Charges dropped against freed Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle
An Ontario judge Thursday dismissed 19 charges against a Canadian man who spent five years with his family in militant captivity in Afghanistan, according to court documents.
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Planners of 2009 Philippines massacre found guilty
The men who planned a massacre which rocked the Philippines' political establishment more than a decade ago have been found guilty of murder.
15 things you need to know about how Senate impeachment trials work
Let's start with what we know almost for sure -- the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is likely to end with his acquittal. Conviction would require 20 Republicans to side with Democrats, and at the moment, there's no sign that any Republican senators are ready to vote to remove Trump from office.
Maria Butina to host Russian state-funded TV show
Russian gun-rights enthusiast Maria Butina, recently released from a US prison, will become the host of an online video program, Russia's state owned network RT announced Tuesday.
Ex-lawmaker from India's ruling party found guilty of rape
A former lawmaker from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been found guilty of raping and kidnapping a teenager in 2017, in a high-profile case that triggered widespread public anger about the sexual abuse of women.
Former Kentucky governor issued hundreds of pardons
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued hundreds of pardons and commutations of sentences in his final days in office after his November defeat to Democrat Andy Beshear, some of which are for violent offenses.
Boston Marathon bomber begins appeal to overturn his death sentence
The surviving Boston Marathon bomber who was sentenced to death for his role in the terror plot that killed four and left the city under siege in April 2013, is hoping his legal team's appeal will give him his life back.
McConnell will move to acquit Trump, 2 GOP senators say
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump, should he be impeached, when a majority of senators believe his trial has run its course instead of holding a vote on dismissing the articles of impeachment, two Republican senators told CNN on Wednesday.
Guilty verdict in Boston doctors murder trial
A jury on Tuesday found Bampumim Teixeira guilty of first-degree felony murder in the slayings of two doctors found lying in pools of blood in their Boston penthouse in May 2017.
Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction is denied
A Pennsylvania appeals court upheld Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction and rejected his argument that the case was wrongly decided against him.
Nadler confident in Democrats 'solid' impeachment case
With sources telling CNN a vote in the Judiciary Committee to impeach President Donald Trump is expected as soon as this week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said Sunday that he sees the Ukraine evidence as part of "a pattern" of conduct by the President.
Zimmerman suing Martin family years later
It was the case that launched the Black Lives Matter movement and reminded the country that we weren't living in a post-racial society.
Botham Jean's brother accepts award from police group
Brandt Jean, who redirected the national conversation on police violence when he embraced the ex-Dallas police officer who killed his brother, Botham Jean, accepted an ethical courage award from a law enforcement organization Tuesday -- but not without reservations.
London attack highlights risks of terrorist release plans
The stabbing attack in London on Friday has thrust the issue of what to do with former terrorists back into the public spotlight, especially as hundreds more convicted offenders across Europe are due for release in the coming years.
Klobuchar: 'I don't see' voting to acquit Trump
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that she can't see herself voting in President Donald Trump's favor should the House impeachment inquiry into the President move to a trial in the Senate.
Pharmaceutical executive convictions overturned
The convictions of four former top executives of Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company which made the powerful opioid Subsys, have been partially overturned by a federal judge in Boston.
David Duckenfield found not guilty of deaths of 95 football fans
Former police superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in the deaths of 95 Liverpool supporters in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.
Baltimore men freed after 36 years in prison on wrongful conviction
Three Baltimore men who spent 36 years in prison were released Monday after authorities say they were falsely convicted of a 1983 murder.
Chinese woman found guilty of Mar-a-Lago trespassing sentenced
A Chinese woman found guilty of trespassing at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort was sentenced to eight months in prison, but will leave custody in five days due to the amount of time she has already served.
Metal detectorists jailed for stealing rare Viking hoard
Two metal detectorists who stole an ancient Viking hoard "of national importance" from a British field have been jailed after a judge ruled they had cheated the public out of what should have been national treasure.
New Zealand man found guilty in murder of British backpacker
A 27-year-old New Zealand man has been found guilty of the murder of Grace Millane, a British backpacker who vanished last December, according to CNN affiliate Sky News Australia.
Volunteer worker who aided migrants acquitted of harboring charges
A federal jury found humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren not guilty of
Prince Andrew: 'No indication' Epstein was doing anything wrong
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, never saw anything that struck him as suspicious when he was around the now-disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the prince told the BBC.
Wrongfully convicted man freed after 11 years in prison
In 2008 Ruben Martinez Jr. was sentenced to 47 years and eight months in prison for a series of armed robberies, even though he was at work when two of the crimes were committed.
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