Law

National

Guantanamo Trial Will Grapple With Definition Of Torture

5:40pm February 08, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

For nearly two decades, efforts to prosecute the men accused of helping carry out the September 11 terrorist attacks have gone nowhere. But now the process is accelerating.

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Douglas Hodge, shown last October outside the federal courthouse in Boston, has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

Education

Judge Hands Down Harshest Penalty Yet From College Admissions Scandal

6:51pm February 07, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Prosecutors told the court that they considered Douglas Hodge, the ex-CEO of PIMCO, among the "most culpable" of the parents charged. He has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

National

South Dakota Lawmakers Seek To Ban Treatment For Transgender Teenagers

5:12pm February 07, 2020

by Lee Strubinger

State lawmakers in South Dakota are moving on a bill that criminalizes gender confirmation surgery and puberty blockers for minors under 16. Other similar bills are popping up around the country.

Sports

Whistleblower Suit Filed Against U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Committee

9:45am February 07, 2020

by Tom Goldman

A former high-ranking official at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit. Bill Moreau alleges he was fired for raising concerns about abuse of athletes.

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News Brief: N.H. Democratic Debate, Coronavirus, Whistleblower Lawsuit

6:06am February 07, 2020

Democratic presidential candidates to debate in New Hampshire. Coronavirus whistleblower dies from the disease. And, an ex-U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee official files a whistleblower lawsuit.

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Defense Team Begins Presenting Its Case In Harvey Weinstein Trial

5:16am February 07, 2020

by Rose Friedman

The prosecution has rested its case in the Harvey Weinstein trial in New York. It is his defense team's turn to present its side. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, shown here during his capital murder arraignment in El Paso, Texas, is accused of killing 22 people.

National

U.S. Charges Suspect In El Paso Walmart Shootings With Hate Crimes

7:42pm February 06, 2020

Shortly after the attack last August, Patrick Wood Crusius allegedly told police he had driven to the store intending to kill "Mexicans."

Special agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor arrested John Davis, the former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, on Wednesday. He and five others are accused of diverting millions of dollars from a family

National

Mississippi's Ex-Welfare Director, 5 Others Arrested Over 'Massive' Fraud

5:19pm February 06, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Authorities say a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme funneled money from a fund for needy families into personal expenses, including a stay at a luxury rehab center in California.

National

Trump Administration Takes Aim At New York State Sanctuary Laws

4:32pm February 06, 2020

by Joel Rose

The Department of Homeland Security will not allow New York residents to enroll in programs expediting international travel, as a state law blocks immigration authorities from accessing DMV records.

Bernie Madoff, shown here arriving at a court session in 2009, is currently being held at FMC Butner, a federal prison in North Carolina.

National

Bernie Madoff Seeks Early Release Because He Has 'Less Than 18 Months' To Live

4:12pm February 06, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

A lawyer says Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence, suffers from terminal kidney failure. The Federal Bureau of Prisons denied a similar request for release last year.