Crime, Law and Justice

Trump says Michael Cohen lied about not requesting a pardon
President Trump declared Friday that he rejected a personal appeal from his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a pardon, the strongest assertion yet that Cohen may have lied under oath.
Chelsea Manning is jailed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks
Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
Authorities say that after a rear-end crash, the driver of one vehicle fled from the scene on foot and was pursued by a passenger from the other car. Officials say a physical altercation took place and officers found one man in grave condition. He was taken to HCMC where he was pronounced dead.
Station: Suspect in Closs abduction says he'll plead guilty
KARE-TV reported Thursday that suspect Jake Patterson was replying to a letter from a station reporter. The station reported that Patterson wrote that he didn't want Jayme's family "to worry about a trial."
Judge dismisses porn star's hush money suit against Trump
A federal judge on Thursday tossed out porn actress Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against President Trump that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair.
Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
The sentence in federal court followed Manafort's conviction in a bank and tax fraud trial last summer. The case involved Manafort's political work for powerful clients in Eastern Europe.
Man who threatened teens at Eden Prairie McDonald's pleads guilty
Lloyd Edward Johnson allegedly provoked a November confrontation with Somali-American teens at the restaurant and then pulled a gun on the teens as the situation escalated. He pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats, prosecutors said Thursday.
A Minnesota man has admitted to hacking into state government databases in 2017 in retaliation for the acquittal of a police officer in the fatal shooting of a black motorist, Philando Castile.
Cohen sues Trump Organization, wants it to pay legal bills
Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.