution has failed to prove a juror was prejudiced against him when she helped sentence him to death decades ago, a judge ruled Tuesday. In his ruling, Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole declined to reopen 53-year-old Lee Hall’s case, but also wrote that…
Kim Foxx Admits Failures in Jussie Smollett Case: ‘I Didn’t Handle It Well. I Own That’
In her reelection video for Cook County State Attorney released Tuesday, Kim Foxx concedes that she mishandled the high-profile prosecution of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. “The truth is, I didn’t handle it well,” Foxx says in the video. “I own that.” “I’m making changes in my office to make sure we do better,” she adds.…
A Catholic priest condemned a teen's suicide at his own funeral. Now, his mom is suing
A Michigan mother is suing the Archdiocese of Detroit alleging that the priest who spoke at her son’s funeral questioned whether her son would go to heaven after dying by suicide, adding to the family’s suffering. Linda Hullibarger and her husband, Jeff, said they met with Rev. Don LaCuesta in 2018 to plan funeral services for…
Russia offers job to Maria Butina, woman convicted by U.S. of being an agent
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In her first public appearance since being deported by U.S. authorities who had jailed her for being a Russian agent, Maria Butina was on Monday offered a job by Moscow to defend Russians imprisoned abroad. During an event for the media, Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, offered Butina, 31, a job…
‘I now recall’: What to watch in Trump impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exactly what is Gordon Sondland’s story? Certainly it’s full of international mystery, which House impeachment investigators are sorting through as they probe President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. But the intrigue is largely due to other witnesses recalling conversations with Sondland that he did not mention to impeachment…
Impeachment testimony by Volker and Morrison doesn't totally contradict White House narrative, a partial victory for Trump
WASHINGTON — Public testimony in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s alleged extortion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued on Tuesday afternoon, with former National Security Council staffer Tim Morrison and former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. The testimony of the two men was not as damaging to Trump as Friday’s…
Trump turns 'very routine' physical into attack on media
WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out at the media during a Tuesday afternoon Cabinet meeting over reporting about his sudden trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last weekend. The White House said the visit was part of a regular physical exam. “These people are sick. They are sick,” Trump said of the media,…
16-year-old girl had 'detailed plan to commit murder' at predominantly black church: Police
16-year-old girl had ‘detailed plan to commit murder’ at predominantly black church: Police originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A 16-year-old girl was arrested over her “detailed plan to commit murder” at a predominately black church in Georgia, police said Tuesday. The teenager, who is white, was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder regarding the alleged…
Eddie Gallagher could lose his SEAL status as Navy begins board review, despite Trump's intervention in his case
Eddie Gallagher could lose his SEAL status as Navy begins board review, despite Trump’s intervention in his case originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Special Warfare Chief Eddie Gallagher could lose his status as a U.S. Navy SEAL as the service begins a board review process that will examine whether he should keep his Trident pin, which…
Stop! Don't Charge Your Phone This Way
Click:Bussmann 170M3819D 400A 690V Fuses A dead or dying phone or laptop is enough to send anybody on a mad dash to find a way to charge the device, but you might want to think twice before using that random cable found at an airport charging station or docking into that hotel USB port —…