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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (BALTIMORE, Md.) -- The operators of the vessel that destroyed Baltimore's Key Bridge in March have agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.Under the settlement, the owners and operator of the Dali vessel -- Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited -- will pay $101,980,000 to resolve civil claims brought against them by […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are each serving two life prison terms without parole."We are going to recommend to the court [on Friday] that the life without the possibility of parole be removed and they would be sentenced for murder," which would be a sentence of 50 years to life, Gascón said at a news conference […]

(OHIO) -- Jurors heard contrasting theories during opening statements in the murder trial of former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy who is accused of killing Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in December 2020.While a prosecutor on Thursday painted the defendant's actions as "reckless" and "unreasonable," a defense attorney contended Coy was "justified in using deadly force."Coy, who is white, is facing charges of causing Hill's death, felonious assault […]

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (TEXAS) -- A Texas woman is facing criminal charges after she impersonated a dentist despite not having a license, even giving a patient a "botched" root canal, according to court documents.Angelica Vivas, 46, was charged with two felony counts under the Dental Practice Act, records show. She is currently out on bond.Vivas is accused of practicing dentistry and dental surgery without a license issued by the Texas […]