quote [ The mysterious 11-day closure of a New Mexico solar observatory stemmed from an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using the facility's wireless internet service to send and receive child pornography, federal court documents showed on Wednesday.

The warrant issued by a U.S. magistrate in Las Cruces, New Mexico, showed that on Sept. 14 agents removed from the man's home three cell phones, five laptops, one iPad, an external hard drive, 16 thumb drives, 89 compact flash disks and other material. ]

quote [ One of the most outrageous crime sagas of the 21st century starts with a severed penis...and only gets stranger from there. ]

quote [ The Arizona senator became the first Republican to urge the Judiciary Committee not to vote on Kavanaugh?s nomination until his accuser can be heard. ]

quote [ If humans ever go to Mars, the worst of our impulses will accompany us there. The Red Planet will not rid us of murder, violence, and blackmail. There will be kidnapping, extortion, and burglary. Given time, we will even see bank heists.... Mars P.D. will have to deal with new blood-spatter patterns, different body decay rates, and space-suit sabotage?and they won?t be able to fire guns indoors. ]

quote [ Paul Manafort, formerly President Donald Trump's campaign chairman, is expected to plead guilty to two counts, a federal conspiracy charge that accused him of money laundering, tax fraud, and lying to investigators, as well as a count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to a document filed in federal court.

A charging document filed Friday in the District of Columbia outlines accuses Manafort, 69, of participating in a conspiracy against the United States ? money laundering, tax fraud, failing to file Foreign Bank Account Reports, violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and lying and misrepresenting to the Department of Justice. ]

quote [ India?s Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down one of the world?s oldest bans on consensual gay sex, a groundbreaking victory for gay rights that buried one of the most glaring vestiges of India?s colonial past. ]

quote [ Sam Patten, a Republican lobbyist, pleaded guilty Friday to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act in his unregistered work for a Ukrainian politician and a Ukrainian oligarch ? and agreed to cooperate with the government.

Patten was charged by the US attorney?s office for the District of Columbia. But Mueller?s team referred the investigation there and Patten?s plea agreement specifically says he must cooperate with the special counsel?s office. ]

quote [ California lawmakers have approved a measure requiring prosecutors to expunge convictions or reduce sentences for many marijuana-related convictions dating back decades. The bill is now awaiting a signature from Gov. Jerry Brown.

The bill, passed by the state Senate on Wednesday, would require the state's Department of Justice to review cases dating as far back as 1975 until 2016 to determine their eligibility. ]

quote [ Prisoners stand against forced labor and other indignities amid reports of action in California, Washington state and Nova Scotia ]

quote [ President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday was found guilty of eight criminal counts, including five counts of tax fraud. ]