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Right decision? Michelle Carter guilty of manslaughter of boyfriend Conrad Roy III
Through the course of the trial dozens of Facebook and text messages sent by Carter to Roy were made public, most of which revolved around Carter encouraging Roy to commit suicide . Roy was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his pickup truck in Fairhaven , Massachusetts on July 12, 2014. Medwed said the judge could consider Carter "morally blameworthy", but "moral blame doesn't alway... [Full Article...]
Border Patrol raids desert aid camp, arrests 4 from Mexico
He said the Border Patrol understands No More Deaths' mission to provide aid, but added that those efforts can encourage smugglers. On Thursday, temperatures reached 105 degrees in Arivaca, northwest of Nogales, Arizona, where the No More Deaths camp is located. [Full Article...]
National Digest: Woman who urged boyfriend to kill himself is found guilty
Carter wrote in one message. Carter's lawyer, Joseph Cataldo , said she initially tried to talk Mr Roy out of it and urged him to get professional help, but eventually went along with his plan. Roy was apparently having second thoughts about his suicide attempt, but Carter told him to get back into the auto, berating him. To argue that Carter committed manslaughter is to diminish Roy's moral ... [Full Article...]
US Lawmakers Await Sessions' Testimony
We've had a lot of unnamed sources in the media come out and make statements about Jeff Sessions. "In light of reports regarding Mr. Comey's testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, it is important that I have an opportunity to address these matters in the appropriate forum", Sessions wrote over the weekend. [Full Article...]
Ohio Man Suspected In Five Homicides — George Brinkman
A male suspect arrested in OH on Tuesday morning allegedly killed five people in a span of just 48 hours, including the parents of his ex-girlfriend. During the hours leading to this morning's arrest, Brinkman was armed and holed up at his friend's detached home in Brunswick. The sheriff says authorities are trying to figure out a connection between Brinkman and the three women. [Full Article...]
President Trump Slams Report of Obstruction of Justice Probe
Trump's associates and Russian Federation". Those five officials briefed on the shift told WaPo the focus of the investigation widened to include Trump personally after he fired former FBI Director James Comey . Or did Trump fire Comey as a way to stop the Russian Federation investigation from going forward? Comey testified before the Senate intelligence committee last week and confirme... [Full Article...]
Deputy AG Rosenstein set for budget hearings Tuesday
The pushback also represented growing willingness among staffers to try to keep Trump from making damaging mistakes - an important change in a White House dominated by a president who often demands obeisance. Mr Trump does not have the authority to dismiss Mr Mueller, and he would have to ask Mr Rosenstein, who appointed the special counsel, to do so. Ahead of the hearing there had been sugges... [Full Article...]
Wife of congressional baseball shooting suspect tells of disbelief
He was identified as James T. Hodgkinson , a 66-year-old home inspector from IL who had several minor run-ins with the law in recent years and belonged to a Facebook group called "Terminate the Republican Party". Later, the crowd burst into applause as Capitol Police Officer David Bailey - who was injured as he pursued the shooter - hobbled to the mound on crutches and tossed the ceremonial f... [Full Article...]