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MEXICO CITY – A judge in Mexico has freed four men accused of lobbing grenades into a crowd celebrating Mexico’s independence day in 2008, killing eight people. The Federal Judiciary Council said the judge declared the men innocent, ruling that three of them had been tortured into signing confessions. From …

GOSHEN, N.Y. – A woman accused of killing her fiance on the Hudson River by sabotaging his kayak is a victim of an accident that occurred on the chilly water after they had a couple of drinks, her lawyer said Friday. Angelika Graswald pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and …

MONTREAL – A judge has awarded more than $15 billion Canadian (US$12 billion) to Quebec smokers in a case that pitted them against three giant tobacco companies. The case is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen in Canada. Superior Court Justice Brian Riordan’s decision became public late …