Tag: Law and order
Nursing home protections limit families who want to sue
In her room at a Georgia nursing home, Bessie Burden was so concerned about the coronavirus that she wore a mask — sometimes two...
Prosecutors refile charges against officer in summer protest
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia prosecutor's office has refiled charges against a city police officer who was accused of striking a protester in the head...
Slain FBI agent remembered for success fighting child porn
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A slain FBI agent was remembered for his intelligence, keen wit and for an investigation that took down the largest...
Iran summons Belgium envoy over sentencing of diplomat
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned Belgium’s ambassador in response to the 20-year prison sentence given an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning a thwarted...
German drug firm to pay $50M in US purity case at India site
LAS VEGAS — An international pharmaceutical company has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. court and pay $50 million for deleting and hiding...
Olympic powerbroker to go on trial in Geneva in forgery case
GENEVA — Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month in a forgery case he has said is...