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A Wisconsin man convicted of murder in the case that was chronicled in the Netflix documentary, "Making of a Murderer," on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out his 2005 confession that his attorneys claim was coerced by investigators, the Washington Post reported. Attorneys for Brendan Dassey, 28, made a similar argument to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in December and failed.
The attention has given him a powerful platform -- but it has also made him the subject of smear campaigns and demonstrably false conspiracy theories. Either he has been "coached" by his father, a former FBI agent; or he is a "pawn" for anti-gun campaigners; or, the most far-fetched, he is not a victim but a "crisis actor," paid to travel to disaster sites to argue against stricter gun laws.
A busy Friday of news included Mitt Romney, as expected, dropping this video announcing his Senate candidacy in Utah. It's a reminder that F. Scott Fitzgerald didn't write the book on life after presidential politics - there are second acts.
A legislative staffer sent Steve Montenegro a topless photo via text message, according to a series of messages between Montenegro and the staffer that were reviewed by 12 News. Republican congressional candidate Steve Montenegro is a married man and a church minister whose campaign emphasizes his "virtue, honor and integrity."
Tearful Lindsey Vonn, 33, MISSES OUT on gold in the final solo race of her amazing Olympic career, then hits out at the 'savage abuse' she has taken from trolls for her strong anti-Trump views REVEALED: Woman who cared for Florida shooter filed court papers demanding control of the $800,000 inheritance he was due from his mother's estate just ONE DAY after the massacre California cops thwart mass shooting plot at a high school after investigators find arsenal of guns and ammunition at home of a 'disgruntled' student, 17 Trump tweets for Republicans AND Democrats to support stronger background checks, just hours after proposing banning bump stocks in new drive for gun control 'Just because she's a woman she has to show skin?': Social media users hit out at 'depressing and sexist' photo of Jennifer Lawrence in a plunging dress alongside her Red Sparrow co-stars at freezing cold promo event ... (more)
Tearful Lindsey Vonn, 33, MISSES OUT on gold in the final solo race of her amazing Olympic career, then hits out at the 'savage abuse' she has taken from trolls for her strong anti-Trump views REVEALED: Woman who cared for Florida shooter filed court papers demanding control of the $800,000 inheritance he was due from his mother's estate just ONE DAY after the massacre California cops thwart mass shooting plot at a high school after investigators find arsenal of guns and ammunition at home of a 'disgruntled' student, 17 Trump tweets for Republicans AND Democrats to support stronger background checks, just hours after proposing banning bump stocks in new drive for gun control 'Just because she's a woman she has to show skin?': Social media users hit out at 'depressing and sexist' photo of Jennifer Lawrence in a plunging dress alongside her Red Sparrow co-stars at a freezing cold ... (more)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors Tanzil Philip, left, is comforted by fellow student Diego Pfeiffer as Philip speaks to Leon High School students after arriving in Tallahassee, Fla., on Tuesday ahead of a planned march on the Capitol. A week after a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school, students who survived the attack are set to bring their #NeverAgain protest movement to the state Capitol to demand action on guns and mental health.
But exactly how that technology will influence the enterprise sector remains to be seen. Fiery public debates have swirled in the tech community around whether new advancements involve tactical adoptions for enterprise, like a personalized, improved retail experience, or whether these developments signal the coming of the robot apocalypse.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules, two sources briefed on the matter said Tuesday. The formal publication in the Federal Register, a government website, means state attorneys general and advocacy groups will be able to sue in a bid to block the order from taking effect.
Late-night comedians struck a serious tone on Tuesday as they called out lawmakers for "doing nothing" to curb gun violence in the wake of last week's mass school shooting in Florida. Add Gun Control as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Gun Control news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
A federal gas tax increase to help pay for upgrading U.S. roads and bridges would fall hardest on states won by Donald Trump in 2016, according to a report released Tuesday by two groups tied to the billionaire Koch brothers that oppose the increase. The impact of raising the gas tax by 25 cents per gallon, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has suggested and Trump reportedly has offered to support, would vary widely from state to state because of differences in the current tax rate and fuel consumption, the report by Americans for Prosperity and by Freedom Partners shows.
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday stepped up pressure on two former Trump campaign aides to cooperate in his probe into possible collusion with Russia, unsealing a criminal charge against a lawyer for lying to Mueller's investigators. The attorney, Alex van der Zwaan, the son-in-law of one of Russia's richest men, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to a charge of lying to the Special Counsel's office.
Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence. . FILE - In this June 26, 2005 file photo, the Rev.
Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching ... . FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1971 file photo, Evangelist Billy Graham and President Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 at ceremonies honoring Graham at Charlotte, N.C. Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching an... .
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard's internal investigations in the Northwest was arrested Sunday in Vancouver on suspicion of climbing into his co-worker's bed and sexually assaulting the colleague's girlfriend. Jonathan Sall, 56, of Poulsbo, Washington is accused in Clark County of second-degree rape for the alleged abuse that occurred at the co-worker's home the same day Sall was arrested.
That would seem to be the case as for the second year in a row the president's budget proposal this week zeroed out funding for the ongoing rollout of the earthquake early warning system that will serve the West Coast. Meaning, mostly us, though Oregon and Washington - also disliked by the White House, because they didn't vote for its current occupant - are also part of the system, though with less seismic activity to worry about.
This photo taken Jan. 31, 2018, shows Greg Bennick with Rockpile Museum's collections assistant Cara Reeves looking at photos his father Jack Bennick, took during World War II as they choose items to go into the new exhibit "Views of Vanuata: WWII Through the Lens of Jack Bennick" in Gillette, Wy. This photo taken Jan. 31, 2018, shows Greg Bennick with Rockpile Museum's collections assistant Cara Reeves looking at photos his father Jack Bennick, took during World War II as they choose items to go into the new exhibit "Views of Vanuata: WWII Through the Lens of Jack Bennick" in Gillette, Wy.
A protester waves a sign as U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colorado, talks during a town hall meeting with constituents in a high school assembly hall Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Greenwood Village, Colo. Coffman was peppered with questions about gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at a school in south Florida last week.