Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Case Can Proceed, Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules
Andrea Constand and Bill Cosby Todd Korol/Toronto Star/Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage By Nicole Weisensee Egan @nweisenseeegan 04/25/2016 AT 04:00 PM EDT On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. "We are ready for that [prelimin..>> view originalOfficial: Some 200 pot plants found in executed Ohio family's grow op
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(Scott Olson/Getty Images) Alex Cherry chatted with Chris Rabb, a Democratic candidate for a seat in the Pennsylvania State House, on Sunday, saying he planned to work the polls in the upcoming election. Impressed, Rabb and a volunteer encouraged the 21-year-old to join the campaign, Rabb would say later in a statement. “He was enthusiastic about the political process,” Rabb said. Then, as Cherry still spoke with the campaign worker, a man came up behind the 21-year-old and shot him in the..>> view originalShooting at Nashville Music City Central Bus Station Injures 4 Teenagers
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Photo A voting rights rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2015. Monday’s ruling is an early signal of how federal judges might regard changes and challenges to voting laws in the aftermath of a 2013 Supreme Court decision. Credit Travis Dove for The New York Times RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Monday upheld sweeping Republican-backed changes to election rules, including a voter identification provision, that civil rights groups say unfairly targeted African-Americans ..>> view originalWith arrival of severe weather season, officials say be prepared
On the heels of Sunday’s tornado warnings and watches in north-central Kansas, and with possibly more tornadic weather predicted in parts of the state starting Tuesday, Finney County Emergency Management is reminding residents to be prepared for severe weather.The National Weather Service said the weather conditions for areas east of Hays for the next few days are ideal for possible tornadoes, but Garden City and Finney County are not included in this high-risk category.The NWS issued tornado w..>> view originalCleveland to pay $6 million to settle police killing of black boy
CLEVELAND Cleveland officials have agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was shot dead by a white police officer in 2014, according to documents filed in federal court on Monday. The city admitted no wrongdoing in the shooting and Rice's family agreed to drop the complaint against two officers, including the one who shot the boy, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster, who mediated the settlement, said in the documents.Rice w..>> view originalDylann Roof's friend Joey Meek to take plea deal
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) รข€” Joseph Meek is set to plead guilty and testify against his childhood friend, 22-year-old Dylann Roof who is accused of killing nine black parishioners in a Charleston church last June, in exchange for a lighter sentence.A plea agreement signed by Meek and his attorney last Friday and federal prosecutors on Monday shows that Meek has agreed to plead guilty to failing to report a crime and lying to authorities, two of the charges he faced. The agreement will be made of..>> view originalNorth Carolina Restroom Law Becomes a Central Election Issue
An Elon University poll conducted from April 10 to 15 showed Mr. Cooper, the state’s longtime attorney general, leading Mr. McCrory 48 percent to 42 percent among registered voters. It was Mr. Cooper’s largest lead in the five polls that Elon has conducted in the last year.But November is a long way off, and social issues reverberate in complex ways in a state that has a reputation for moderation but also produced Jesse Helms, the arch-conservative United States senator. Carter Wrenn, a longtim..>> view original
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