Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation.
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Hunter Biden goes on trial in Los Angeles over charges of tax evasion
The sordid details of one of the darkest periods of Hunter Biden’s life could be dredged up in a trial over tax evasion that kicks off on Thursday.
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Officers present during Fall River police station beating can keep their jobs
Two Fall River police officers who were present for the beating of a suspect at the city’s police station in 2020 will keep their jobs, after an investigation released this week found insufficient evidence to prove whether they filed false reports in violation of department policy. An earlier FBI investigation into the beating already led […]
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Police press charges in a second sexual harassment case at New Bedford Market Basket
Police have criminally charged a second Market Basket employee for alleged sexual misconduct at the company’s New Bedford supermarket. Juana DeLeon Quinilla, an employee who has chosen to speak publicly under her real name, is accusing a colleague of flashing his penis to her while she cleaned the men’s bathroom and grabbing her butt and […]
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Many 911 call centers are understaffed, and the job has gotten harder
More cities are adopting alternative response models, where mental health clinicians respond instead of police. The question of who to send usually rests with 911 workers, who are often overworked and overstressed.
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Q&A: Whitehouse On Criminal Justice Reform, Government Shutdown & Russia
Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island helped promote a criminal justice reform package signed into law last month by President Trump. The bipartisan measure will give judges more flexibility in sentencing some drug offenders and boost efforts to reduce recidivism by inmates. Whitehouse stopped by our studio this week to talk about criminal […]