Crime, Law and Justice

January 7, 2025 4:32 PM

Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say

The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

by The Associated Press

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January 7, 2025 11:14 AM

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to get Friday’s hush money sentencing called off

In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency hearing, Judge Ellen Gesmer denied Trump’s request for an immediate order that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals Judge Juan M. Merchan’s decision last week to uphold the historic verdict.

by The Associated Press

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January 6, 2025 10:48 PM

Rudy Giuliani is held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a defamation ruling granted to two Georgia poll workers.

by The Associated Press

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January 6, 2025 2:10 PM

GOP sues over timing of special election crucial to Minnesota House power balance

A lawsuit challenges a decision by Gov. Tim Walz to schedule a Jan. 28 special election after a November winner was deemed ineligible to take office in the House on Jan. 14.

by Clay Masters

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January 6, 2025 4:00 AM

Minneapolis City Council approves agreement on federal oversight of police

Following the vote, the U.S. Department of Justice requested a judge approve the agreement to require the MPD make dozens of changes to address allegations of discrimination and use of excessive force.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Matt Sepic and Cari Spencer

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January 5, 2025 11:00 AM

Lawyers challenge guilty verdicts in human smuggling case that left four dead at U.S.-Canada border

Lawyers for Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand filed court documents on Friday seeking acquittals or new trials.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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January 5, 2025 7:00 AM

As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'

A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, “what did I risk my life for?”

by Tom Dreisbach

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January 4, 2025 12:18 PM

Minneapolis police investigating first homicide of 2025

Minneapolis police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a 21-year-old man in north Minneapolis as the city’s first homicide of 2025.

by MPR News Staff

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January 3, 2025 4:23 PM

California man charged in New Year’s Eve homicide in Windom

A 26-year-old California man was charged Friday for allegedly stabbing and killing a man in a Windom bar on New Year’s Eve and injuring another.

by Hannah Yang

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January 3, 2025 3:17 PM

Trump will be sentenced Jan. 10 in New York case, days before his inauguration

In a decision Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan noted that his inclination was to not impose a sentence of incarceration.

by Ximena Bustillo

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Crime, Law and Justice

Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to get Friday’s hush money sentencing called off

Rudy Giuliani is held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case

GOP sues over timing of special election crucial to Minnesota House power balance

Minneapolis City Council approves agreement on federal oversight of police

Lawyers challenge guilty verdicts in human smuggling case that left four dead at U.S.-Canada border

As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'

Minneapolis police investigating first homicide of 2025

California man charged in New Year’s Eve homicide in Windom

Trump will be sentenced Jan. 10 in New York case, days before his inauguration

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