A grant program designed to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the state’s criminal-records repository will pay for 77 new devices courts across Ohio will use to capture defendants’ fingerprints for submission to the database. Among the recipients is the Marion County Common Pleas Court Family Division. “Fingerprints are a critical piece of the puzzle […]
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case for retaining classified documents suggested she would deny his attempt to exclude the documents the FBI seized at the Mar-a-Lago club, saying at a hearing Tuesday that the warrant for the search was properly granted. The former president’s lawyers had contended the warrant was unconstitutionally vague and […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and New Delhi’s chief minister, was granted bail on Thursday by a court in the capital, after he was arrested in a bribery case in March, local media reported. Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party, was arrested in March, […]
Tiger Woods has been granted a lifetime exemption to compete in the PGA Tour’s eight ‘signature’ events. The Tour has announced the honour in recognition of Woods’ joint-record 82 victories on the American-based circuit. His triumphs include 15 major titles. A statement confirmed the “adjustment” to the signature events series to “introduce a sponsor exemption […]
Wisconsin Republicans are withholding $125m designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. The move is part of a broader effort by Republicans in the state to steal power from the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, the funding’s supporters […]
The man awaiting trial on charges of killing four University of Idaho students secured access for investigators working on his behalf to sealed DNA records central to how police first landed on him as the suspect. At the request of attorneys for defendant Bryan Kohberger, the judge overseeing the widely watched capital murder case expanded […]
Just months after revealing plans for a major upgrade to his 20,000-acre Norfolk estate, King Charles has reportedly received approval for another big project that will affect the property. According to The Daily Mail, the monarch has been granted permission from the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council to commence construction on a 25-acre luxury glamping site on his massive […]
The future of Paramount Global remains uncertain, but the co-CEOs of the company will be just fine however things shake out. On Monday, Paramount filed with the SEC some compensation details for its new co-chief executives, including the critical detail that all three are now participants in the “Paramount Global Executive Change in Control Severance […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder died over the weekend, 12 days after being granted a medical transfer from prison to a facility that could better treat his condition, including quadriplegia. Ezra Bozeman, 68, died on Saturday at the UPMC Altoona medical center, Ryan Tarkowski, communications director […]
MACKINAC ISLAND — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is not on the ballot this fall, but she’s taking a lead role with President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign in the battleground state she leads. As campaign co-chair for Biden, Whitmer hopes to help deliver the state for him. Her outlook with several months to go until Nov. 5? […]
[Source] A Japanese lesbian couple has been granted refugee status in Canada after enduring discrimination in Japan. Key points: The details: While Japan has local partnership systems for same-sex couples, it still doesn’t have national marriage equality. LGBTQ+ rights advocates say social acceptance lags behind legal progress in Japan. Hana and Eri said they faced […]
David Folker, a man who killed the mother of his child 14 years ago and hid her body in a wooded area in eastern Newfoundland, is allowed to leave prison temporarily on “extensive” escorted absences. The Parole Board of Canada said Folker has been granted three different types of escorted temporary absences — when an inmate can leave a […]