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Attorney suspended for threatening to harm former boss, bomb law office
In a per curiam opinion, a Supreme Court majority suspended Ronald Taylor Jr. of Fort Thomas for 18 months, with six months stayed, based on an April 2024 incident at the office of Blake R. Maislin. Taylor has been under interim suspension since shortly after the incident occurred.
Taylor did not appear at a Board of Professiona ... (full story)
In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter.
But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring an ... (full story)
Court upholds rape conviction, rejecting claim that juror was biased
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently upheld the conviction of a Warren County man for multiple sexual offenses, rejecting the man’s claim that one of the jurors hearing his case was actually biased against him.
Todd Rogers sought to have his convictions overturned by arguing that his attorney provided ineffective assistance ... (full story)
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report by an environmental watchdog.
The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or BAN, said a ... (full story)
US ranchers oppose Trump's plan to import more Argentine beef and experts doubt it will lower prices
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump 's plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into heated opposition from U.S. ranchers who are enjoying some rare profitable years and skepticism from experts who say the president's move probably wouldn't lead to cheaper prices at grocery st ... (full story)