The woman, identified as Timisha Beauchamp by Geoffrey Fieger, her family’s lawyer, has cerebral palsy and is in critical condition hospital; she’s in the ICU on a respirator, Fieger said. Fieger previously told CNN affiliate WXYZ, “It’s one of the worst nightmares of people to imagine an ambulance being called …
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Here’s what you need to know Get on track with your day. (You can also have “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Police violence A 17-year-old Illinois man has been arrested and charged with murder in a fatal shooting that left …
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(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
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(Reuters) – The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “will not give up an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a thin veil on Wednesday. China. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense …
Read More »Scott Peterson’s death sentence has been overturned by California Supreme Court
The high court found that the trial itself was fair and the murder convictions stand. In an automated appeal, first filed in the Supreme Court in 2012, the court found that potential jurors were wrongly dismissed, in part because they raised general objections to the death penalty on a questionnaire. …
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