Law

An Arizona poll worker has testified in court that the recent presidential primary election was completely rigged – with computer systems giving some Democratic voters the wrong ballots, whilst listing other voters as belonging to the wrong party.  Dianna Post told a courtroom that the machine she used during the elections to check voters at a Maricopa County location, failed to give at least 36 voters the proper ballot. Ktar.com reports: “Every single time it happened to me it was a Democratic voter who wasn’t able to access a Democratic ballot,” she said.

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is to face a new trial for previously unaccounted for murders before he was arrested in 1981.  A cold case police investigation uncovered at least 13 additional attacks carried out by the ripper during his serial killing spree in the 1970’s. Dailymail.co.uk reports: Now, it has emerged police have already visited at least two women who survived unsolved violent attacks that were carried out during the time when Sutcliffe was at large.

The FBI have threatened to leak their reports into the Hillary Clinton email scandal due to the fact that the Department of Justice (DoJ) have “stonewalled” their investigation at every opportunity, according to US Senator Chuck Grassley.  Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, hinted during a meeting at Des Moines A.M Rotary Club that the reports the FBI may leak to the public could be devastating to Hillary’s chances of becoming President.

Eight members of the Rhoden family were gunned down at their homes and at different locations in Pike County, Ohio on Friday. Three children survived the massacre, but two others are among the dead, including a 16-year-old male victim. Police do not know how many gunmen were involved but are warning that the suspect or suspects are armed and dangerous. RT reports: The surviving children are 4 days old, 6 months old, and 3 years old, Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said during a Friday afternoon press conference. The victims and survivors are all members of the Rhoden family.

A U.S. District Court Judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against CIA military psychologists who developed the government’s infamous torture program, under direction of former President George W. Bush.  Judge Justin Quackenbush’s decision to allow former detainees to proceed with their case is a huge step forward in holding the American government accountable for its controversial torture program – which resulted in the torture of at least 119 men between 2002 and 2008.