At 98, New York’s Storied Judge Weinstein Lightens His Caseload
When he was merely 90 years old, U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein had not slowed down his trailblazing practice of transforming the way criminal justice looks and feels.
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Frederick Koch, Low-Profile Koch Brother, Dies at 86
Frederick Koch, who kept a low profile as an arts benefactor rather than joining the family oil business that became Koch Industries, has died, according to the New York Times. He was 86.
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Former Priest Convicted in Cold-Case Murder Dies in Prison
John Feit, the former Catholic priest who spent more than five decades shrouded in suspicion for his involvement in the 1960 murder of McAllen schoolteacher Irene Garza, died in prison on Tuesday. He was 87.
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Cruise Ship Turned Away in Other Ports Docks in Cambodia
A cruise ship that had been stranded at sea for about two weeks after being refused entry by four Asian governments because of virus fears finally docked Thursday in Cambodia.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including Democratic primary voters in the snowy, storybook town of Candia, New Hampshire, seemed all over the map in terms of who they were voting for and why; American employers advertised the fewest job openings in two years; El Salvador’s president told lawmakers they needed to pass his bill calling for $109 million to take the cities back from street gangs, and more.
Read moreGunman Killed, 2 Officers Hurt in Shooting at Walmart
Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in eastern Arkansas, authorities said.
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Goldman Sachs Intern Claims Company Encouraged Hazing Culture
In a lawsuit that decries the “fraternity culture” at Goldman Sachs, a former intern says he suffered a traumatic brain injury after being choked to unconsciousness by one of its wealth advisers.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including a new poll shows Senator Bernie Sanders continues to lead in New Hampshire heading into Tuesday’s primary; Four members of China’s military were charged with hacking into the computer systems of credit reporting agency Equifax; The controversial Sinn Féin has shaken up Irish politics by winning the most votes in weekend elections, and more.
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Conservationists Attacked in Refuge for Mexican Porpoise
Conservationists on a Sea Shepherd vessel out to protect the endangered vaquita porpoise came under gun fire in the upper Gulf of California over the weekend by men in small boats.
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Investigators: No Engine Failure in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
Investigators found no sign of engine failure in debris from a helicopter that crashed last month and killed NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Friday.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including the D.C. Circuit overturned a ruling that said members of Congress had standing to sue President Donald Trump under a clause in the Constitution that prohibits the president from accepting gifts from foreign countries; American employers beat expectations and added 225,000 jobs last month; Five people were killed as protests against government repression continue in Chile, and more.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including former Mayor Pete Buttigieg maintained a razor-thin lead over Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus; The Trump administration finalized plans to shrink two national monuments in Utah; A taboo against working with an increasingly powerful far-right political party in Germany has been broken, and more.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of two articles of impeachment; The yearly U.S. trade deficit shrank for the first time in six years; The European Union’s foreign affairs chief condemned a pro-Israeli plan for the Middle East pushed by President Trump, and more.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including Pete Buttigieg leads the Iowa caucuses with about two-thirds of the results finally in; Senator Susan Collins announced she will vote to acquit President Donald Trump; The European Union’s highest court ruled a Polish professor can legally represent the University of Wrocław in a dispute over grant money despite teaching there, and more.
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First Openly Gay Federal Judge Dies in New York
Deborah A. Batts, the nation’s first openly gay federal judge, has died. She was 72.
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Damaged Boeing Plane Lands Safely After Tense Hours
Passengers on an Air Canada Boeing 767 that made a safe emergency landing in Madrid Monday evening described how they spent hours flying in circles to burn fuel in a tense calm.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including Democrats warned of the risks of acquittal during closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial; Iowa Democrats are bracing for what could be a record turnout of voters at the state’s precinct caucuses; A measure to remove Civil War monuments in Virginia passed its first legislative hurdle, and more.
Read morePolice: 2 Dead, 2 Wounded in Shooting After Florida Funeral
Gunfire erupted after a funeral Saturday in Florida, killing a teenager and a man and leaving two other people wounded, police said.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial hurtled toward its anticlimactic close; The United Kingdom officially exited the European Union; Two U.S. airlines announced they will halt all flights to and from China amid the coronavirus outbreak, and more.
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High-Speed Chase Leads to Security Breach at Mar-a-Lago
After drawing law enforcement scrutiny for dancing on her vehicle at an upscale hotel Friday morning, a woman took police on a high-speed chase towards President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, driving through security barriers until officers opened fire.
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