Man who claimed girlfriend accidentally choked during oral sex found not guilty of murder A South Florida man, Richard Patterson, who was on trial in the 2015 choking death of his girlfriend has been found not guilty of murder. The jury heard closing arguments in the morning and deliberated for a few hours in the…

Supreme Court rules in veteran’s favor in closely watched divorce settlement case The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, in the case of Howell v. Howell, that a state court cannot offset the loss of a divorced spouse’s portion of a veteran’s retirement benefits when that veteran waives retirement pay in favor of disability pay.…