Category United States

NEW YORK—A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for a scheme that involved killing and dismembering a woman after fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy in her name to collect the benefits, federal prosecutors said.…

A federal judge ruled in favor of a Christian preacher who sued Seattle after he was arrested for proselytizing at a pro-choice rally. The order permanently blocks the city and police from using a local obstruction-of-police ordinance against Meinecke “in…