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The charges against Bill Cosby and their potential sentences
Prosecutors have vowed to try Bill Cosby again, declaring the woman who accuses the comedian of drugging and molesting her at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004 is “entitled to a verdict.”...
Jun 17, 2017
Jury questions posed during Bill Cosby's sex assault trial
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial ended Saturday in a mistrial after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. The sequestered jury of seven men and five women paused deliberations many times...
Jun 17, 2017
Special teams ace Jason Arakgi stuns B.C. Lions by announcing retirement
VANCOUVER - The roar coming from inside the B.C. Lions’ locker-room after a meaningless exhibition victory was the first clue. By the time the media was allowed through the door, the reason for ...
Jun 17, 2017
Fight to free Raif Badawi goes on, five years after his imprisonment
MONTREAL - Raif Badawi’s supporters say they haven’t given up the fight to free him as they mark the five-year anniversary of his imprisonment. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and la...
Jun 17, 2017
Babysitter, 20, pulled from pool unresponsive after four-year-old calls 911
NEWMARKET, Ont. - Police north of Toronto are praising a four-year-old girl who called 911 when her babysitter fell into a backyard pool Friday afternoon. York Regional Police say the 20-year-old woma...
Jun 17, 2017
US Open filled with limitless possibilities, few stars
ERIN, Wis. - The U.S. Open is wide open going into the weekend. Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood share the 36-hole lead at Erin Hills. And if that’s not enough of a tr...
Jun 17, 2017
Texas companies tie worker shortages to immigration fears
AUSTIN, Texas - Though construction is in high demand in Texas’ booming capital city, Oscar Martinez’s drywall company is suddenly struggling. One-third of the approximately 20 employees M...
Jun 17, 2017
Ex-Bengals player pleads no contest to indecent exposure
OXFORD, Ohio - A former Cincinnati Bengals football player has pleaded no contest to assault and indecent exposure. The Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/2sBmoXl ) 26-year-old Jerome Schaffer, of Morgan...
Jun 17, 2017
Statement from Cosby's wife assailing judge, prosecutors
Excerpt from statement by Bill Cosby’s wife, Camille, assailing the district attorney, the judge and attorneys for women who accused Cosby of molesting them, following the declaration Saturday o...
Jun 17, 2017
Black gun owners worried by acquittal in Castile shooting
Gerry Martin isn’t sure he will ever tell a police officer during a traffic stop that he has a concealed-weapon permit - and possibly a weapon - on him. The acquittal of a Minnesota officer in t...
Jun 17, 2017