13 h. ago MLB star Mike Trout testifies in lawsuit over overdose death of teammate Tyler Skaggs

Angels star addresses friendship with Tyler SkaggsFamily suing team for $118m over death of pitcherLos Angeles Angels star Mike Trout testified Tuesday that he loved his teammate Tyler Skaggs like a brother and did not see any signs of drug use before the pitcher died of an overdose in 2019.Trout, one of the greatest baseball players of his generation, took the stand in a civil trial in California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for their former communications director, Eric Kay, giving Skaggs a fentanyl-laced pill that led to his death. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Angels outfielder Mike Trout expected to testify in pitcher's wrongful death trial

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is expected to testify Tuesday in a trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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48 h. ago Italian deli owner and four others face manslaughter trial after 14

An Italian deli owner and four others have been put on trial for manslaughter following the tragic death of a 14-year-old British girl who passed away after eating a dessert that had traces of peanuts.  

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53 h. ago What to know about the murder trial of an Illinois sheriff deputy who killed Sonya Massey

An Illinois sheriff's deputy goes on trial this week in the death of Sonya Massey

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5 d. ago Couple on trial following death of luxury estate worker 'deeply shocked' at 'brutal' police comment

Nicholas Prest, 71, and his wife Anthea, 70, deny health and safety charges related to the death of groundsman Paul Marsden, 47, at their £2.5m luxury mansion

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7 d. ago A Florida man is on trial for a death of a homeowner during a robbery. But it was cops that shot and killed the victim

Officers yelled at the homeowner to drop a knife before firing three shots — but no knife was ever found at the scene

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7 d. ago Opening statements expected in trial over LA Angels' alleged role in pitcher Skaggs' overdose death

Opening statements are expected soon in the trial for the wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels

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1 week ago Woman stabbed to death 'by jealous boyfriend' suffered 27 knife wounds, trial hears

Rebekah was also found with suspected defensive wounds from trying to fight off the attack

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2 w. ago 3 former New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate go on trial

A prosecutor told a jury that three former upstate New York prison guards on trial in the fatal beating of Black handcuffed inmate were part of a “gang” that took part in an act of of “sheer, unimaginable brutality.”

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2 w. ago Trial underway over Angels' alleged role in baseball pitcher Tyler Skaggs' overdose death

The Los Angeles Angels are facing a court trial over whether the team is responsible for the drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers

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3 w. ago Sentencing hearing begins Monday for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017

A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017 is scheduled on Monday to start the sentencing portion of his trial, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

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3 w. ago Man accused of fleeing 'road rage' murder was 'scared to death' and 'just wanted to get away', trial hears

Andrew Robson denies deliberately hitting Paul Bowles with his van

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3 w. ago ‘An eye for an eye’: some Duterte death squad members unrepentant as he awaits ICC trial

Up to 30,000 alleged drug users and dealers were slaughtered in the Philippines’ so-called drug war, but on Manila’s streets some of their killers still believe they did the right thingThe kills were easier to swallow after a few drinks.Following each operation the police death squads would haunt Manila’s bars to take the edge off, and because some were superstitious, to ward off malevolent spirits following them home. Continue reading...

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