Task force to address assaults, rapes, murders in Illinois nursing homesCHICAGO — A pattern of assaults, rapes and murders in Illinois nursing homes has leaders from a half-dozen state agencies promising to come up with recommendations for Gov. Pat Quinn by the end of January. NJ judge to rule on whether to throw out Jayson Williams manslaughter caseSOMERVILLE, N.J., — The outcome of a 7-year-old manslaughter case against Jayson Williams now rests in the hands of a judge who will decide whether alleged racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct played a part in the retired NBA star’s 2004 trial. Prominent Southeast developer pleads not guilty in wife’s death in Fla. mansionORLANDO, Fla. — A prominent southeast developer charged with second-degree murder in his wife’s shooting death in Florida has pleaded not guilty. Congress votes to extend hate crimes to cover attacks based on sexual orientation, genderWASHINGTON — A House vote Thursday put Congress on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation. The legislation would bring major changes to law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. House votes to extend hate crimes to cover attacks based on sexual orientation, genderWASHINGTON — The House has voted to significantly expand four-decades-old hate crimes law to protect those attacked because of their sexual orientation. Suspect in death of Ark. TV anchorwoman says police tricks, threats led to his confessionsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man charged with killing an Arkansas TV anchorwoman told a judge Thursday that investigators’ threats caused him to confess to the crime on tape and that police trickery led him to give different versions about what happened. Police: NJ retirement community resident stabs 1, hurts 2 in feud with neighborsTRENTON, N.J. — A resident of a southern New Jersey retirement community stabbed three people Thursday, killing an 88-year-old woman who had recently moved out because she was afraid of him and was among a group of neighbors who had accused him of disturbing the peace, authorities said. Congress voting to extend hate crime laws to cover attacks based on sexual orientationWASHINGTON — Assaulting people because of their sexual orientation would become a federal hate crime in legislation the House is set to vote on Thursday. The bill would significantly expand the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Congress voting to extend hate crimes to cover attacks based on sexual orientationWASHINGTON — Assaulting people because of their sexual orientation would become a federal hate crime in legislation the House is set to vote on Thursday. The bill would significantly expand the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Police: 3 stabbed at southern NJ retirement community by 65-year-old residentLINWOOD, N.J. — Authorities say a resident of a southern New Jersey retirement community stabbed at least three people after a feud with neighbors. Demjanjuk attorney says he plans to try and stop trial with appeal to German high courtBERLIN — John Demjanjuk’s attorney says he plans to ask Germany’s high court to block his trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp. Fla. hotel heir slaying sparks feud over million-dollar estate that contains Batman itemsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mysterious death of a Fontainebleau Hotel heir has triggered a family feud over his multimillion-dollar estate, with relatives accusing his wife of murder even though no one has been charged. Federal prosecutors say man charged with sexually abusing boys at Haiti school should be heldNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Federal prosecutors say a former Connecticut man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti should not be released from prison because he poses a “clear and continuing danger.” Son of slain 100-year-old woman says mom, strangled in Mass. nursing home, was happy, activeDARTMOUTH, Mass. — A 100-year-old woman found strangled in a nursing home with a plastic bag over her head loved living at the home, where she happily played bingo and doled out daily hugs to other residents, her son said Thursday. Former Conn. police officer pleads not guilty to posing as twin brother to have sex with womanMILFORD, Conn. — A former Connecticut police officer has pleaded not guilty to allegations he posed as his twin brother to have sex with a woman, and then raped her when she realized the ruse and tried to leave. Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband with marital problems found shot dead at home; 3 kids safeLEBANON, Pa. — A suburban mother who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pistol to her daughter’s soccer game was fatally shot Wednesday along with her parole-officer husband in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Pennsylvania Dutch country, authorities said. LA mother wants investigation into daughter’s stabbing death in EcuadorLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles mother is pushing for an investigation into the killing of her daughter in Ecuador. Court papers detail mental health diagnosis of man charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnappingSALT LAKE CITY — Federal court papers show a forensic psychiatrist believes the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart suffers from disorders that include pedophilia, narcissism and malingering, a condition that suggests he may be exaggerating his illnesses to avoid prosecution. Prosecutors play tape of Maryland man confessing to 2008 drowning deaths of his 3 childrenBALTIMORE — A Maryland man calmly described to detectives how he methodically drowned his three young children by holding them underwater in a hotel bathtub for 10 minutes each — a confession that was recorded by police and played in court Wednesday. Former prosecutor: Slur in Williams case discussed 3 years before disclosure to defenseSOMERVILLE, N.J. — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is closer to learning if a judge will agree that racial bias was involved in a manslaughter case against him seven years ago and that his convictions for covering up the crime should be thrown out. Obama officials pledge federal support to fight teen violence in Chicago but offer no detailsCHICAGO — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday pledged federal support to fight a surge in youth violence in Chicago and other cities, calling the brutal beating death of a teenager on the city’s South Side a wake-up call for the country. Husband charged in Calif. mercy killing case dies from gunshot woundsSANTA ANA, Calif. — A 90-year-old former California doctor charged with killing his terminally ill wife and then turning the gun on himself has died of his injuries. Prosecutor says Idaho dad accused of letting girl trek miles in snow risked children’s livesSHOSHONE, Idaho — A father accused of allowing his 11-year-old daughter to walk to her death along a cold, rural highway on Christmas Day failed to do what he needed to protect her, a prosecutor said Tuesday. APNewsBreak: Craigslist slaying suspect indicted on assault charges in RIPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former Boston University medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist has been indicted on charges that he assaulted a stripper in Rhode Island. Former dean of elite Connecticut boarding school charged with sexually assault a 4th studentLITCHFIELD, Conn. — The former dean of an exclusive Connecticut boarding school has been charged with sexually assaulting a fourth student. Duncan says ambitious Chicago education plan has not contributed to surge in teen violenceCHICAGO — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday it is ridiculous to suggest that an ambitious plan to improve education in Chicago contributed to a surge in violence among students. Oregon man accused of using Internet to arrange group sex assaultsNEWBERG, Ore. — A 44-year-old man was accused of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and a variety of other sex-related crimes, including posting Craiglist ads to solicit others to join in group assaults on a teenage girl, authorities said Wednesday. Daughter of slain Florida couple tells Oprah Winfrey about raising parents’ childrenCHICAGO — A Florida woman said she is fulfilling a promise she never thought she’d have to keep by raising nine special-needs children her parents had adopted before they were shot to death in their home in July. Police: Pa. twin kills himself; accused of accidentally pinning, killing brother while parkingBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a man accused of killing his identical twin brother in a parallel parking accident has killed himself. NY man convicted of hate crime in mugging of centenarian, 2 other women, could face 90 yearsNEW YORK — A New York City man was convicted of hate crimes Tuesday in connection with a series of muggings that included an assault on a centenarian on her way to church. |
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