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SALEM, Ore. — The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the central Oregon ...

President Donald Trump’s tweets have been increasingly popping up in court cases, and their latest cameo comes in the proceedings involving the deadliest terrorism case in New York City since Sept. 11. Defense lawyers for the man charged in the ...

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The family of a man who committed suicide after a four-hour standoff with police is suing Monroe County, the Sheriff’s Office and former Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn, claiming officers mishandled the situation. Richard E. Briggs died from a self-inflicted gunshot on ...

For the first time in 75 years, payments for alimony and spousal maintenance will no longer be tax deductible starting in January 2019. Joshua E. Gewolb, a tax practitioner and partner with Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in Rochester, says ...

WASHINGTON – The United States will threaten Monday to punish individuals that cooperate with the International Criminal Court in a potential investigation of U.S. wartime actions in Afghanistan, according to people familiar with the decision. The Trump administration is also ...

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LOS ANGELES — Thomas Yackley fatally stabbed two men at a party. Kimberly LaBore took part in a home invasion that ended with one person dead. Virgil Holt killed his boss at a fast-food restaurant shortly after he’d been fired. ...

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WASHINGTON — After two marathon days questioning Brett Kavanaugh, senators were winding up his Supreme Court confirmation hearing Friday with legal experts making their cases for and against the judge who is likely to push the high court further to ...

Engineer, attorney and counselor at law Aleksandar Nikolic grew up in Toronto and is eligible to practice in both Canada and the U.S. He recently joined the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association board of directors and is a member of ...

A minority-shareholder in Fairport Brewing Co. is seeking to dissolve the company following a falling out over what he says is the co-owner’s lack of focus on beer, volatile behavior on social media and financial irresponsibility. In a petition filed ...

The professional fate of suspended Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio is now in the hands of the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Albany on Wednesday in an appeal of the state Commission on ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday it is preparing to circumvent limits on the government’s ability to hold minors in immigration jails by withdrawing from the Flores Settlement Agreement, the federal consent decree that has shaped detention standards for ...

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation tumbled into highly charged arguing Thursday over whether key documents were being withheld, and one Democrat risked Senate discipline by releasing confidential material. A newly disclosed email revealed that President Donald Trump’s ...