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WEBSkepticism bubbles up in Montenegro after 16 years of waiting for EU membership. Since 2008, small Montenegro has been working to join the European Union. On first look, it seems obvious the population is eager to join. But many Montenegrins aren't so sure about the benefits — and they've grown weary with all the waiting.
Judge denies Nebraska tribe’s claim for remains of boys who died …
WEBHeadstones are seen at the cemetery of the U.S. Army's Carlisle Barracks, June 10, 2022, in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) (CN) — A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from a Nebraska tribe seeking the return of the remains of two boys who died more than a century ago while ...
Colorado elections clerk guilty on most charges over voting …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The Mesa County Justice Center was built in 2000, without a raise in taxes or debt (Amanda Pampuro / Courthouse News). GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CN) — After just four hours of deliberation, a Colorado jury on Monday unanimously found former Mesa County clerk-recorder Tina Peters guilty of four ...
Former Los Angeles County deputies charged in $37 million …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (CN) — Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced charges Monday against ex-law enforcement and military officers accused of using threats and violence in an effort to extort an Irvine man for nearly $37 million. The four men charged are accused of entering the unnamed victim’s Irvine residence in …
Donald Trump loses civil rape trial, ordered to pay $5 million
WEBMay 9, 2023 · Donald Trump loses civil rape trial, ordered to pay $5 million. Jurors took less than three hours to hand down their verdict after a fast-paced trial where the former president offered no defense case. Roberta Kaplan escorts her client, E. Jean Carroll, out of federal court on May 9, 2023, following a verdict awarding Carroll $5 million in her ...
How Trump could end up with a prison sentence following his …
WEBMay 31, 2024 · A protester outside the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on March 21, 2023, holds a sign depicting former President Donald Trump behind bars. (Josh Russell/Courthouse News Service) MANHATTAN (CN) — Donald Trump was already the first president in American history to stand trial on criminal ...
Montana Supreme Court finds parental consent law unconstitutional
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A woman holds a sign during an abortion rights rally in The People's Park in Annapolis, Md., on June 24, 2022. (Brian Krista/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File) (CN) — The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday found Montana’s law requiring parental consent for a minor's abortion violates the right to privacy when making medical decisions.
Details of voting equipment breach emerge in Dominion security …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · ATLANTA (CN) — During the fourth day of trial Friday in the lawsuit over the security of Dominion voting machine systems in Georgia, details surrounding a hack coordinated by co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Peach State's election subversion case took center stage. The copying of …
St. Louis Cardinals superfan sentenced to 10 months for Capitol riot
WEBAug 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON (CN) — A Missouri man who was a fixture at St. Louis Cardinal games known for his red face paint and all red outfits was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday for clashing with police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Rally Runner, 44, who legally changed his name from Daniel Donnelly Jr. in …
Lewiston shooting tragedy could have been prevented, expert …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · LEWISTON, Maine (CN) — The horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, last October that killed 18 people and wounded 13 others might have been prevented if authorities had acted sooner on information that the shooter had psychological problems and was a danger to others, a commission of former judges, former prosecutors and psychiatric experts found in a report released Tuesday.