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Paul Manafort Sentenced To More Prison Time In 2nd Criminal Case

8:40am March 14, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Paul Manafort on Wednesday stood before a judge for sentencing for the second time. This latest sentence means the former Trump campaign chairman will spend more than 7 1/2 years in prison.

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Colleges Use More Than SAT Scores When Deciding Which Students To Admit

11:24pm March 13, 2019

by Carrie Jung

The criminal case about parents who allegedly paid bribes to get their children into top schools spotlights the admissions process. Officials look for aspects of the applications that reveal lies.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, pictured in 2016, was sentenced on Wednesday in a federal criminal case in Washington, D.C.

Paul Manafort Sentenced To 3.5 More Years In Prison; New State Indictment Announced

3:16pm March 13, 2019

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was ordered to serve some of his time concurrently with a 4-year term handed down last week, making his sentence a total of 7.5 years.

News Brief: College Admissions Scandal, Death Penalty, Pell Sentenced

6:24am March 13, 2019

Dozens of parents charged in the scandal. California governor to sign moratorium on the death penalty. Australian Cardinal George Pell issentenced to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing two boys.

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Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California

11:33pm March 12, 2019

by Scott Shafer

California voters are the only ones who can repeal the death penalty, something they've rejected twice in recent elections. The Governor's moratorium will spare the lives of over 700 inmates.

The FBI seal photographed in 2018. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors arrested and charged a 20-year-old woman in Georgia with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.

Georgia Woman Arrested And Accused Of Aiding ISIS Cyber Group That Made 'Kill Lists'

6:59pm March 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Kim Anh Vo, 20, was charged Tuesday with conspiring to provide material support for the terrorist organization. Prosecutors say she recruited online members, including a minor.

In late January, Carlos Catarldo Gomez of Honduras was the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that this program, dubbed 'Migrant Protection Protocols,' will expand from San Dieg

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'Remain In Mexico' Immigration Policy Expands, But Slowly

5:10pm March 12, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration is expanding a hard-line immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in immigration court. But the program itself faces a legal challenge.

Sixty packages of cocaine were seized from a shipping container at the Port of New York/Newark.

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Ton And A Half Of Cocaine Seized At Port Of New York/Newark

5:08pm March 12, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

Authorities say 60 packages of the drug worth about $77 million on the street were found in a shipping container.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fastens an Australian flag pin on Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee soccer player who was granted citizenship in the country on Tuesday in Melbourne.

Refugee Soccer Player Hakeem al-Araibi Granted Australian Citizenship

4:27pm March 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

He fled his native country of Bahrain after being imprisoned. Then he was jailed in Thailand and faced extradition charges. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called him "our newest Australian."

This courtroom sketch depicts former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (center) before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in September 2018. She is scheduled to sentence Manafort on Wednesday.

Paul Manafort, After Receiving 47 Month Sentence, To Learn Punishment In D.C. Case

3:12pm March 12, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and admitted that he tried to tamper with potential jurors. Wednesday's sentencing could lengthen his time in prison.