Day: September 1, 2023

Iowa teen who killed 2 fellow students claims he feared for his life, ‘He didn’t want to die’

11:10 am September 1, 2023

An Iowa teenager feared for his life when he fatally shot two fellow students at an alternative educational program for at-risk youth, his lawyer said Thursday, rebutting a claim by prosecutors that the shooting was a premeditated attack on rival gang members. Preston Walls, 19, is one of two students charged in the shooting at […]

Bronze Marcus Aurelius statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in looting investigation

11:05 am September 1, 2023

A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating antiquities looted from Turkey. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which the museum acquired in 1986 […]

California equestrian saddled with murder-for-hire charges in alleged plot to take out husband

11:00 am September 1, 2023

A California woman known for a pair of high-profile business failures alongside her husband has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill him in San Diego County. Sometime between July 1 and Aug. 2, Tatyana Remley, 42, allegedly tried to hire a hitman, according to a criminal complaint. She faces felony charges of […]

Texas Supreme Court allows ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids to take effect

10:56 am September 1, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the state’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors to take effect. The ruling came down after a judge last Friday issued an injunction against the law in response to a lawsuit brought by families of transgender youths and doctors. The law is set to take effect Friday. […]

California judge denies resentencing bid for convicted cop killer amid colleague’s concern of bias

10:11 am September 1, 2023

The resentencing bid for one of two men convicted of murdering an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Long Beach in 2006 was rejected Thursday by a left-leaning judge whose alleged biases led a colleague to ask for his removal from the case earlier this year. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. […]