KSTP.com Bill expanding self-defense rights passes in SenateAlexandria Echo PressA bill that would expand Minnesotans' self-defense rights was approved 40-23 Thursday night by the state Senate. The Personal Protection Act – known by many opponents as the “shoot first” bill – extends the right to use deadly force for personal …New Minn. Bill Expands Rights [...]
BARSTOW A Barstow man who shot an attempted robber to death has pleaded guilty to drug charges after police found large amounts of narcotics in his home during investigation of the incident. Read the full story here
A New York businessman accused of breaking a European prince’s jaw in a brawl has enlisted a supportive supermodel to talk to prosecutors on his behalf, a source told the Daily News. Read the full story here
Benjamin Gerard Hawkins listens to testimony during a preliminary hearing in District Court Tuesday Feb. Read the full story here
A two-day standoff between factions of a California Indian tribe split on leadership and the expulsion of tribal members ended after the sheriff threatened to arrest anyone who did not leave the… Read the full story here
An EMBA student teaches self-defense for everyoneMIT NewsEMBA student Jennifer Jordan defends herself with a basic Cun Tao (self-defense) move on one of her students. More than 20 years ago, a contentious relationship with an undergraduate thesis adviser inspired Jennifer Jordan, EMBA '12, to bolster her … and more » Read the full story here
Scottsbluff murder defendant claims self-defenseLincoln Journal StarBy AP JournalStar.com | Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:00 am GERING — The attorney for a 27-year-old murder suspect says his client was acting in self-defense when he killed the father of his girlfriend's child in Scottsbluff last year. and more » Read the full story here
Blind attorney teaches self-defense and overcomes fearWorcester TelegramWhen she finishes in December, she wants to be an example, as in her self-defense work. “I want people to see a blind person walk across the stage and get a diploma.” To learn more on taking a martial arts course for the visually impaired email Ms. Read [...]
Moments after former Springfield Police officer Jeffrey Asher, left, was found guilty on both counts of assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, his lawyer Joseph Monahan III speaks to him Tuesday in Chicopee District Court. Read the full story here
After about two hours of deliberation, a jury found a Bolingbrook man guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder in the 2010 New Year’s Day killing of his ex-wife. Jerry L. Hudson, 51, faces a minimum sentence of 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the murder of Melissa Bridgewater, 45, according to the DuPage [...]