An Indiana woman is fighting to keep her son in the United States after she says she received a letter saying he had to leave the country or he could be deported. Rebekah Hubley adopted her son Jonas in 2010 from Haiti when he was 4 years old. He has “a smile that can light […]
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China says it won’t turn a blind eye to Philippines’ repeated ‘provocations’
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Thursday said it will not turn a blind eye to repeated “provocations and harassment” by the Philippines, amid heightened tensions over a spate of run-ins in the South China Sea. Manila earlier this month accused the Chinese coastguard and maritime militia of repeatedly firing water cannons at its […]
Testimony of Legally Blind Witness Landed Chicago Man In Prison for 76 Years, Now He Will be Freed After Serving 12 Years
A Chicago man who spent more than a decade behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit was freed from prison two weeks after a judge overturned the conviction due to new evidence that undermined the prosecution’s case. Darien Harris, who is Black, was convicted in 2014 for the June 2011 shooting death of Rondell […]
Charges against Chicago man dropped in murder case that relied on legally blind witness’ testimony
A Chicago man whose murder conviction was overturned this month was released from jail after prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against him in a case that relied primarily on the testimony of a legally blind witness. Darien Harris spent 12 years in prison after he was convicted in the 2011 shooting death of Rondell […]
Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 10 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind
A Chicago man who spent more than a decade in prison after he was found guilty of murder primarily based on the testimony of a “blind eyewitness” will get a new trial, his attorney said. Darien Harris, 30, was convicted following a 2011 shooting that left 23-year-old Rondell Moore dead and another seriously injured, the […]