Minneapolis cop gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to forhis murder […]

Who is the Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino?

STEVEN Bertolino has been at the center of the Gabby Petito case after Brian Laundrie returned home without her an immediately hired a lawyer. Over the course of the investigation, Bertolino has been seen giving statements on behalf of the Laundrie family. Who is the Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino? Steven Bertolino is known as […]

Even Julian Burnside needs to pay his bills

Barrister, human rights and refugees advocate and author Julian Burnside, AO, QC, is no stranger to the inside of a courtroom. The former Greens candidate for Josh Frydenberg’s electorate of Kooyong has undertaken some big-ticket legal actions: defending the Maritime Union of Australia against Patrick Stevedores in the High Court, acting as counsel for the […]

When your kid gets COVID at school: Katy Gallagher on being prepared

By Anne Hyland For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Katy Gallagher has lived every parent’s worst nightmare during the pandemic. The federal Labor senator’s youngest child, Evie, caught COVID-19 at school during drama class, and more than two months after contracting the virus, she is still recovering. From Monday, most school students […]