LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign confirmed Friday as the Vermont senator was released from a Nevada hospital. Sanders' campaign released a statement from the 78-year-old's Las Vegas doctors that said the senator was stable when he arrived Tuesday at Desert Springs...
Patriots Cut Antonio Brown After 2nd Sexual Misconduct Accusation
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Antonio Brown was released by the New England Patriots on Friday after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct. New England was the third team in seven months to tire of the off-field behavior that has overshadowed his accomplishments as one of the NFL's most prolific...
Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges
MINNEAPOLIS – Two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct were released Tuesday from jail without charges. The Hennepin County attorney's office said in a statement that an investigation of Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez, a former Clovis High and Fresno City College standout, continues,...
Walters: War Over Bail Bonds Has Only Just Begun
One of this year’s most contentious legislative battles was over requiring those accused of serious crimes to post cash bail to be released from jail while their cases are pending. It was seemingly resolved when a bill to eliminate cash bail was passed after a last-minute redrafting of dubious legality...
Turkish Court Convicts US Pastor of Terror yet Frees Him
ALIAGA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Friday convicted an American pastor on terror charges but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave the country, a move that's likely to ease tensions between Turkey and the United States. The court near the western city of Izmir sentenced...
Woman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Released From Prison
DRAPER, Utah — A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart when she was a teenager and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released Wednesday after spending 15 years in prison. Wanda Barzee, 72, quietly left the state prison in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper,...
Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper to Be Released From Prison
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than expected, a surprise decision that Smart called "incomprehensible" on Tuesday. Wanda Barzee, 72, will be released Sept. 19 after the Utah...
California Lawmakers Consider Proposal to Eliminate Bail
SACRAMENTO — California would be the first state to completely end bail for defendants awaiting trial under a proposal unveiled Thursday that would create a new system to instead jail people based on their risk level. The plan calls for most suspects arrested for nonviolent misdemeanors to be released within...